Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Allied Telesis AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3

44specifications compared
19differ
25identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:0
Number of VLANs
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:2048
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:4094
Switching capacity
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:36 Gbit/s
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:480 Gbit/s
Latency (1 Gbps)
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:3.4 µs
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:3.9 µs
Packet buffer memory
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1.5 MB
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:4 MB
DHCP features
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:DHCP client
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:DHCP server, DHCP client
Internal memory
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:256 MB
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:1024 MB
Flash memory
- AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:64 MB
- AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3:1024 MB

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Comparison of AT-GS970M/18PS-30, AT-X550-18XSQ-30
60 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/18PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model AT-GS970M/18PS-30 View product	B Allied Telesis AT-X550-18XSQ-30 network switch Managed L3 Model AT-X550-18XSQ-30 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	0
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Installed QSFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking standards	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3
10G support	Yes	Yes
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
IP routing	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	2048	4094
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address table	16000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	36 Gbit/s	480 Gbit/s
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	7.9 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	3.4 µs	3.9 µs
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	4 MB
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 µs
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
BPDU filtering/protection	Yes	Yes
Loop protection	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Grey	Grey
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1024 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	64 MB	1024 MB
Noise levelDiffers	34 dB	46 dB
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	90 - 260 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	47/63 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	247 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 70 °C	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers	0 - 3000 m	0 - 3048 m
Heat dissipationDiffers	72 BTU/h	378 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	341 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	231 mm	346 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	42.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4.35 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of origin	China	China

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