Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 5500-48G EI vs HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 5500-48G EI:48
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:8
Internal memory
- 5500-48G EI:256 MB
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:128 MB
Width
- 5500-48G EI:440 mm
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:92.8 mm
Depth
- 5500-48G EI:300 mm
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:267.7 mm
Height
- 5500-48G EI:43.6 mm
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:27.9 mm
Weight
- 5500-48G EI:4.5 kg
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:1.27 kg

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Comparison of 5500-48G EI, Catalyst Blade Switch 3020
50 specifications	A HP 5500-48G EI View product	B HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	No	No
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Data transmissionidentical
Switching capacityKnown for one	192 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	142.9 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	3.2 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8192 entries
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP ProLiant Servers HP ProLiant BL2x220c G7 HP ProLiant BL2x220c G5 HP ProLiant BL260c G5 HP ProLiant BL280c G6 HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 HP ProLiant 460c Gen8 HP ProLiant BL460c G7 HP ProLiant BL460c G6 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 HP ProLiant BL460c HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 HP ProLiant BL465c G7 HP ProLiant
Performance1 differ
Memory type	SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Flash memory	32 MB	32 MB
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	115 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	392 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	92.8 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	267.7 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	27.9 mm
WeightDiffers	4.5 kg	1.27 kg
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CiscoWorks; SNMP v1, v2c, & v3; Telnet; CLI
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

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