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HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 vs HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 46identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS (2 vs 1). The HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 has 400 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS (2560 Gbit/s vs 2160 Gbit/s). Console port: RJ-45 on the HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28, RJ-45/Mini-USB on the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS.

  • Console port
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:RJ-45
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:RJ-45/Mini-USB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:2
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:1
  • Switching capacity
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:2560 Gbit/s
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:2160 Gbit/s

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Comparison of FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28, FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS
53 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL2/L3L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
ARP inspectionYesYes
Traffic classificationYesYes
Traffic shapingYesYes
System event logYesYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity11
Installed SFP modules quantity00
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
SFP+ module slots quantity4848
QSFP+ module slots quantity66
Fiber optic connectorSFP+SFP+
Console portDiffersRJ-45RJ-45/Mini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers21
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsIEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3xIEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportYesYes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10GBASE-R
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address table288000 entries288000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers2560 Gbit/s2160 Gbit/s
Throughput1607 Mpps1607 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)1 µs1 µs
Packet buffer memory12.2 MB12.2 MB
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsSNMP, Telnet, FTPSNMP, Telnet, FTP
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
Physical stacking (units)99
Internal memory4096 MB4096 MB
Flash memory1024 MB1024 MB
Poweridentical
Power supply includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of power supply units22
AC input voltage90 - 264 V90 - 264 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input voltage-40 - -75 V-40 - -75 V
Power consumption (typical)196 W196 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)NoNo
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 45 °C0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Heat dissipation887 BTU/h887 BTU/h
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width440 mm440 mm
Depth460 mm460 mm
Height43.6 mm43.6 mm
Weight11 kg11 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideYesYes
ManualYesYes
User guideYesYes

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