Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver vs Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

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  • 16differ
  • 11identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 8 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver (16 vs 8). The Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 1 more SFP module slots quantity than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver (2 vs 1). The Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 1 MB more packet buffer memory than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver (1.5 MB vs 0.5 MB). Only the Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has power over Ethernet (PoE). Switch layer: L2 on the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver, L2/L3 on the Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black.

  • Switch layer
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:L2
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:L2/L3
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:8
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:16
  • SFP module slots quantity
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:1
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
  • Packet buffer memory
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:0.5 MB
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.5 MB
  • DHCP features
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:DHCP client
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DHCP snooping, DHCP client
  • Product colour
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Silver
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
  • AC input voltage
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:100 - 240 V
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:100 V
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:8.6 W
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:243.9 W

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Comparison of AT-GS908M-50, BS-GS2016P
61 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerDiffersL2L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers816
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantityDiffers12
Console portKnown for oneRJ-45Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for oneDC-in jackUnknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XYesYes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportYesYes
Number of VLANsKnown for one256Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address tableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16384
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one8000 entriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityKnown for one24 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one13.4 MppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one57.3 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one4 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers0.5 MB1.5 MB
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffersDHCP clientDHCP snooping, DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneEAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Design1 differ
Rack mountingYesYes
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs8.6 W243.9 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one12 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.49 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)DiffersNoYes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 50 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 80%10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers263 mm330 mm
DepthDiffers179 mm231 mm
HeightDiffers38 mm43 mm
WeightDiffers1.4 kg2.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging dataidentical
Wall mounting kitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVCCI Class A, UL60950-1, FCC

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