Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Dell PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:L3
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:L2/L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:0
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Fast Ethernet (10/100)
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:No
Combo SFP ports quantity
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:2
10G support
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:No
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:Yes
Product colour
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:Black
LED indicators
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:Error
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black:No

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Comparison of AT-FS980M/9PS, S3124P
82 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-FS980M/9PS network switch Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model AT-FS980M/9PS View product	B Dell PowerConnect S3124P Managed L2/L3 1U Black Model S3124P View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2/L3
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	0
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	No
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network3 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 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresDiffers	Port-based VLAN, Private VLAN	Tagged VLAN
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	16000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of queuesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
AuthenticationKnown for one	MAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication, Web-based authentication	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports separationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PoE+
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Error
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 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
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	0.9 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	13 W	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	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	150 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 45 °C
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
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	45 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	275 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	42.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	6.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	4.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, cULus, TUV, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DNS3124P
Carbon footprintidentical
Carbon emissions, end-of-life (kg of CO2e)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Carbon emissions, energy usage (kg of CO2e)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1360
Carbon emissions, logistics (kg of CO2e)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	119
Carbon emissions, manufacturing (kg of CO2e)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2388
PAIA versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2.8, 2020
Total carbon emissions, standard deviation (kg of CO2e)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1220
Total carbon emissions, w/o use phase (kg of CO2e)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2514
Total carbon footprint (kg of CO2e)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3880
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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