Power Connect is a Dell series of network switches. This article describes the PowerConnect classic switches and these switches are based on Broadcom or Marvell fabric and firmware. Beside these classic line Dell also offers the PowerConnect J-series which are Juniper switches and the PowerConnect B-series which are Dell-branded Brocade switeches.Besides that Dell also offers the M-series which are switches for the M1000e blade-server enclosure and the W-series which is a Wi-Fi platform based on Aruba Networks switches.
Models
Dell Power Connect is designed for business networking. It connects computers and servers in small to medium sized networks. PowerConnect switches are available in pre-configured unmanaged models as well as managed models for flexibility in managing traffic.
PowerConnect 2216 and 2224 (Discontinued)
Unmanaged, 10/100 Mbit/s switches, 16 and 24 ports each, respectively.
PowerConnect 2324
Similar to 2224, but includes 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports for uplink or server purposes.
PowerConnect 2600 Series
Including the 2608, 2616 and 2624 Un-managed gigabit workgroup switch with all ports at 10/100/1000.
2624 model features an SFP port for fiber uplinks.
PowerConnect 2708, 2716, 2724, and 2748
Dual-mode unmanaged or Web managed all-Gigabit workgroup switches (10/100/1000). Eight, 16, 24, or 48 ports respectively. On the 2724, the last two ports may be used as normal twisted-pair ports or, with SFP transceivers, for fiber-optic connectivity. The 2748 has 4 of these "combo" ports. Unlike the rest of the 2700 series, the 2708 does not support Jumbo Frames. Switches ship in a plug-n-play un-managed mode and can be managed via a GUI at the push of a button. Switch Performance:
2708: 8 ports, 16 Gbit/s 2716: 16 ports, 32 Gbit/s 2724: 24 ports, 48 Gbit/s 2748: 48 ports, 96 Gbit/s
PowerConnect 3424, 3424P, 3448, and 3448P(Discontinued)
Fully managed 10/100 switches with gigabit uplinks. All have four Gigabit ports, two copper and two SFP modular, all of which may be used at once. The 3424 and 3424P have 24 10/100 ports, the 3448 and 3448P have 48. The 3424P and 3448P provide power over Ethernet on all 10/100 ports (PowerConnect 3448P requires EPS-470 for full 15.4W on all ports simultaneously). The switches are stackable using the copper Gigabit ports.
PowerConnect 3524(P), 3548(P)
Fully managed 10/100 switches with gigabit uplinks and Power over Ethernet options for VOIP applications etc, denoted on the models denoted with a "P" on the end of the part number. All switches in this family support resilient stacking and have advanced management & security capabilities.
3524(P): 12.8 Gbit/s 3548(P): 17.6 Gbit/s
PowerConnect 5316M (Discontinued)
Similar in software and function to other 53xx series switches but physically designed to fit one of the four IO bays in the 1855/1955 blade chassis. 16 ports, 10 of which are allocated to the 10 blade slots in the chassis, 6 are accessible via the back panel of the switch.
PowerConnect 5324 (Discontinued)
24 port, all-Gigabit, fully managed switch. The last 4 ports are SFP capable. Generally very similar to the 3400 series.
PowerConnect 5400 series
The 5400 series switches are end of development and are replaced by the 5524 and 5548 switches.. PowerConnect 5400 series are based on Marvell switches
A 24 and 48 port, all-Gigabit, fully managed switch. Used as 'top of rack' switch in datacenters or as edge-switches in wiring closets connecting office-workplaces to the LAN including their VOIP phone via the PoE interfaces. The last 4 ports on the switch are combi-ports: either you use the standard copper-ports or you use the SFP slotes for 1Gb SFP's. (thus on the front of the switch you see 24/48 RJ-45 copper-interfaces and then 4 open SFP slots. In the back of these switches you can place two stacking modules or 10Gb SFP+ uplink modules'. Each module supports two slotesL dual high-speed stacking or dual SFP+ slots for 10Gb (up)links.
The -P models support PoE on all gigabit-ports but you need an external additional power supply to connect over 24 PoE devices on the 5448-P switch. Features/standards supported on the 5400 series switches:
A 24 and 48 port, all-Gigabit, fully managed switch. Used as 'top of rack' switch in datacenters or as edge-switches in wiring closets connecting office-workplaces to the LAN including their VOIP phone via the PoE interfaces. The last 4 ports on the switch are combi-ports: either you use the standard copper-ports or you use the SFP slotes for 1Gb SFP's. (thus on the front of the switch you see 24/48 RJ-45 copper-interfaces and then 4 open SFP slots. In the back of these switches you can place two stacking modules or 10Gb SFP+ uplink modules'. Each module supports two slotesL dual high-speed stacking or dual SFP+ slots for 10Gb (up)links.
