Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey vs Buffalo BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:Unmanaged
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Managed
MAC address table
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:8000 entries
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8192 entries
Product colour
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:Grey
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Black
Power consumption (typical)
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:125.5 W
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:150 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:75 W
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:30 W
Width
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:280 mm
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:270 mm
Depth
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:180 mm
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:31 mm
Height
- AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey:44 mm
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:43 mm

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Comparison of AT-GS900/8PS, BSL-PS-G2108M
61 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS900/8PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 19U Grey Model AT-GS900/8PS View product	B Buffalo BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black Model BSL-PS-G2108M View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	8	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G support	No	No
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	8192 entries
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 µs
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Switching capacityKnown for one	18 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	13.39 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one	1488000 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (10 Mbps)Known for one	14880 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one	148800 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP client
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNTP, BN-ADT
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	19U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	125.5 W	150 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	1.7 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	75 W	30 W
Other featuresidentical
Packet transfer speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14881 (10BASE-T), 148810 (100BASE-TX), 1488095 (1000BASE-T)
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	280 mm	270 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	31 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	1.52 kg	2.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	UL TUV T-Mark CSA/cUL FCC/EN55022 Class A CISPR 22 Class A VCCI Class A C-Tick EN60950 (TUV) EN55024 Eu-RoHS WEEE China RoHS CE	VCCI A、UL60950-1
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 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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