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Scorecard for 10G switch test

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Product Cisco Catalyst 3750E-48PD-EF Series Switch ProCurve Switch 3500yl Summit X450a-48t Vendor Cisco ProCurve Networking by HP Extreme Networks Price* $33,980 $16,096 $14,480 Pros Very extensive feature set; strong multicast scalability and performance Strong unicast and multicast throughput and latency; highest Layer 2 multicast scalability Strong unicast and multicast throughput and latency; passed all 802.1X test cases; extensive feature list Cons Forwarded unauthenticated data in one 802.1X case Limited Layer 3 multicast and IPv6 support in version tested Limited multicast scalability; factory reset left some personally identifiable information Score 4.49 4.46 4.35 Product FastIron Edge X Series 448+2XG-PREM OmniSwitch 6850 Model OS6850-48X PowerConnect 6248P DGS-3650 Vendor Foundry Networks Alcatel-Lucent Dell D-Link Systems Price $15,985 $13,685 $5,779 $8,841 Pros Strong multicast performance; passed all 802.1X test cases; extensive feature list Strong unicast performance; lowest idle power consumption Strong unicast and multicast throughput and latency Strong multicast throughput and latency Cons Higher power consumption; larger form factor compared with other switches Limited multicast scalability; verbose CLI; factory reset left some personally identifiable information Limited multicast scalability; limited 802.1X support; forwarded unauthenticated data in one 802.1X case Much lower unicast throughput and latency than other switches; limited 802.1X support; limited storm-control granularity Score 4.23 4.05 3.58 3.55

Category (weight) Cisco HP Extreme Foundry Alcatel-Lucent Dell D-Link Layer-2 unicast performance (15%) 4.5 4.75 4.5 4.17 4.67 4.42 3.0 Layer-3 unicast performance (15%) 4.5 4.65 4.5 4.08 4.58 4.42 3.17 Layer-2 multicast group capacity (10%) 5.0 5.0 4.25 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.25 Layer-2 multicast performance (10%) 4.5 5.0 4.75 4.58 3.5 4.5 4.5 Layer-3 multicast performance (5%) 4.5 3.65 4.75 4.67 4.0 4.58 4.5 802.1X/NAC support (10%) 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 Storm control (5%) 5.0 4.5 4.25 4.5 4.5 3.0 2.5 Management and security (10%) 4.0 3.5 2.5 3.75 3.5 2.75 3.5 Power consumption (5%) 4.25 4.0 4.5 2.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 Features (15%) 5.0 4.25 4.5 4.5 4.25 3.5 3.5 Total score 4.49 4.46 4.35 4.23 4.05 3.58 3.55 Scoring key: 5: Exceptional; 4: Very good; 3: Average; 2: Below average; 1: Subpar or not available.

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