Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Buffalo BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:L3
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:12
10G support
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:No
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:Yes
MAC address table
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16000 entries
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:1600 entries
Product colour
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:Black
LED indicators
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:Activity, Link, Power, Speed
Power consumption (max)
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:13 W
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:42 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Yes
- BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2:No

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Comparison of FS980M/9PS, BS-MP2012
77 specifications	A Allied Telesis FS980M/9PS Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model FS980M/9PS View product	B Buffalo BS-MP2012 network switch Managed L2 Model BS-MP2012 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-TX	10GBASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Private VLAN, Port-based VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6a
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	1600 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	3.6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	2.68 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 µs
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AuthenticationKnown for one	MAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication, Web-based authentication	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, Power, Speed
SafetyKnown for one	FCC, EN55022, CISPR22:2006, VCCI, C-Tick, UL 60950-1, C22.2 NO.60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC60950-1, EN60950-1	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	19U
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 KB
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120000 Mbit/s
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	0.9 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	13 W	42 W
Power plug typeKnown for one	Type G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	30 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	150 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	45 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	330 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	42.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	2.57 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	4.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, cULus, TUV, RoHS	VCCI A, FCC / IC A, UL, CE, CB

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