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Cable Modem Gallery

The gallery is provided to give some quick examples of how various cable modems look. All cable modems on this page are certified DOCSIS cable modems. Interesting to note that there is a tendency to make the box vertical not horizontal.

s_toshiba_pcx1000.jpg (1928 bytes) PCX 1000 by Toshiba

This cable modem was one of the first two to get the DOCSIS certification. Internally this is based on a Libit (now TI) physical layer chip (modulator/demodulator) and a MAC chip from TurboNet Communications.

A new version was certified in May 2000. And one in September 2001. 

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 DCM105 by RCA Thomson Consumer Electronics.

This cable modem was the other of the two first to get the DOCSIS certification. Internally this is based on a Broadcom chipset.

DCM205 is the second generation of this modem (looks like DCA105). 

RCA Thomson has later certified DCM215 (Ethernet) and DCM225 (Ethernet and USB). Shown mid left. A new USB version was certified in August 2000.

DCM235 is the current model (shown below, left) with both USB and Ethernet interfaces. This model is based on Broadcom 3350 chipset and was CL certified in December 2000. (You can buy this modem at www.rca.com).

One more certification in September 2001. A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
s_3com_cmi_cmx.jpg (4497 bytes)

U.S. Robotics Cable Modem CMI and CMX by 3Com Corporation.
The CMI is the internal ISA bus modem, that is not DOCSIS certified. The CMX is the external cable modem (DOCSIS 1.0 certified). This modem can not be software upgraded to DOCSIS 1.1, but it is a rock solid modem.

A new version in the  Home Connect series was certified in May 2000 with USB connector on the box. This is the "tailfin" modem shown below left. And the LED's really does make that funky diffuse light due to a special plastic material.

Let me tell you why i like this modem.

The last modem shown is the OfficeConnect External Cable Modem. This must be an OEM product, but the chassis is 3Com development!


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s_gi_sb2100.jpg (3249 bytes) SB2100 by General Instrument.

SB3100 looks similar, but with some additional indicators on the front. 
s_arris_cm100.jpg (3058 bytes)

CM-100 by Arris Interactive (former Nortel Networks).

An Ethernet and USB version is available called CM-200, which was certified in August 2000 (picture below left). This modem is an OEM of the RCA Thomson cable modem (as you can see from the enclosure design).

A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
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CM010 by Askey Computer Corp. in Taiwan (partnering with Cisco for the reference design)

CM030 (picture below) was certified in May 2000. Another one in September 2001. A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
s_cisco_ubr904.jpg (8536 bytes) UBR904 and UBR924 by Cisco. These cable modems are more oriented towards the SOHO market. They act as routers and include a small hub also.

New versions was certified in May and October 2000.
s_philips_pd10d.jpg (3973 bytes) PD10d by Philips Electronics (partnering with Cisco for the reference design)
s_samsung_inforanger.jpg (2093 bytes) InfoRanger by Samsung Information Systems of America (partnering with Cisco for the reference design) was certified in June 2000. A new single chip design InfoRanger SCM-110R was certified in August 2000. And one more in September 2001. A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
s_sony_CMR-1000.jpg (2149 bytes) Sony Corp (partnering with Cisco for the reference design)
s_terayon_terajet.jpg (5093 bytes) Terayon got a DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in start September 1999. According to the press release the product name is TeraJetTM, but that product was not to be found anywhere on the company website on the day of the certification. The only cable modem product shown on the website that day was the TeraPro proprietary S-CDMA based modem. The TeraJetTM cable modem is known to be an OEM product, but the original manufacturer is not disclosed.

