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Allied Telesis GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Allied Telesis GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey

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  • 22differ
  • 48identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:18
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:28
  • Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:24
  • Switching capacity
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:36 Gbit/s
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:56 Gbit/s
  • Forwarding rate
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:26.8 Mpps
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:41.7 Mpps
  • Latency (1 Gbps)
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:3.4 µs
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:4.3 µs
  • Noise level
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:42 dB
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:33 dB
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:21 W
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:37 W
  • Power consumption (max)
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:330 W
    • GS970M/28PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:520 W

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Comparison of GS970M/18PS, GS970M/28PS
76 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL3L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
ARP inspectionYesYes
Traffic classificationYesYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers1828
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers1624
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portRS-232RS-232
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technology10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroringYesYes
Full duplexYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Virtual LAN featuresDiffersPrivate VLAN, Port-based VLANPrivate VLAN, Tagged VLAN, Port-based VLAN
Number of VLANsKnown for one2048Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one100 Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address table16000 entries16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers36 Gbit/s56 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers26.8 Mpps41.7 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs3.4 µs4.3 µs
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
Jumbo frames1000010000
Packet buffer memory1.5 MB1.5 MB
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDHCP snooping, DHCP clientDHCP snooping, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
IGMP snoopingYesYes
AuthenticationGuest VLAN, MAC-based authentication, Web-based authenticationGuest VLAN, MAC-based authentication, Web-based authentication
BPDU filtering/protectionYesYes
Loop protectionYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
Password protectionYesYes
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Security algorithmsDiffers3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, DES, MD5, PEAP, RSA, SHA-1, SHA-2, SSL/TLS, TTLS3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, DES, MD5, PEAP, RSA, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-256, SSL/TLS, TTLS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsSNMPSNMP
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourGreyGrey
LED indicatorsYesYes
SafetyDiffersEN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950-1(cULus), EN60825-1EN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950- 1(cULus), EN60825-1
Electromagnetic compatibilityEN55024EN55024
Performance1 differ
Memory typeDDR-SDRAMDDR-SDRAM
Internal memory256 MB256 MB
Flash memory64 MB64 MB
Noise levelDiffers42 dB33 dB
Power2 differ
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input current2.4 A2.4 A
Power consumption (typical)Differs21 W37 W
Power consumption (max)Differs330 W520 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)3 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)YesYes
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityDiffers1624
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portDiffers16 W24 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers247 W370 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 50 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-25 - 70 °C-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitude0 - 3000 m0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitude0 - 4000 m0 - 4000 m
Heat dissipationDiffers169 BTU/h303 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers341 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers231 mm290 mm
Height44 mm44 mm
WeightDiffers3 kg4.7 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers430 mm530 mm
Package depthDiffers360 mm430 mm
Package height150 mm150 mm
Package weightDiffers4 kg6.35 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUL, cUL, UL-EU, CEUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originChinaChina

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