Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey

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  • 19differ
  • 24identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16
  • Installed SFP modules quantity
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:0
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:2
  • 10G support
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:No
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
  • Switching capacity
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:3.6 Gbit/s
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:36 Gbit/s
  • Internal memory
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:512 MB
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:256 MB
  • Flash memory
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:128 MB
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:64 MB
  • Noise level
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:37 dB
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:34 dB
  • Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantity
    • AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8
    • AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16

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Comparison of AT-FS980M/9PS, AT-GS970M/18PS-30
77 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers816
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffersFast Ethernet (10/100)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityDiffers02
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for oneRJ-45Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3
10G supportDiffersNoYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-TXUnknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for onePort-based VLAN, Private VLANUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2048
Data transmission1 differ
Switching capacityDiffers3.6 Gbit/s36 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one2.68 MppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one10000Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.9 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.4 µs
Packet buffer memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 MB
Securityidentical
AuthenticationKnown for oneMAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication, Web-based authenticationUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSNMP, SSH, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance3 differ
Memory typeKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB64 MB
Noise levelDiffers37 dB34 dB
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one0.9 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one13 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)2 differ
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityDiffers816
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers150 W247 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 60 °C-25 - 70 °C
Operating altitudeDiffers0 - 3048 m0 - 3000 m
Heat dissipationDiffers45 BTU/h72 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers210 mm341 mm
DepthDiffers275 mm231 mm
HeightDiffers42.5 mm44 mm
WeightDiffers2.5 kg3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers4.2 kg4.35 kg
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source430 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source360 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 mm
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, cULus, TUV, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina

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