Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey vs Allied Telesis FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:Managed
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:Unmanaged
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:24
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:16
MAC address table
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:8000 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:56 Gbit/s
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:3.2 Gbit/s
Product colour
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:Grey
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:Green, Grey
Power consumption (max)
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:26 W
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:4.5 W
Operating altitude
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:0 - 3000 m
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:0 - 2000 m
Width
- AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:341 mm
- FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey:210 mm

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Comparison of AT-GS970M/28, FS710/16E
85 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/28 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey Model AT-GS970M/28 View product	B Allied Telesis FS710/16E Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Green, Grey Model FS710/16E View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Managed	Unmanaged
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
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	SNMP MIB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	16
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-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
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fast leaveKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown 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
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Private VLAN, Voice VLAN, Tagged VLAN, Protocol-based VLAN, Port-based VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4094	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-X, 1000BASE-X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	56 Gbit/s	3.2 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	41.7 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	8.6 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	4.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.38 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
AuthenticationKnown for one	MAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication, Web-based authentication	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication typeKnown for one	AAA, IEEE 802.1x, Network Access Control (NAC), RADIUS	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
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Neighbor discovery snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Root protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, AES, MD5, PEAP, RSA, SHA-1, SHA-2, SSH, SSH-2, SSL/TLS, TTLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Green, Grey
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	34 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
TelnetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	2.4 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	26 W	4.5 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating altitudeDiffers	0 - 3000 m	0 - 2000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 4000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	89 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	341 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	231 mm	124 mm
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	820 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	4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source

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