Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey vs Linksys 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P)

36specifications compared
23differ
13identical
36known 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
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):26
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:16
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):28
Fiber optic connector
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:SFP
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):MiniGBIC
MAC address table
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:8000 entries
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):16000 entries
Switching capacity
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:32 Gbit/s
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):56 Gbit/s
Throughput
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:32.8 Mpps
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):41.67 Mpps
DHCP features
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:DHCP client, DHCP server
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):DHCP client
Rack mounting
- GS950/16PS Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Green, Grey:No
- 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P):Yes

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Comparison of GS950/16PS, LGS528P
72 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 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P) Model LGS528P View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2/L3
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	26
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	16	28
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
Fiber optic connectorDiffers	SFP	MiniGBIC
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	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 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3at, 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-TX, 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	4096
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	32 Gbit/s	56 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	32.8 Mpps	41.67 Mpps
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Access Control List (ACL) rulesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet, TFTP, PING, SNTP, SNMP v1/ v2c
Design3 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	No	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colourDiffers	Green, Grey	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, PoE, System
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Performance1 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28.88 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)2 differ
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityDiffers	16	24
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	185 W	192 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-20 - 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	440 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	200 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	3.56 kg	3.12 kg
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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