Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey vs Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White

45specifications compared
22differ
23identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White has 8 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey (8 vs 0). The Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey has 3,840 more VLANs than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White (4096 vs 256). The Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White has 15.2 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey (24 Gbit/s vs 8.8 Gbit/s). Only the Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey has rack mounting. DHCP features: DHCP snooping, DHCP relay, DHCP client on the Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey, DHCP client on the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:0
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:8
Number of VLANs
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:4096
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:256
Switching capacity
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:8.8 Gbit/s
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:24 Gbit/s
Rack mounting
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:Yes
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:No
Product colour
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:Grey
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:White
Internal memory
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:128 MB
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:64 MB
AC input frequency
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:47/63 Hz
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)
- AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey:22 W
- AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:12 W

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Comparison of AT-FS970M/24F-30, AT-GS908M
98 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24F-30 network switch Managed 1U Grey Model AT-FS970M/24F-30 View product	B Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White Model AT-GS908M View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	RFC 1213 MIB-II, RFC 1215 TRAP MIB, RFC 1493 Bridge MIB, RFC 2863 Interfaces group MIB, RFC 1643 Ethernet-like MIB, RFC 2618 RMON MIB, RFC 2674 IEEE 802.1Q MIB, RFC 2096 IP forwarding table MIB, Allied Telesis Managed Switch MIB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	0	8
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0	0
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
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 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, 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
10G support	No	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for one	4000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresDiffers	Voice VLAN, Tagged VLAN, MAC address-based VLAN, Port-based VLAN, IP subnet–based VLAN	Tagged VLAN
Number of VLANsDiffers	4096	256
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5, Cat5e
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one	16000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityDiffers	8.8 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	6.5 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	9198	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.4 Mpps
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.512 MB
Security2 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP snooping, DHCP relay, DHCP client	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
Authentication	MAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication	MAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication
Authentication typeKnown for one	IEEE 802.1x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protection	Yes	Yes
Loop protection	Yes	Yes
Root protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	EAP, EAP-TLS, LEAP, PEAP, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS, TTLS	802.1x RADIUS
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, Telnet
Design3 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyDiffers	UL 60950-1 (cUlus), EN60950-1 (TUV), EN60825	UL60950-1, CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
Performance1 differ
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Flash memory	16 MB	16 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	55.4 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
TelnetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	47/63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Differs	22 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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.6 W
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 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	75 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	441 mm	263 mm
DepthDiffers	291 mm	179 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	38 mm
WeightDiffers	4.4 kg	1.4 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	AC
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
Rubber feetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC class A, CISPR class A, EN55022 class A, C-TICK, VCCI Class A, CE, EN601000-3-2, EN601000-3-3	VCCI Class B RoHS

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