Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3 vs Allied Telesis GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey

44specifications compared
20differ
24identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:16
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:24
10G support
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:Yes
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:No
Switching capacity
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:480 Gbit/s
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:56 Gbit/s
Latency (1 Gbps)
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:3.9 µs
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:4.3 µs
Packet buffer memory
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:4 MB
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:1.5 MB
Internal memory
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:1024 MB
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:512 MB
Flash memory
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:1024 MB
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:64 MB
Noise level
- AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3:50 dB
- GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:34 dB

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Comparison of AT-X550-18XTQ-30, GS970M
71 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-X550-18XTQ-30 network switch Managed L3 Model AT-X550-18XTQ-30 View product	B Allied Telesis GS970M Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey Model GS970M View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Installed QSFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Private VLAN, Tagged VLAN, Protocol-based VLAN, Port-based VLAN
Number of VLANs	4094	4094
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address table	16000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	480 Gbit/s	56 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.7 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	3.9 µs	4.3 µs
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	1.5 MB
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
AuthenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MAC-based authentication, Web-based authentication
BPDU filtering/protection	Yes	Yes
Loop protection	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-256
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colour	Grey	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR-SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	1024 MB	64 MB
Noise levelDiffers	50 dB	34 dB
Power3 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	90 - 260 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	47/63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Differs	128 W	26 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers	0 - 3048 m	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 4000 m
Heat dissipationDiffers	436 BTU/h	89 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	341 mm
DepthDiffers	346 mm	231 mm
HeightDiffers	42.5 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	430 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source

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