Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey vs Dell N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

32specifications compared
23differ
9identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:16
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:32
Installed SFP+ modules quantity
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:0
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4
10G support
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:No
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
Number of VLANs
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:2048
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4094
MAC address table
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:36 Gbit/s
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:328 Gbit/s
Throughput
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:26.8 Mpps
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:428 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:1.5 MB
- N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:5 MB

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Comparison of AT-GS970M/18PS-50, N3132PX-ON
71 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/18PS-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey Model AT-GS970M/18PS-50 View product	B Dell N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model N3132PX-ON View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
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
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	32
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantity	0	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityDiffers	0	4
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Private VLAN, Port-based VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	2048	4094
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	36 Gbit/s	328 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	26.8 Mpps	428 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	7.9 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
Jumbo framesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	5 MB
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of static routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	FCC, EN55022, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, VCCI, CISPR, EN55024, EN60950-1, UL 60950-1, EN60825-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	2000 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	64 MB	512 MB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	524 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	34 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	21 W	2115 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Output powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	No	Yes
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 W
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	0 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 85%
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 dissipationDiffers	72 BTU/h	7216.68 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	341 mm	434 mm
DepthDiffers	231 mm	407 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	3 kg	7.12 kg
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
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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