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D-Link DSL-520B modem vs NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 1identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 996.5 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the D-Link DSL-520B modem (1000 Mbit/s vs 3.5 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 1,976 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the D-Link DSL-520B modem (2000 Mbit/s vs 24 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DSL-520B modem (2 vs 1).

  • Upstream data rate
    • DSL-520B modem:3.5 Mbit/s
    • CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
  • Downstream data rate
    • DSL-520B modem:24 Mbit/s
    • CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • DSL-520B modem:1
    • CM2500-100S modem 2000000 Kbit/s:2

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Comparison of DSL-520B, CM2500-100S
35 specifications
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DSL-520B modem

Model DSL-520B

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Modem1 differ
Modem typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCable modem (DOCSIS 3.1)
Modem speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2000000 Kbit/s
InterfaceDiffersRJ-11, RJ-452 × Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), Coaxial (F-type)
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Performance3 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 rateDiffers3.5 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 protocolsDiffers- ATM Adaption Layer type 5 (AAL5) - Bridged or routed Ethernet encapsulation - VC and LLC based multiplexing - MAC Encapsulated Routing - ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PVC - ATM Cell Format ITU-T Rec. I.361 - PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) - PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) - PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) - Internet PrIPv4, IPv6
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
InternalKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DC-in jackYesYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Connector(s)Known for oneRJ-11, RJ-45Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
DC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Power supply typeKnown for one100-240 VAC, 50/60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
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 oneADSL: Multi-mode, ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt) Annex A, ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite) Annex, AITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ADSL2: ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis) Annex A/L/M ITU-T G.992.4 (G.lite.bis) Annex A, ADSL2+: ITU-T G.992.5 Annex A/MUnknown — 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 one-5 - 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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