Allied Telesis AT-2972SX-901 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709

Comparison of AT-2972SX-901, Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709

27 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-2972SX-901 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model AT-2972SX-901 View product	B Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Networkidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP, IPv4, IPv6
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Broadcom BCM 5715S	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS, UL, FCC/EN55022 Class B, TUV, EN55024, CE, C-TICK, VCCI	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Vista, Vista 64-bit, Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows 2003, Windows 2003 64-bit, Windows 2000, NDIS2, NetWare 6.x, Linux 2.4, Linux 2.6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, RedHat EL Linux 5.1, RedHat EL Linux 5.2, RedHat EL Linux 5.3
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 50 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 70 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	95 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	68 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	700 g	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	9.2 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802.3ab
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.92 MB
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit/s
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A

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