A USB model was certified in June 2000. And another one in September 2001. A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
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 This is a list of the many DOCSIS 1.0 certified COM21 modems:
DOXport 101 - certified December 1999, ethernet only, TI Chipset, no longer shipping. This is known to be an OEM version of the TurboNet cable modem.
DOXport 1010 - certified December 1999, ethernet only, Broadcom chipset, no longer shipping.
DOXport 111 - certified March 2000, ethernet only, TI Chipset.
DOXport 121 - certified July 2000, ethernet and USB, TI Chipset.
DOXport 1110 - certified September 2000, ethernet and USB, Broadcom chipset (picture bottom left). I am pretty sure this was the first BCM3350 based cable modem to receive CL certification and COM21 managed to get a pass first time!

History tidbit: COM21 got 5 modems certified in the Dec 1999 wave at Cable Labs, so they must have played it safe by submitting the same modem with different versions of software. Maybe a reasonable approach, given the fact that they had been failing certification in wave after wave.

s_BestData_SmartOne.jpg (2726 bytes) Best Data got the Smart One DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in December 1999. There was no picture on their web pages at the time of the certification. Best Data developed the modem in partnership with TurboNet Communications, and the product uses TurboNet's MAC and a PHY chip from Texas Instruments.

A new version was certified in May 2000.


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send it to me!		 DX Antenna in Japan had an OEM cable modem certified for DOCSIS 1.0 in January 2000. This cable modem is believed to be TurboNet based. A new version was certified in June 2000.
Dassault got the WD020 DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in March 2000. This is an OEM version of the Askey cable modem.
s_motorola_dm100.gif (5436 bytes) Motorola got the DM-100 (shown) and PL-100 cable modems certified for DOCSIS 1.0 in March 2000. The DM-100 modem have USB interface. The PL-100 is more interesting, in that it is the first certified cable modem with HomePNA (phone line networking at 10 Mbps) and build-in NAT (Network Address Translation), DHCP server and firewall for creating a home network.

A new version was certified in May 2000 with USB connector, and two more versions were certified in August 2000. And another one in September 2001.
s_turbocomm_c7tbc.gif (10344 bytes) TurboComm in Taiwan got their DOCSIS cable modem certified in March 2000. And one more in September 2001.
Joohong got their S2000 DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in May 2000. 
Nortel Asia got a DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in May 2000. The picture left shows the CM-115 cable modem.
If you have this
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send it to me!		 SOHOware got a DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in May 2000.
Future Networks got FN110L DOCSIS 1.0 certified in May 2000. This cable modem was the first cable modem certified based on the Texas Instruments TNETC400 reference design and software. The picture shows the FN100/110 modem, which is not certified, but looks similar.
If you have this
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send it to me!		 Alcatel got a DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in May 2000. 
Zyxel got the Prestige 941 ethernet cable modem  DOCSIS 1.0 certified in June 2000. 
NetGear (Nortel) got the CM200 cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in May and June 2000. 
NetGame got the Phazer cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in June 2000. 
GVC got the GNet DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem certified in June 2000. 

A PCI modem was certified in July 2000. This is believed to be based on Texas Instruments (Conexant) silicon.

Zoom got the Model 5001 Internal PCI cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in July 2000. The Model 5011 External ethernet cable modem was certified in a previous round (June?). Both modems are believed to be based on Texas Instruments (Connexant) reference designs. One more certification in September 2001.
Ambit got a USB cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in July 2000. Another version was certified in October 2000. The picture shows the July version, but the October version looks just the same. One more certification in September 2001.
D-Link got the DCM-1000 ethernet cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in July 2000. 
Ericsson got two USB cable modems certified in July 2000. The HM200c Piperider was DOCSIS 1.0 certified and the HM201c Piperider was certified for EuroDOCSIS. The Ericsson website shows only one DOCSIS cable modem, but that is because the two modems look the same apart from the model number. One more certification in September 2001.
PowerCom got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in July 2000.
AsusTek got the ACM-6000 cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in August 2000. And one again in September 2001.
CIS got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in October 2000.
Net & Sys got the MNG1000 cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in October 2000.
CastleNet (Taiwan based) got the CXC110 cable modem (ethernet only) DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001. And another one in September 2001.
Dakos got the CableXpert CME1100 cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001.
Global Teleman got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001.
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send it to me!		 Matsushita got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001.
Scientific Atlanta got the WebStar cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001. And again in September 2001. A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
If you have this
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send it to me!		 Texas Instruments got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001. This is most likely a reference design, so you may not ever find this on the market.

