Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey vs NETGEAR GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
59known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:Managed
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:Unmanaged
Switch layer
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:L3
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:28
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:5
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:24
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:5
Installed SFP modules quantity
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:4
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:0
MAC address table
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:16000 entries
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:4096 entries
Product colour
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:Grey
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:0 - 50 °C
- GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of GS970M/28, GS205-100AUS
78 specifications	A Allied Telesis GS970M/28 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey Model GS970M/28 View product	B NETGEAR GS205-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White Model GS205-100AUS View product
Management features2 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Managed	Unmanaged
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	28	5
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	24	5
Installed SFP modules quantityDiffers	4	0
Console portKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Private VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4094	Unknown — not stated by the source
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	100 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	4096 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	56 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Forwarding rateKnown for one	41.7 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	4.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP snooping, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AuthenticationKnown for one	Guest VLAN, MAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, DES, MD5, PEAP, RSA, SHA-1, SHA-2, SSL/TLS, TTLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	EN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950-1(cULus), EN60825-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	34 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 KB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	2.4 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	26 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 4000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	89 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	341 mm	114 mm
DepthDiffers	231 mm	86 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	120 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	430 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	UL, cUL, UL-EU, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source

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