Product comparison · 2 network switches

Buffalo BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black vs Buffalo BS-XP2008 Managed L2

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Unmanaged
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:Managed
10G support
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:No
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:Yes
Cable types supported
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Cat3, Cat5, Cat5e
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6a
MAC address table
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:8190 entries
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:1600 entries
LED indicators
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Yes
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:Activity, Link, Power, Speed
Buffer size
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:128 KB
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:2000 KB
Maximum data transfer rate
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:1000 Mbit/s
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:80000 Mbit/s
Power consumption (max)
- BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:4 W
- BS-XP2008 Managed L2:38 W

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Comparison of BS-GU2008, BS-XP2008
53 specifications	A Buffalo BS-GU2008 network switch Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model BS-GU2008 View product	B Buffalo BS-XP2008 Managed L2 Model BS-XP2008 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	10GBASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Cable types supportedDiffers	Cat3, Cat5, Cat5e	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6a
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8190 entries	1600 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	16 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	9216	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one	1488095 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (10 Mbps)Known for one	14881 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one	148810 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 µs
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, Power, Speed
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19U
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	2000 KB
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	80000 Mbit/s
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	4 W	38 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	330 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	540 g	2.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Rubber feetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	VCCI A, UL60950-1, FCC A, IC A, VCCI A	VCCI A, FCC / IC A, UL, CE, CB
Optical fiberidentical
Transmission distance (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 km

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