Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs D-Link DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 14identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

  • Switch layer
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:L2/L3
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:L2+
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:48
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:20
  • VLAN support
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:No
  • Number of VLANs
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:4096
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:3965
  • Switching capacity
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:13.6 Gbit/s
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:48 Gbit/s
  • Number of static routes
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:24
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:512
  • Product colour
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:Black, Grey
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE)
    • FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
    • DWS-3160-24TC-AP24 network switch Managed L2+ 1U Black, Grey:No

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Comparison of FS970M/48, DWS-3160-24TC-AP24
89 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerDiffersL2/L3L2+
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers4820
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet (10/100)Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one10BASE-T, 100BASE-TXUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringYesYes
Full duplexYesYes
IP routingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolYesYes
VLAN supportDiffersYesNo
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for onePrivate VLAN, Tagged VLAN, Protocol-based VLAN, Port-based VLANUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers40963965
Auto-sensingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one100BASE-FX, 1000BASE-XUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address table16000 entries16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers13.6 Gbit/s48 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one10.1 MppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one81 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of static routesDiffers24512
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
Jumbo framesKnown for one9198Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one1488000 ppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (10 Mbps)Known for one14880 ppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one148800 ppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 MB
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresKnown for oneDHCP clientUnknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingYesYes
Loop protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Security algorithmsDiffersSNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Static port securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one255Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneHTTP, HTTPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP v1, 2c, 3
Switching protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPv6
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, Grey
SafetyDiffersUL 60950-1 (cUlus), EN60950-1 (TUV), EN60825UL/cUL, CB
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC A, CE, ICES-003, C-Tick, VCCI
Performanceidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one266 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one128 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source46.3 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source561829 h
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one47/63 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one23.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power plug typeKnown for oneType CUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source37.7 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)DiffersYesNo
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one48Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one308 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-25 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%5 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers77 BTU/h128.6 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers441 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers291 mm210 mm
Height44 mm44 mm
WeightDiffers4 kg2.55 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, LAN (RJ-45)Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Rubber feetKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC class A, CISPR class A, EN55022 class A, C-TICK, VCCI Class A, CE, EN601000-3-2, EN601000-3-3, EN55024, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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