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Motorola SBG6580 modem vs TP-Link TD-W8901N modem

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 4identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 78 mm more depth than the Motorola SBG6580 modem (128 mm vs 50 mm). The Motorola SBG6580 modem has 136.7 mm more height than the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem (171.7 mm vs 35 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 15 mm more width than the Motorola SBG6580 modem (182 mm vs 167 mm). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95% on the Motorola SBG6580 modem, 10 - 90% on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem. Storage temperature (T-T): -30 - 70 °C on the Motorola SBG6580 modem, -40 - 70 °C on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • SBG6580 modem:5 - 95%
    • TD-W8901N modem:10 - 90%
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • SBG6580 modem:-30 - 70 °C
    • TD-W8901N modem:-40 - 70 °C
  • Depth
    • SBG6580 modem:50 mm
    • TD-W8901N modem:128 mm
  • Height
    • SBG6580 modem:171.7 mm
    • TD-W8901N modem:35 mm
  • Width
    • SBG6580 modem:167 mm
    • TD-W8901N modem:182 mm

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Comparison of SBG6580, TD-W8901N
31 specifications
A

Motorola

SBG6580 modem

Model SBG6580

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TP-Link

TD-W8901N modem

Model TD-W8901N

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Modemidentical
Modem typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceADSL2+
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ11
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOmni directional, Undetachable, Reverse SMA
Performance1 differ
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Routing protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIGRP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATM 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 one131.072 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one444.928 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one444.928 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one256-QAM, 64-QAM, QPSKUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firewall securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNAT Firewall, SPI Firewall, MAC / IP / Packet / Application / URL Filtering, Denial of Service(DoS), SYN Flooding, Ping of Death
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Switch typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceManaged
BandwidthKnown for one0.032 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one0.108 - 1 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackYesYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers(105 - 125)VAC, 60Hz/(100 - 240)VAC, (50 - 60)Hz9VDC/0.6A
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, RoHS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-30 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers50 mm128 mm
HeightDiffers171.7 mm35 mm
WidthDiffers167 mm182 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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