Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 vs TP-Link TL-SG5428 network switch Managed L2 1U Black

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:8
- TL-SG5428 network switch Managed L2 1U Black:24
MAC address table
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:8192 entries
- TL-SG5428 network switch Managed L2 1U Black:8000 entries
Width
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:92.8 mm
- TL-SG5428 network switch Managed L2 1U Black:440 mm
Depth
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:267.7 mm
- TL-SG5428 network switch Managed L2 1U Black:260 mm
Height
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:27.9 mm
- TL-SG5428 network switch Managed L2 1U Black:44 mm

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Comparison of Catalyst Blade Switch 3020, TL-SG5428
49 specifications	A HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 View product	B TP-Link TL-SG5428 network switch Managed L2 1U Black Model TL-SG5428 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	24
SFP module slots quantity	4	4
SFP/SFP+ slots quantity	4	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	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	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technology	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	8000 entries
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Mbps
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSH, SSL/TLS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	CiscoWorks; SNMP v1, v2c, & v3; Telnet; CLI	SNMP v1/v2c/v3
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Compatible productsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 Gbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	92.8 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	267.7 mm	260 mm
HeightDiffers	27.9 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.27 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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