Product comparison · 2 network cards

Allied Telesis AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s vs Allied Telesis AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:PCI
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Interface
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:Fiber
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:100 Mbit/s
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:10,100 Mbit/s
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:10/100BaseT(X)
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10/100/1000BaseT(X)
LAN controller
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:AMD AM79C976
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Broadcom BCM5709C
Power consumption (typical)
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:2 W
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:4.1 W
Width
- AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s:168 mm
- AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:144.7 mm

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Comparison of AT-2701LX20/SC, AT-2973T/4
36 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-2701LX20/SC Internal Fiber 100 Mbit/s Model AT-2701LX20/SC View product	B Allied Telesis AT-2973T/4 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model AT-2973T/4 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100BaseT(X)	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	AMD AM79C976	Broadcom BCM5709C
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	UL, FCC/EN55022 B, TUV, EN55024, CE, C-TICK, VCCI	UL, FCC/EN55022 Class B, TUV, EN55024, CE, C-TICK, VCCI
Power1 differ
Output voltage	3.3 V	3.3 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	2 W	4.1 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows XP Home	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x, Solaris 10, Solaris 11, Solaris 8, Solaris 9
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Small Business Server 2003
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 70 °C	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	168 mm	144.7 mm
HeightDiffers	65 mm	56.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	WMI, ACPI 2.0, PXE 2.1 Boot ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1

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