Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Allied Telesis GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey

73specifications compared
16differ
57identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:10
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:18
Switching capacity
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:20 Gbit/s
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:36 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:14.9 Mpps
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:26.8 Mpps
Internal memory
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:512 MB
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:256 MB
Noise level
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:33 dB
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:42 dB
Power consumption (typical)
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16 W
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:21 W
Power consumption (max)
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:180 W
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:330 W
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantity
- GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8
- GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16

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Comparison of GS970M/10PS, GS970M/18PS
76 specifications	A Allied Telesis GS970M/10PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model GS970M/10PS View product	B Allied Telesis GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model GS970M/18PS View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	10	18
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Gigabit Ethernet
Data transmission2 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	20 Gbit/s	36 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	14.9 Mpps	26.8 Mpps
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
Noise levelDiffers	33 dB	42 dB
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	16 W	21 W
Power consumption (max)Differs	180 W	330 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)3 differ
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityDiffers	8	16
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portDiffers	30 W	16 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	124 W	247 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	55 BTU/h	169 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	341 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	231 mm
HeightDiffers	42.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	3 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	3.45 kg	4 kg

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