All categories
Phones & WearablesView all 31

Departments

Phones & WearablesComputers & TabletsComponents & StorageNetworkingPrinting & OfficePower & ChargingTV, Audio & VideoGaming, Toys & RobotsKitchen AppliancesHome AppliancesPersonal Care & HealthSmart Home & SecurityCar & MobilityTools & GardenCameras & Photo

Shopping country

Browse

All categoriesCompare products

Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis FS970M/8 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Allied Telesis x230-18GP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey

Add a product
  • 49specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 23identical
  • 60known for one product only

Key differences

  • Switch layer
    • L2/L3
    • L3
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • 8
    • 16
  • Fiber ethernet cabling technology
    • 100BASE-FX, 100BASE-X
    • 100BASE-X, 1000BASE-X
  • Switching capacity
    • 5.6 Gbit/s
    • 36 Gbit/s
  • Jumbo frames
    • 9198
    • 10000
  • Internal memory
    • 126 MB
    • 256 MB
  • Flash memory
    • 16 MB
    • 64 MB
  • AC input frequency
    • 47/63 Hz
    • 50 - 60 Hz

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only
109 specifications
A

Allied Telesis

FS970M/8 Managed L2/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey

Model FS970M/8

View product
B

Allied Telesis

x230-18GP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey

Model x230-18GP

View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffersL2/L3L3
ARP inspectionKnown for oneYes
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)Known for oneYes
Traffic classificationKnown for oneYes
System event logKnown for oneYes
MIB supportKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers816
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffersFast Ethernet (10/100)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one16
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one2
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one2
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 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
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Active link detectionKnown for oneYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYes
Rate limitingKnown for oneYes
VLAN supportKnown for oneYes
Virtual LAN featuresDiffersProtocol-based VLAN, Port-based VLANPrivate VLAN, Stacked VLAN, Tagged VLAN
Number of VLANsKnown for one2048
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneYes
Auto-negotiationKnown for oneYes
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for oneYes
Optical fiber1 differ
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyDiffers100BASE-FX, 100BASE-X100BASE-X, 1000BASE-X
Data transmission2 differ
Switching capacityDiffers5.6 Gbit/s36 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one14.9 Mpps
Static routeKnown for oneYes
Jumbo framesDiffers919810000
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one1.5 MB
ThroughputKnown for one4.1 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one80 µs
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one1488000 pps
Packet forwarding rate (10 Mbps)Known for one14880 pps
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one148800 pps
Security2 differ
DHCP featuresDiffersDHCP clientDHCP client, DHCP snooping, DHCPv6 client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
AuthenticationKnown for oneGuest VLAN, MAC-based authentication, Web-based authentication
Authentication typeKnown for oneAAA, IEEE 802.1x
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
Password protectionKnown for oneYes
Queue scheduling algorithmsKnown for oneSP, Weighted Round Robin (WRR)
Security algorithmsDiffersSNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS3DES, AES, MD5, PEAP, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS, TTLS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast MAC address tableKnown for one512 entries
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one255
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMPv1, v2c, v3
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneHTTP, HTTPS
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for oneYes
StackableKnown for oneYes
Form factorKnown for one1U
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for oneEN55022 class A, FCC class A, VCCI class A
SafetyKnown for oneUL 60950-1 (cUlus), EN60950-1 (TUV), EN60825
Performance2 differ
Memory typeKnown for oneDDR-SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers126 MB256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers16 MB64 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one42 dB
Processor frequencyKnown for one266 MHz
Power2 differ
Power supply includedKnown for oneYes
AC input frequencyDiffers47/63 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input currentKnown for one2.4 A
Power consumption (max)Differs9.1 W330 W
Power plug typeKnown for oneType C
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one18
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers185 W247 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one8
Operational conditions6 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-25 - 75 °C-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%0 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers0 - 3048 m0 - 2000 m
Heat dissipationDiffers31 BTU/h169 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers330 mm341 mm
DepthDiffers203 mm231 mm
WeightDiffers100 g3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one430 mm
Package depthKnown for one360 mm
Package heightKnown for one150 mm
Package weightKnown for one4.35 kg
Rubber feetKnown for oneYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersFCC class A, CISPR class A, EN55022 class A, C-TICK, VCCI Class A, CE, EN601000-3-2, EN601000-3-3, EN55024, RoHSUL, cUL, UL-EU, RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More network switch comparisons

All network switch comparisons