Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

MAC address table
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16000 entries
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:131072 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8.8 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:640 Gbit/s
Throughput
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:6.5 Mpps
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:476 Mpps
Product colour
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:Black
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:0 - 40 °C
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:0 - 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
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:-20 - 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%
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:0 - 90%

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Comparison of AT-FS970M/24PS-50, N4032
68 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 Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3 Model N4032 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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 portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 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 802.1ab, 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 supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Performanceidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 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 conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °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
Heat dissipationKnown for one	300 BTU/h	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	5 kg	9.83 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ACMA RCA, ICES, CCC, CE, VCCI, FCC, NRTL UL, EAC, GS, WEEE, RoHS, REACH, JEL

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