Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey vs Zyxel MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
17known 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
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:8
Switching capacity
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:8.8 Gbit/s
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:12.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:6.5 Mpps
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:9.6 Mpps
Product colour
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:Grey
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:0 - 40 °C
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:-25 - 40 °C
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:5 - 90%
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:10 - 95%
Width
- AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Grey:441 mm
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:440 mm

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Comparison of AT-FS970M/16F8-LC-50, MES3500-10
37 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 Zyxel MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model MES3500-10 View product
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
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)
Combo SFP ports quantity	2	2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connector	DC-in jack	DC-in jack
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 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 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	No	No
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address table	16000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	8.8 Gbit/s	12.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	6.5 Mpps	9.6 Mpps
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
SafetyKnown for one	UL 60950-1 (cUlus), EN60950-1 (TUV), EN60825	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	47/63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	22 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 40 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	441 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	323 mm	200 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	4.4 kg	1.37 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC class A, CISPR class A, EN55022 class A, C-TICK, VCCI Class A, CE, EN601000-3-2, EN601000-3-3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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