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HP 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots vs HP 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 22identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • MAC address table
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:32000 entries
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:128000 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:176 Gbit/s
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:1280 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:130.9 Mpps
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:952 Mpps
  • Latency (10 Gbps)
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:3 µs
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:1.5 µs
  • Packet buffer memory
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:3 MB
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:9 MB
  • Internal memory
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:1024 MB
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:2048 MB
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:141 W
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:260 W
  • Heat dissipation
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:481 BTU/h
    • 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:887 BTU/h

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Comparison of 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots, 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+
57 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL3L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one24Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portRJ-45RJ-45
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48
QSFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae
10G supportYesYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-TUnknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportYesYes
Spanning tree protocolYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Port mirroringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
IP routingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Routing entriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16000
Broadcast storm controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers32000 entries128000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers176 Gbit/s1280 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers130.9 Mpps952 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one5 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Differs3 µs1.5 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers3 MB9 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresDHCP server, DHCP clientDHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourGreyGrey
Performance1 differ
Memory typeSDRAMSDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB2048 MB
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs141 W260 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)NoNo
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers481 BTU/h887 BTU/h
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers440 mm439.9 mm
DepthDiffers360 mm659.9 mm
Height43.7 mm43.7 mm
WeightDiffers7.5 kg13 kg

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