Product comparison · 2 modems

Linksys CM3016 modem vs TP-Link TD-W8901N modem

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Linksys CM3016 modem (4 vs 1). Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the Linksys CM3016 modem, LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11) on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM3016 modem:1
- TD-W8901N modem:4
Cables included
- CM3016 modem:LAN (RJ-45)
- TD-W8901N modem:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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Comparison of CM3016, TD-W8901N
31 specifications	A Linksys CM3016 modem Model CM3016 View product	B TP-Link TD-W8901N modem Model TD-W8901N View product
Modemidentical
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL2+
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ11
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni directional, Undetachable, Reverse SMA
Performance1 differ
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IGRP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0, PPP over ATM (RFC 2364), PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516), IPoA (RFC1577/2225), PVC - Up to 8 PVCs.
Upstream data rateKnown for one	120 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	686 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAT Firewall, SPI Firewall, MAC / IP / Packet / Application / URL Filtering, Denial of Service(DoS), SYN Flooding, Ping of Death
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
Home Networking (by Intel)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Link, Status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel insideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC/0.6A
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Certificates2 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE	RoHS, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
CertificationDiffers	DOCSIS 1.1 Certified DOCSIS 2.0 Certified DOCSIS 3.0 Certified	CE, FCC, RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	182 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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