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Dell Computer Corp. Dell PowerConnect 3248 versus 3Com SuperStack 3 Layer 2 Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet Switching Competitive Evaluation Switch 4400 and Cisco Systems, inc. Catalyst 2950

Sponsor: Dell Technologies
Dell Computer Corp. Dell PowerConnect 3248 versus 3Com SuperStack 3 Layer 2 Fast Ethernet/Gigabit E

Abstract

Dell Computer Corp. commissioned The Tolly Group to benchmark the performance of its PowerConnect 3248, an enterprise edge switch against the performance of 3Com Corp.'s SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 and Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Catalyst 2950. All devices provide 48 Fast Ethernet ports and 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The Tolly Group conducted zero-loss throughput tests of bidirectional traffic streams of 64-, 512- and 1,518-byte frames in a complex port-mapping scheme.