The -P models support PoE on all gigabit-ports but you need an external additional power supply to connect over 24 PoE devices on the 5448-P switch. Features/standards supported on the 5400 series switches:
- stacking: combining several 5400 series switches to form one logical switch
- VOIP optimisation and auto-configuration
- iSCSI optimisation and auto-configuration
- Dot1x port-authentication
- Dot1q VLANs, trunking and -tagging.
- some limited OSI layer 3 routing capabilities
The 5400 series switches can be used as top of rack in datacenters or access-switches in an office wireing-closet
PowerConnect 5500 series
PowerConnect 5500 series are based on Marvell switches
The 5500 series switches are the successor of the 5400 series: it also offers 24 or 48 gigabit ethernet ports with (-P series) or without PoE. Where the 5400 series has 4 combo-ports for 4 SFP tranceivers on the front and the option to place 2 stacking or 10Gb uplink ports on the back, the 5500 series have these interfaces built in and on the front: there are two HDMI stacking-ports and two SFP+ slots for 10Gb ethernet links. On the -P models are gigabot ports are PoE capable but if you want to connect > 24 ports with PoE you will have to use the MPS-600 external power-supply together with the built-in AC power-supply. Using the MPS-600 makes the powersupply redundant (although you can only power up to 24 PoE devices when one of the two power-supplies fail.). For redundant power supply on the non-PoE devices you can use the RPS-series redundant power supply in combination with the built-in supply.
The 5500 series are stackable to combine several 5500-series switches into one virtual switch. The 5500 series uses standard HDMI interfaces to stack with a total bandwidth of 40Gbps per switch. All 5500 series models can be combined in a single stack.
The 5500 series switches are the successor of the 5400 series: it also offers 24 or 48 gigabit ethernet ports with (-P series) or without PoE. Where the 5400 series has 4 combo-ports for 4 SFP tranceivers on the front and the option to place 2 stacking or 10Gb uplink ports on the back, the 5500 series have these interfaces built in and on the front: there are two HDMI stacking-ports and two SFP+ slots for 10Gb ethernet links. On the -P models are gigabot ports are PoE capable but if you want to connect > 24 ports with PoE you will have to use the MPS-600 external power-supply together with the built-in AC power-supply. Using the MPS-600 makes the powersupply redundant (although you can only power up to 24 PoE devices when one of the two power-supplies fail.). For redundant power supply on the non-PoE devices you can use the RPS-series redundant power supply in combination with the built-in supply.
The 5500 series are stackable to combine several 5500-series switches into one virtual switch. The 5500 series uses standard HDMI interfaces to stack with a total bandwidth of 40Gbps per switch. All 5500 series models can be combined in a single stack.
The 5500 series switches are mainly designed to be pure layer 2 switches but it has some very basic layer 3 capabilities. Other standard features are enhanced VOIP support where the switch automatically recognizes connected VOIP devices and ocnfigure VOIP quality of service and a VOIP-VLAN. This feature will only work optimal in small VOIP networks. There is also iSCSI optimisation and auto-configuration. The switch also supports Dot1x port-authetication
PowerConnect 6024F(Discontinued)
24 port, layer 3, all-Gigabit, fiber-optimized switch. 24 SFP ports, eight of which double as copper ports. This switch is capable of routing, with static routes, RIP, and OSPF.
PowerConnect 6224(P)(F)/ 6248 (P)
The 6224/6248 series switches are end of development: new firmware versions will only repair bugs, no new features are being developed for these switches. Where other PowerConnect switches based on Broadcom hardware have firmware versions 4.x the 6200 series continue to run on version 3.x and features introduced in the 4.x firmware are not available on the newest 3.x firmware for the 6200 series switches[ 24/48 port, Layer 3 routing, all-gigabit, fully managed (web+cli), stackable switch with up to 4 10Gb ports. High availability routing, edge connectivity, traffic aggregation and VOIP applications all supported in the 62xx series. Flexible, high-speed stacking, fiber support, and MS NSP Certification included.
PowerConnect 7024/7048
Introduced April 1, 2011. Same speeds/feeds as the 6224/6248. QoS features for iSCSI. Incorporates 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet. A variant with reversible air flow is available for top of rack data center applications.
Powerconnect 8024 series
The PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F are 10Gbps rack-switches offering 10 Gpbs on copper or 10 Gbps fibre ports using SFP+ modules on the 8024F. On the 8024 the last 4 ports (21-24) are combo-ports where you have the option to use the 4 SFP+ slots to use fibre connections (eg for longer-distance uplinks to core switches). On the 8024F the 4 combo ports offer 10G Base T copper-ports.
Primary usage of the 8024/8024F is high-performance 'top of rack' switch or datacenter-aggregation switch
How do you stack 5400 series switches?
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