Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Allied Telesis GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey

46specifications compared
17differ
29identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:24
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:16
Number of VLANs
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:2048
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:4094
Switching capacity
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:56 Gbit/s
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:36 Gbit/s
Latency (1 Gbps)
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:4.3 µs
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:3.4 µs
DHCP features
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:DHCP client
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:DHCP snooping, DHCP client
Rack mounting
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:No
Internal memory
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:256 MB
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:512 MB
Noise level
- AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:33 dB
- GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:29 dB

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Comparison of AT-GS970M/28PS-30, GS970M/18
79 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-GS970M/28PS-30 network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model AT-GS970M/28PS-30 View product	B Allied Telesis GS970M/18 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey Model GS970M/18 View product
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	16
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Private VLAN, Port-based VLAN
Number of VLANsDiffers	2048	4094
10G supportKnown 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
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Gigabit Ethernet
Data transmission2 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	56 Gbit/s	36 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.8 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	4.3 µs	3.4 µs
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	8.6 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP snooping, DHCP client
AuthenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Guest VLAN, MAC-based authentication, Web-based authentication
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, DES, MD5, PEAP, RSA, SHA-1, SHA-2, SSL/TLS
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Design1 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950-1(cULus), EN60825-1
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN55024
Performance2 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR-SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Noise levelDiffers	33 dB	29 dB
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	370 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 4000 m
Heat dissipationDiffers	127 BTU/h	55 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	341 mm
DepthDiffers	290 mm	231 mm
WeightDiffers	4.7 kg	2.4 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	530 mm	430 mm
Package depthDiffers	430 mm	360 mm
Package weightDiffers	6.35 kg	4 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, cUL, UL-EU, CE
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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