Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver vs Buffalo BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black has 16 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver (24 vs 8). The Buffalo BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black has 190 entries more MAC address table than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver (8190 entries vs 8000 entries). The Buffalo BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black has 24 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver (48 Gbit/s vs 24 Gbit/s). Switch type: Managed on the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver, Unmanaged on the Buffalo BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black. Copper ethernet cabling technology: 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T on the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver, 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T on the Buffalo BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black.

Switch type
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Managed
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Unmanaged
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:8
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:24
MAC address table
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:8000 entries
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:8190 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:24 Gbit/s
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:48 Gbit/s
Product colour
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Silver
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Black
Power consumption (max)
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:12 W
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:13.5 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:5 - 80%
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:10 - 85%
Width
- AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:263 mm
- BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:180 mm

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Comparison of AT-GS908M-50, BS-GU2024
69 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS908M-50 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver Model AT-GS908M-50 View product	B Buffalo BS-GU2024 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model BS-GU2024 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Managed	Unmanaged
Switch layerKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	24
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 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 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown 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
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat3, Cat5, Cat5e
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	8190 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	24 Gbit/s	48 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	13.4 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	57.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	4 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9216
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1488095 pps
Packet forwarding rate (10 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14881 pps
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148810 pps
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 KB
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	12 W	13.5 W
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 - 80%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	263 mm	180 mm
DepthDiffers	179 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	38 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	1.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rubber feetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI A, UL60950-1, FCC A, IC A, VCCI A

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