Product Price Number of Ports Maximum Speed (Gbps) Number of Uplinks Management Interface Power Consumption (Watts) POE Support
TP-Link Omada Pro 24-port 2.5G PoPoE++ and 44-port 25G SFP28 switch
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£6615.28 28 25 Gbps 4 Web GUI, CLI, SNMP, RMON, Omada Pro Controller 72.5 W
Cisco Nexus C93180YC-EX
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£1395.98 48 downlink ports and 6 uplink ports 100 Gbps 6 1 RJ-45 port and 1 SFP port 210 W typical, 470 W maximum

The Cisco Nexus C93180YC-EX is a fixed 1RU data-center switch with 48 1/10/25 Gbps SFP+ ports and six 40/100 Gbps QSFP28 uplinks. It suits enterprise networks, cloud environments, and data centers requiring high-density, low-latency Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching.

★ Ideal for

This switch suits the question because its six 100 Gbps QSFP28 uplinks and 3.6 Tbps switching capacity provide very high aggregate data throughput for demanding data-center networks.

QNAP QSW-M7230-2X4F24T
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£1248.96 30 100GbE 6 Web GUI 158W

The QNAP QSW-M7230-2X4F24T is a 30-port L3 Lite managed switch with two 100GbE QSFP28 ports, four 25GbE SFP28 ports, and twenty-four 10GbE RJ45 ports. It suits enterprise backbones, high-performance storage environments, server rooms, and top-of-rack deployments requiring dense multi-speed connectivity.

★ Ideal for

It suits users seeking the highest data throughput rate because it provides two 100GbE ports and a 1080Gbps switching capacity, exceeding typical gigabit and 10GbE switches.