Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey vs Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3

25specifications compared
18differ
7identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:16
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:24
10G support
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:No
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:Yes
MAC address table
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:16000 entries
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:131072 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:8.8 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:640 Gbit/s
Throughput
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:6.5 Mpps
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:476 Mpps
Product colour
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:Grey
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:Black
Power consumption (typical)
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:22 W
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:240 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:0 - 40 °C
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:0 - 50 °C

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Comparison of AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50, N4032
59 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey Model AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 View product	B Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3 Model N4032 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANs	4096	4096
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	131072 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	8.8 Gbit/s	640 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	6.5 Mpps	476 Mpps
Number of static routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 MB
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv1/2/3
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP, UDP, HTTP
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
SafetyKnown for one	UL 60950-1 (cUlus), EN60950-1 (TUV), EN60825	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power consumption (typical)Differs	22 W	240 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	47/63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 40 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	441 mm	433.8 mm
DepthDiffers	323 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.4 mm
WeightDiffers	4.4 kg	9.83 kg
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC class A, CISPR class A, EN55022 class A, C-TICK, VCCI Class A, CE, EN601000-3-2, EN601000-3-3	ACMA RCA, ICES, CCC, CE, VCCI, FCC, NRTL UL, EAC, GS, WEEE, RoHS, REACH, JEL

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