Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Buffalo BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2

25specifications compared
16differ
9identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:12
MAC address table
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16000 entries
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:1600 entries
Rack mounting
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:No
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:Yes
Product colour
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:Black
LED indicators
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:Activity, Link, Power, Speed
Power consumption (max)
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:13 W
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:42 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:No
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:5 - 90%
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:10 - 85%

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Comparison of AT-FS980M/9PS-50, BS-MP2012
64 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-FS980M/9PS-50 Managed Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model AT-FS980M/9PS-50 View product	B Buffalo BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2 Model BS-MP2012 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3u
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-TX	10GBASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Private VLAN, Port-based VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6a
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	1600 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	3.6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	2.68 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 µs
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, Power, Speed
SafetyKnown for one	FCC, EN55022, CISPR22:2006, VCCI, C-Tick, UL 60950-1, C22.2 NO.60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC60950-1, EN60950-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19U
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 KB
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120000 Mbit/s
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	13 W	42 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	30 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	150 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	660 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	330 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	42.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	2.57 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	4.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, cULus, TUV, RoHS	VCCI A, FCC / IC A, UL, CE, CB
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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