Product comparison · 2 network switches

LG SMC8612XL3 network switch Managed L3 Black vs Zyxel ES3500-24 Managed L2 Black

26specifications compared
6differ
20identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- SMC8612XL3 network switch Managed L3 Black:L3
- ES3500-24 Managed L2 Black:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- SMC8612XL3 network switch Managed L3 Black:12
- ES3500-24 Managed L2 Black:24
Supported data transfer rates
- SMC8612XL3 network switch Managed L3 Black:10, 100Mbps
- ES3500-24 Managed L2 Black:10/100 Mbps
Maximum data transfer rate
- SMC8612XL3 network switch Managed L3 Black:1000 Gbit/s
- ES3500-24 Managed L2 Black:0.1 Gbit/s
Security algorithms
- SMC8612XL3 network switch Managed L3 Black:802.1x RADIUS, SSH, SSL/TLS
- ES3500-24 Managed L2 Black:802.1x RADIUS

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Comparison of SMC8612XL3, ES3500-24
55 specifications	A LG SMC8612XL3 network switch Managed L3 Black Model SMC8612XL3 View product	B Zyxel ES3500-24 Managed L2 Black Model ES3500-24 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RFC1213, RFC1493, RFC1643, RFC1757, RFC2011, RFC2012, RFC2013, RFC2233, RFC2674, RFC2925
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	12	24
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI stacking portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G support	No	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address table	16000 entries	16000 entries
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	10, 100Mbps	10/100 Mbps
Switching capacityKnown for one	24 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Gbit/s	0.1 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
DHCP features	DHCP client	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, SSH, SSL/TLS	802.1x RADIUS
Static port security	Yes	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SMTP, Telnet, SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN 55022: 2006+A1: 2007, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 55024, AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2009, FCC, ICES-003, BSMI (CNS13438, CNS14336), EN 60950-1
Performanceidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Authentication methodKnown for one	TACACS+, RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	440 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	3.24 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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