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D-Link DCM-301 modem vs NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 870 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the D-Link DCM-301 modem (1000 Mbit/s vs 130 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 1,660 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the D-Link DCM-301 modem (2000 Mbit/s vs 340 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DCM-301 modem (2 vs 1). Data link protocols: ICMP/SNMP V1, V2c, V3 on the D-Link DCM-301 modem, DOCSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 3.0, Ethernet on the NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s.

Upstream data rate
- DCM-301 modem:130 Mbit/s
- CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Downstream data rate
- DCM-301 modem:340 Mbit/s
- CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DCM-301 modem:1
- CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:2
Depth
- DCM-301 modem:60 mm
- CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:94 mm
Height
- DCM-301 modem:107 mm
- CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:208 mm
Weight
- DCM-301 modem:220 g
- CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:495 g
Width
- DCM-301 modem:142 mm
- CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:172 mm

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Comparison of DCM-301, CM2500-100S
29 specifications	A D-Link DCM-301 modem Model DCM-301 View product	B NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s Model CM2500-100S View product
Modemidentical
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cable modem (DOCSIS 3.1)
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000000 Kbit/s
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 × Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), Coaxial (F-type)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Performance3 differ
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000
Data link protocolsDiffers	ICMP/SNMP V1, V2c, V3	DOCSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 3.0, Ethernet
Upstream data rateDiffers	130 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateDiffers	340 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OFDM, OFDMA, QAM
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link Aggregation, IPv6
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Poweridentical
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	60 mm	94 mm
HeightDiffers	107 mm	208 mm
WeightDiffers	220 g	495 g
WidthDiffers	142 mm	172 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC CE CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 CW70	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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