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Allied Telesis 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST) vs Allied Telesis AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Allied Telesis AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards has 900 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Allied Telesis 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST) (1000 Mbit/s vs 100 Mbit/s). The Allied Telesis AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards has 9 W more power consumption (typical) than the Allied Telesis 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST) (14 W vs 5 W). The Allied Telesis AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards has 10 - 50 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Allied Telesis 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST) (10 - 50 °C vs 0 - 50 °C). Compliance industry standards: IEEE 802.3u on the Allied Telesis 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST), IEEE 802.3z on the Allied Telesis AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards. I/O ports: ST on the Allied Telesis 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST), 1000Base-SX:SC on the Allied Telesis AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards.

Maximum data transfer rate
- 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST):100 Mbit/s
- AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards:1000 Mbit/s
Power consumption (typical)
- 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST):5 W
- AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards:14 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST):0 - 50 °C
- AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards:10 - 50 °C
Width
- 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST):5 mm
- AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards:170 mm
Depth
- 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST):175 mm
- AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards:64 mm
Compliance industry standards
- 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST):IEEE 802.3u
- AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards:IEEE 802.3z
I/O ports
- 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST):ST
- AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards:1000Base-SX:SC

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Comparison of 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST), AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards
25 specifications	A Allied Telesis 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Cards (ST)View product	B Allied Telesis AT-2971SX/SC 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Server Adapter Cards View product
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsDiffers	PXE,NetWare NCP/IPX,IBM’s RPL, DHCP, BOOTP	Gigabit Ethernet
Designidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC/EN55022 Class B, UL, TUV, EN55024, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC/EN55022 Class B, VCCI, C-TICK, UL, CSA, CB, CE
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5 W	14 W
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Netware 4.2, 5, 6 Windows 95/98/ME/XP/NT4/2000/2003 Linux 2.2, 2.4	Windows 2000,Windows XP, & Windows Server 200 Linux kernel 2.2.x & 2.4.x Sun Solaris 7, 8, 9 IBM AIX 4.3.3 & AIX 5.1
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	10 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	5 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	64 mm
HeightKnown for one	65 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 g
Other features2 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3z
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	ST	1000Base-SX:SC

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