Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP Cisco Catalyst 1GbE 3120G vs HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Cisco Catalyst 1GbE 3120G:1
- Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC:24
Fiber ports quantity
- Cisco Catalyst 1GbE 3120G:4
- Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC:24
Maximum data transfer rate
- Cisco Catalyst 1GbE 3120G:1 Gbit/s
- Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC:8 Gbit/s

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Comparison of Cisco Catalyst 1GbE 3120G, Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC
22 specifications	A HP Cisco Catalyst 1GbE 3120G View product	B HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	1	24
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityDiffers	4	24
Networkidentical
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4/8 Gbit/s
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	CiscoWorks; SNMP v1, v2c, v3; Telnet CLI	SNMP
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fibre Channel
Designidentical
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	HP ProLiant, Integrity, c-Class	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	RJ-45; SFP - SR/LR; X2 - SR, LRM, LX4, CX4	SFP+
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x DB-9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	270 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	352.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	120.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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