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Motorola SB5120 modem vs TP-Link ADSL2+ Modem Router

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Motorola SB5120 modem has 26.5 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the TP-Link ADSL2+ Modem Router (30 Mbit/s vs 3.5 Mbit/s). The Motorola SB5120 modem has 14 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the TP-Link ADSL2+ Modem Router (38 Mbit/s vs 24 Mbit/s). The TP-Link ADSL2+ Modem Router has 49.6 mm more depth than the Motorola SB5120 modem (108 mm vs 58.4 mm). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 0 - 95% on the Motorola SB5120 modem, 10 - 90% on the TP-Link ADSL2+ Modem Router. Storage temperature (T-T): -30 - 80 °C on the Motorola SB5120 modem, -40 - 70 °C on the TP-Link ADSL2+ Modem Router.

Upstream data rate
- SB5120 modem:30 Mbit/s
- ADSL2+ Modem Router:3.5 Mbit/s
Downstream data rate
- SB5120 modem:38 Mbit/s
- ADSL2+ Modem Router:24 Mbit/s
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- SB5120 modem:0 - 95%
- ADSL2+ Modem Router:10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- SB5120 modem:-30 - 80 °C
- ADSL2+ Modem Router:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- SB5120 modem:58.4 mm
- ADSL2+ Modem Router:108 mm
Height
- SB5120 modem:152.4 mm
- ADSL2+ Modem Router:28 mm
Width
- SB5120 modem:157.5 mm
- ADSL2+ Modem Router:165 mm

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Comparison of SB5120, ADSL2+ Modem Router
25 specifications	A Motorola SB5120 modem Model SB5120 View product	B TP-Link ADSL2+ Modem Router View product
Modemidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Data link protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Upstream data rateDiffers	30 Mbit/s	3.5 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateDiffers	38 Mbit/s	24 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	38 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	256-QAM, 64-QAM, QPSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PVC - Up to 8 PVCs PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225)
Featuresidentical
BandwidthKnown for one	0.006 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	0.005 - 0.042 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity LEDsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	(105 - 125)VAC, 60Hz/(100 - 240)VAC, (50 - 60)Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC/0.6A PSU
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 80 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	58.4 mm	108 mm
HeightDiffers	152.4 mm	28 mm
WidthDiffers	157.5 mm	165 mm
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE802.3u

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