Product comparison · 2 network switches

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

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  • 18differ
  • 13identical
  • 41known 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 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White (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 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White (2 vs 1). The Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 0.988 MB more packet buffer memory than the Allied Telesis AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White (1.5 MB vs 0.512 MB). Only the Buffalo BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has rack mounting. 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
    • AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White: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 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:8
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:16
  • SFP module slots quantity
    • AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:1
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
  • Packet buffer memory
    • AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:0.512 MB
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.5 MB
  • DHCP features
    • AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:DHCP client
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DHCP snooping, DHCP client
  • Rack mounting
    • AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:No
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
  • Product colour
    • AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:White
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
  • AC input voltage
    • AT-GS908M Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:100 - 240 V
    • BS-GS2016P Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:100 V

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Comparison of AT-GS908M, BS-GS2016P
72 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerDiffersL2L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Traffic classificationKnown 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)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
SFP module slots quantityDiffers12
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 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 802.3u, IEEE 802.3xIEEE 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 technology10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Cable types supportedKnown for oneCat5, Cat5eUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportYesYes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for oneTagged VLANUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one256Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address tableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16384
Data transmission1 differ
Switching capacityKnown for one24 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one13.4 MppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one8.8 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 memoryDiffers0.512 MB1.5 MB
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffersDHCP clientDHCP snooping, DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AuthenticationKnown for oneMAC-based authentication, Port-based authenticationUnknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one802.1x RADIUSUnknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP, TelnetUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffersNoYes
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
SafetyKnown for oneUL60950-1, CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power3 differ
Power supply includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers0.2 A2.49 A
Power consumption (typical)Differs8.6 W243.9 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one12 WUnknown — not stated by the source
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 includedACAC
Rack mount kitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersVCCI Class B RoHSVCCI Class A, UL60950-1, FCC
Packaging dataidentical
Wall mounting kitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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