Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey vs Buffalo BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black

27specifications compared
15differ
12identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:Unmanaged
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Managed
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:16
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8
MAC address table
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:8000 entries
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8192 entries
Packet buffer memory
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:1 MB
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:0.5 MB
DHCP features
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:DHCP server, DHCP client
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:DHCP client
Rack mounting
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:No
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Yes
Product colour
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:Green, Grey
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Black
Flash memory
- AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:16 MB
- BSL-PS-G2108M network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8 MB

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Comparison of AT-GS950/16PS, BSL-PS-G2108M
66 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS950/16PS Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey Model AT-GS950/16PS 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
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	8
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP	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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, 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
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T	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
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX, 100BASE-FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	32 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	32.8 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1 MB	0.5 MB
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 supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Green, Grey	Black
Performance1 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
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
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	185 W	30 W
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	270 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	31 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	3.56 kg	2.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	RoHS Eu-RoHS China RoHS WEEE	VCCI A、UL60950-1
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNTP, BN-ADT
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

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