Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey vs Linksys 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308)

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

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:16
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:16
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):8
Switching capacity
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:32 Gbit/s
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):16 Gbit/s
Throughput
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:32.8 Mpps
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):11.9 Mpps
DHCP features
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:DHCP client, DHCP server
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):DHCP client
Product colour
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:Green, Grey
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):Black, Blue
LED indicators
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:Yes
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):Activity, Link, System
Internal memory
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:64 MB
- 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):128 MB

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Comparison of GS950/16PS, LGS308
66 specifications	A Allied Telesis GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey Model GS950/16PS View product	B Linksys 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308) Model LGS308 View product
Management featuresidentical
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	16	8
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, 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
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tagged VLAN
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	32 Gbit/s	16 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	32.8 Mpps	11.9 Mpps
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9000
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client, DHCP server	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, Telnet, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green, Grey	Black, Blue
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, System
Performance1 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.94 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	185 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	104 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	3.56 kg	528 g
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-FX, 1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS Eu-RoHS China RoHS WEEE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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