Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs Dell N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 12identical
  • 54known 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
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:28
  • Number of VLANs
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:2048
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4094
  • MAC address table
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16000 entries
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:32000 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:36 Gbit/s
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:192 Gbit/s
  • Packet buffer memory
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1.5 MB
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:5 MB
  • Product colour
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
  • Internal memory
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:256 MB
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2000 MB
  • Flash memory
    • GS970M/18PS Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:64 MB
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:512 MB

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89 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Traffic classificationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers1828
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for oneRS-232Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network3 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 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T1000BASE-T
Full duplexKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for onePrivate VLAN, Port-based VLANUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers20484094
10G supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto-negotiationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one100 Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers16000 entries32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers36 Gbit/s192 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one26.8 MppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one3.4 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one10000Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers1.5 MB5 MB
ThroughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 Mpps
Number of static routesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for oneDHCP snooping, DHCP clientUnknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AuthenticationKnown for oneGuest VLAN, MAC-based authentication, Web-based authenticationUnknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, DES, MD5, PEAP, RSA, SHA-1, SHA-2, SSL/TLS, TTLSUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMPUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for oneEN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950-1(cULus), EN60825-1Unknown — not stated by the source
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for oneEN55024Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
Performance2 differ
Memory typeKnown for oneDDR-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB2000 MB
Flash memoryDiffers64 MB512 MB
Noise levelKnown for one42 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one2.4 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one21 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs330 W1039.8 W
Output powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)3 differ
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityDiffers1624
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portDiffers16 W60 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers247 W90.8 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 50 °C0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-25 - 70 °C-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%0 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%0 - 85%
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 4000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers169 BTU/h6069.8 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers341 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers231 mm387 mm
HeightDiffers44 mm43.2 mm
WeightDiffers3 kg6.83 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one430 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one360 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one150 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one4 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUL, cUL, UL-EU, CEUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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