Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs HP 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):8
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:24
MAC address table
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):16000 entries
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):5.6 Gbit/s
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:176 Gbit/s
Throughput
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):4.1 Mpps
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:130.9 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):80 µs
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:3 µs
Memory type
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):RAM
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:SDRAM
Internal memory
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):128 MB
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:1024 MB
Flash memory
- AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE):16 MB
- 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:512 MB

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Comparison of AT-FS970M/8PS-E, 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots
62 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-FS970M/8PS-E Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model AT-FS970M/8PS-E View product	B HP 5500-24G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	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	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
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
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
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 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	5.6 Gbit/s	176 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	4.1 Mpps	130.9 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	10 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Differs	80 µs	3 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffers	RAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	1024 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	512 MB
Noise levelKnown for one	51.8 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical stacking (units)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
Poweridentical
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	185 W	740 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	150 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	330 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	2.3 kg	10 kg
Designidentical
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 colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey

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