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A black metal box with sixteen RJ45 ports on the front

Netgear Inc.

Netgear Inc. GS516-300NAS 16-port Gigabit network switch

SKU CH-F7KF-H3CYB MPN GS516-300NAS

A 16-port unmanaged Gigabit switch with fanless metal housing, desktop, wall or 19-inch rack mounting and 10 W maximum power draw

  • Product formatDesktop Rack-mountable Wall Mountable Compact
  • Supported standardsIEEE 802.3i IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3x IEEE 802.3a
  • Network cablingMedia Type Supported: Twisted Pair Ethernet Technology: Giga
  • Management typeUnmanaged
  • Uplink portsTotal Number of Network Ports: 16 Uplink Port: Yes Stack Por
  • Main ports16 x RJ45

Model GS516

  • Non-blocking 32 Gbps switching delivers full Gigabit speed on every port
  • Fanless metal chassis runs silently in noise-sensitive spaces
  • IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet cuts power draw during low traffic
  • Plug-and-play unmanaged operation needs no software or configuration
  • Desktop, wall-mount or 19-inch rack mounting hardware included in the box

16-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch

The Netgear GS516-300NAS provides sixteen RJ45 ports operating at 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps in a fanless metal enclosure. It is built for small offices or workgroups that need silent, zero-configuration connectivity without the complexity of managed features.

IEEE 802.3az and Class A Limits

The switch complies with IEEE 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab, 802.3x, 802.3az and 802.1p standards, delivering flow control and Energy Efficient Ethernet on twisted-pair cabling. Electromagnetic emissions meet CE, UKCA, FCC, ISED, VCCI, RCM, KC and BSMI Class A requirements, so it is suited for commercial environments rather than residential ones.

32 Gbps Bandwidth and 8K MAC Table

Non-blocking switching fabric of 32 Gbps handles full duplex traffic across all sixteen ports with a 512.5 KB buffer and 9 KB jumbo frame support. The 8K MAC address table and wire-speed forwarding rates of 1,488,000 frames per second per gigabit port give ample headroom for typical LAN workloads, while the lack of PoE and stacking ports means it cannot power devices or form a logical stack with other units.

How it compares

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Price $123.99
Cheaper than about 76% of the 2,759 comparable items (median $482.99).

Specifications

Product
Brand nameNETGEAR
Product lineBusiness
Model nameGS516
Part numberGS516-300NAS
Memory
Buffer size512.5 KB
Connectivity
Supported standardsIEEE 802.3i
IEEE 802.3u
IEEE 802.3ab
IEEE 802.3x
IEEE 802.3az
IEEE 802.3
IEEE 802.1p
Network cablingMedia Type Supported:
Twisted Pair
Ethernet Technology:
Gigabit Ethernet
Network Technology:
10/100/1000Base-T
Maximum Data Transfer Rate:
128 MB/s
Management typeUnmanaged
Main port speed10/100/1000 Mbit/s
MAC table size8K
Jumbo frame support9 KB
Layer support2
Ports & slots
Uplink portsTotal Number of Network Ports:
16
Uplink Port:
Yes
Stack Port:
No
Network (RJ-45):
Yes
Port/Expansion Slot Details:
24 x Gigabit Ethernet Network
Main ports16 x RJ45
Power
Power over EthernetNo
Power detailsInput Voltage:
120 V AC
230 V AC
Frequency:
50 Hz
60 Hz
Power Source:
Power Supply
Max power draw10 W
Size & build
Shipping weight2.22 kg
Package size386 × 277 × 58 mm
In the box
In the boxBusiness GS516v3 Ethernet Switch
Power Cord
Installation Guide
Wall/Rackmount Kit
Warranty/Support Information Card
More details
Product formatDesktop
Rack-mountable
Wall Mountable
Compact

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Questions about this item

Should I pick the 16-port desktop version or the rack-mount kit for my office?

This model is a single 16-port unit that works on a desktop, can be wall-mounted with included brackets, and fits a standard 19-inch rack using the supplied hardware — no separate kit is required.

What does the 128 MB/s maximum transfer rate mean when I connect real devices?

It represents the theoretical peak of a single Gigabit link; actual throughput will be lower due to protocol overhead, cable quality and the performance of the attached endpoints.

How does the 32 Gbps switching bandwidth limit traffic when all 16 ports run at 1 Gbps?

The 32 Gbps non-blocking fabric can handle full-duplex line-rate traffic on every port simultaneously, so no port is throttled by the backplane.

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