Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs D-Link DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:24
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:20
VLAN support
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:No
Switching capacity
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8.8 Gbit/s
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:48 Gbit/s
Product colour
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:Black, Grey
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:0 - 40 °C
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:-25 - 70 °C
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:5 - 90%
- DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:10 - 90%

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Comparison of AT-FS970M/24PS-50, DWS-3160-24TC-AP24
69 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model AT-FS970M/24PS-50 View product	B D-Link DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey Model DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2+
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	20
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	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 802.2, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3x
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportDiffers	Yes	No
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3965
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address table	16000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	8.8 Gbit/s	48 Gbit/s
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of static routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
ThroughputKnown for one	6.5 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	12 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	81 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Static port securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, 2c, 3
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL/cUL, CB
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC A, CE, ICES-003, C-Tick, VCCI
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46.3 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	561829 h
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.7 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	370 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Heat dissipationDiffers	300 BTU/h	128.6 BTU/h
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	441 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	323 mm	210 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	5 kg	2.55 kg

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