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D-Link DSL-2542B modem vs NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s

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  • 3differ
  • 1identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 999 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the D-Link DSL-2542B modem (1000 Mbit/s vs 1 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 1,976 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the D-Link DSL-2542B modem (2000 Mbit/s vs 24 Mbit/s). The D-Link DSL-2542B modem has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s (4 vs 2).

  • Upstream data rate
    • DSL-2542B modem:1 Mbit/s
    • CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
  • Downstream data rate
    • DSL-2542B modem:24 Mbit/s
    • CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • DSL-2542B modem:4
    • CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:2

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Comparison of DSL-2542B, CM2500-100S
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DSL-2542B modem

Model DSL-2542B

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Modemidentical
Modem typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCable modem (DOCSIS 3.1)
Modem speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2000000 Kbit/s
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 × Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), Coaxial (F-type)
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Performance2 differ
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000
Data link protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDOCSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 3.0, Ethernet
Upstream data rateDiffers1 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateDiffers24 Mbit/s2000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2000 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOFDM, OFDMA, QAM
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLink Aggregation, IPv6
Networking standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPv4, IPv6
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
InternalKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity LEDsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
DC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source94 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source208 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source495 g
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source172 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one802.1p/qUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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