Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey vs Dahua Technology PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black

21specifications compared
17differ
4identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:8
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:4
Installed SFP modules quantity
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:2
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:0
10G support
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:Yes
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:No
MAC address table
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8000 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:20 Gbit/s
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:6.8 Gbit/s
Packet buffer memory
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:1.5 MB
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:1 MB
Product colour
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:Grey
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Black
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantity
- AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:8
- PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:4

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Comparison of AT-GS970M/10PS, PFL2106-4ET-96
66 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/10PS network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model AT-GS970M/10PS View product	B Dahua Technology PFL2106-4ET-96 network switch Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black Model PFL2106-4ET-96 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layerKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Installed SFP modules quantityDiffers	2	0
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown 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	2048	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5e, Cat6
MAC address auto-aging supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address auto-learning supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	20 Gbit/s	6.8 Gbit/s
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	7.8 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	3.4 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	1 MB
Forwarding rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.57 Mpps
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP snooping, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Neighbor discovery snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DC voltage rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 - 57 V
Power over Ethernet (PoE)2 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	124 W	96 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	-30 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
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
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 4000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	55 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	150 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	42.5 mm	30 mm
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	480 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	430 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	3.45 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-X, 1000BASE-X

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