Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White

49specifications compared
15differ
34identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Allied Telesis AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 8 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White (16 vs 8). The Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White has 15.8 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the Allied Telesis AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey (24 Gbit/s vs 8.2 Gbit/s). The Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White has 32 MB more internal memory than the Allied Telesis AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey (64 MB vs 32 MB). Only the Allied Telesis AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has rack mounting. Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Fast Ethernet (10/100) on the Allied Telesis AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) on the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:16
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:8
Switching capacity
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:8.2 Gbit/s
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:24 Gbit/s
Security algorithms
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS, TTLS
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:802.1x RADIUS
Management protocols
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:IGMP, MLD
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:SNMP, Telnet
Rack mounting
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:Yes
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:No
Product colour
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:Grey
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:White
Internal memory
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:32 MB
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:64 MB
Flash memory
- AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:8 MB
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:16 MB

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Comparison of AT-FS917M-30, AT-GS908M
81 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-FS917M-30 network switch Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model AT-FS917M-30 View product	B Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White Model AT-GS908M View product
Management featuresidentical
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	MIB II (RFC1213), Ethernet MIB(RFC2665), Extended Interface MIB(RFC2863 [if X Entry]), Bridge MIB(RFC1493) Private MIB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresDiffers	VLAN Identifier ( VLAN ID), Tagged VLAN, Port-based VLAN	Tagged VLAN
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5, Cat5e
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one	8000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityDiffers	8.2 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	3.87 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.4 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.8 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.512 MB
Security1 differ
Authentication typeKnown for one	RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS, TTLS	802.1x RADIUS
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	IGMP, MLD	SNMP, Telnet
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	BPDU, DHCP, SNTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Input currentDiffers	0.3 A	0.2 A
Power consumption (typical)Differs	9.1 W	8.6 W
Power consumption (max)Differs	13 W	12 W
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Included power plug typesKnown for one	UK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI Class B RoHS

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