Product comparison · 2 network switches

Zyxel MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black vs Zyxel MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:8
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:12
Switching capacity
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:12.8 Gbit/s
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:24 Gbit/s
Throughput
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:9.6 Mpps
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:17.8 Mpps
Operating temperature (T-T)
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:0 - 50 °C
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:-40 - 70 °C
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:10 - 95%
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:10 - 90%
Width
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:440 mm
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:438 mm
Depth
- MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:200 mm
- MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:225 mm

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Comparison of MES3500-10, MGS3700-12C
48 specifications	A Zyxel MES3500-10 L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model MES3500-10 View product	B Zyxel MGS3700-12C Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model MGS3700-12C View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Traffic shapingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.11ad, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	No	No
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stacked VLAN, Tagged VLAN
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address table	16000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.6 Mpps	17.8 Mpps
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9000
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AuthenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Port-based authentication
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	438 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	225 mm
Height	44.5 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.37 kg	3.4 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI LVD/EN 60950-1 CE FCC WEEE/RoHS 2/REACH

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