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Zyxel ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch vs Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 10identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch has 4 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Zyxel ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch (12 vs 8). The Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch has 8,000 entries more MAC address table than the Zyxel ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch (16000 entries vs 8000 entries). The Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch has 0.9 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Zyxel ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch (1 Gbit/s vs 0.1 Gbit/s). Dimensions (WxDxH): 250 x 135 x 35 mm on the Zyxel ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch, 440 x 225 x 45 mm on the Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch.

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch:8
    • GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:12
  • MAC address table
    • ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch:8000 entries
    • GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:16000 entries
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch:0.1 Gbit/s
    • GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:1 Gbit/s
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch:250 x 135 x 35 mm
    • GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:440 x 225 x 45 mm
  • Weight
    • ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch:1.2 kg
    • GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:3.1 kg

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Comparison of ES-2108 8-port L2 Fast Ethernet Switch, GS-3012F 12-port L2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch
22 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerKnown for oneL2Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers812
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3xIEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Port mirroringYesYes
Full duplexYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers8000 entries16000 entries
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers0.1 Gbit/s1 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbps
Switching capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 Gbit/s
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one10 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)NoNo
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs250 x 135 x 35 mm440 x 225 x 45 mm
Power requirements100 -240V; 50/60Hz100 -240V; 50/60Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 45 °C0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-25 - 70 °C-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.2 kg3.1 kg

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