Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Zyxel MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
29known 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
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:8
Switching capacity
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8.8 Gbit/s
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:12.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:6.5 Mpps
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:9.6 Mpps
Product colour
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Black
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AT-FS970M/24PS-50 network switch Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:0 - 40 °C
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black: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
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:-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%
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:10 - 95%

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Comparison of AT-FS970M/24PS-50, MES3500-10
47 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 Zyxel MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model MES3500-10 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown 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	24	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantity	2	2
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 802.2, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, 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
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
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
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
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
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
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 conditions3 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 - 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
Heat dissipationKnown for one	300 BTU/h	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	5 kg	1.37 kg

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