Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Zyxel MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black

33specifications compared
19differ
14identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:L2/L3
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:48
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:12
Switching capacity
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:13.6 Gbit/s
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:24 Gbit/s
Throughput
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:10.1 Mpps
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:17.8 Mpps
Jumbo frames
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:9198
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:9000
Product colour
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Black
AC input frequency
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:47/63 Hz
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:No

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Comparison of FS970M/48, MGS3700-12C
82 specifications	A Allied Telesis FS970M/48 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model FS970M/48 View product	B Zyxel MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model MGS3700-12C View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2/L3	L2
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
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic shapingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.11ad, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX	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
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresDiffers	Private VLAN, Tagged VLAN, Protocol-based VLAN, Port-based VLAN	Stacked VLAN, Tagged VLAN
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-FX, 1000BASE-X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	13.6 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	10.1 Mpps	17.8 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	81 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of static routesKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesDiffers	9198	9000
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one	1488000 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (10 Mbps)Known for one	14880 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one	148800 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Securityidentical
Loop 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	SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AuthenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Port-based authentication
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	HTTP, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
SafetyKnown for one	UL 60950-1 (cUlus), EN60950-1 (TUV), EN60825	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Performanceidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
AC input frequencyDiffers	47/63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	23.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power plug typeKnown for one	Type C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	48	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	308 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	77 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	441 mm	438 mm
DepthDiffers	291 mm	225 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	4 kg	3.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Rubber feetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC class A, CISPR class A, EN55022 class A, C-TICK, VCCI Class A, CE, EN601000-3-2, EN601000-3-3, EN55024, RoHS	BSMI LVD/EN 60950-1 CE FCC WEEE/RoHS 2/REACH

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