A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
Hitron (Taiwan based) got the BRG-3510 cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001. Allow me to guess that this modem is based on the BCM 3510 chipset from Broadcom. 

Hitron impressed as being the first company to get certified using the single chip silicon tuner from Microtune and also the first to get a cable modem with wireless 802.11b interface certified. Read more on www.hitrontech.com !
Infinite got the ICM1150 (Ethernet & USB) cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in March 2001. 
Elsa got the Elsa Microlink Cable Modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified.

High Speed Surfing got the SM-100  and SM-110 cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified. SM is short for Surfing Machine! SM-110 is the USB/Ethernet model.

There is a new SM-200 modular modem with a clip-on wireless access point for 802.11b networks in the works. This is truely an interesting concept (shown below).
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send it to me!		 Accton got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001. A DOCSIS 1.1 certification was given in April 2002.
Correlant got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001. 
If you have this
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send it to me!		 Hauppage got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001.
LG Innotek got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001. 
Linksys got the HPro200 cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001. The cable modem shown is BEFCMU10 that supports both USB and Ethernet.


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send it to me!		 Panasonic got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001. 
SMC Networks got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001.
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send it to me!		 Trigem Computer got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in September 2001. 
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send it to me!		 Quanta got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.1 certified in April 2002.
Tellabs got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.1 certified in April 2002. 
Xrosstech got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.1 certified in April 2002.
Aastra got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in April 2002. 
Asutek got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.0 certified in April 2002.
Broadxent, a subsidiary of Creative Technology, got a cable modem DOCSIS 1.1 certified in May 2002. This is a dual USB + Ethernet (10/100Base-T) port modem. It can be placed either horizontally or vertically.

The first two modems were certified DOCSIS 1.1 compliant in September 2001. Toshiba and Texas Instruments (reference design) were the first two to pass - good job!

As can be seen from the list, many vendors have certified a lot more cable modem models than they actually sell. The reason is that every firmware revision requires new certification, if the cable modem is sold with that firmware version loaded and the CableLabs sticker on the box. What happens to the firmware revisions between the certified versions, is that they are distributed to the cable operators that may or may not care about CableLabs certification of the firmware revision. If it fixes a problem, they may prefer it anyway. So the absurd situation is that you can buy a CableLabs certified cable modem in the store, but the moment you hook it up to the cable network, the firmware may get updated automatically to a version that is newer, but not certified.

The list of CMTS systems that have received DOCSIS CableLabs "qualification" status is more limited:

  • Arris (qualified for DOCSIS 1.1 in September 2001 and April 2002)
  • Cisco
  • Motorola
  • 3Com (finally qualified in May 2000)
  • Broadband Access Systems (qualified in May 2000)
  • RiverDelta (qualified in October 2000)
  • Riverstone (qualified for DOCSIS 1.0 in October 2000 and for DOCSIS 1.1 in April 2002)
  • Terayon (qualified in October 2000)
  • Cadant (qualified for DOCSIS 1.1 in September 2001)
  • ADC's Cuda 12000 CMTS (qualified for DOCSIS 1.1 in May 2002)

The first 4 are believed to be based on Broadcom silicon.

For another very complete list of cable modems, refer to Cable Datacom News list or the CableLabs pdf file: http://www.cablemodem.com/CQ.PDF

DVB/DAVIC Certifications

The vendors with DVB/DAVIC modems determined to be interoperable with Cisco's INA2320 include The Industree, Com21, Terayon and Cisco. In addition to Cisco's CMTS, Thomson's CMTS was verified as interoperable with the DVB/DAVIC standard in October 2000
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