Equipment Info: Shaw Internet hardware energy consumption

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This page provides information about the energy efficiency of Shaw's Small Network Equipment (SNE), such as modems or pods.

Energy consumption comparison

Make	Model Name	Base Type	Features	Idle Power (W)
Technicolor	BlueCurve Gateway (XB6)	IAD D3.1	GigE LAN(2), WiFi(n) LP, WiFi(ac) LP, WiFi above 2x2 LP(6), 802.11n 256 QAM, MoCA, FXS(2), Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-wave, PCIe(2), AP 5K-10K DMIPS	24.00
Sagemcom	BlueCurve Pods (XPOD)	Basic LNE	GigE LAN, WiFi(n) LP, WiFi(ac) LP	3.5

Base Type

Shortcut	Base Type
IAD D3.0	Integrated Access Device with DOCSIS 3.0 WAN basic 4x4 configuration
IAD D3.1	Integrated Access Device with DOCSIS 3.1 (no FDX)
IAD GigE	Integrated Access Device with Gigabit Ethernet WAN
IAD SFP GPON	Integrated Access Device with GPON SFP WAN interface
Basic D3.0	DOCSIS 3.0 basic configuration (4x4)
Basic D3.1	DOCSIS 3.1 basic modem (no FDX)
Basic LNE	Local Network Equipment that does not include Advanced LNE features
Advanced LNE	Local Network Equipment (LNE) that incorporates multi-port routing, wireless access point, and/or VoIP functionality

Feature Key

Shortcut	Feature Description
D3.0 above 4x4	DOCSIS 3.0 additional groups of 4 downstream channels
GigE Backup WAN	Gigabit Ethernet Backup WAN
SFP Backup WAN	SFP Backup WAN
FastE LAN	Fast Ethernet Port
GigE LAN	Gigabit Ethernet Port
WiFi(n) LP	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11n radio at 2.4 GHz or at 5.0 GHz with a conducted output power less than 200 mW per chain (up to 2x2, i.e. 400 mW)
WiFi(ac) LP	Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11ac radio at 5 GHz with a conducted output power less than 200 mW per chain (up to 2x2, i.e. 400 mW)
WiFi above 2x2 LP	Additional allowance per RF chain above a 2x2 MIMO configuration (e.g., for 3x3 and 4x4) with a conducted output power less than 200 mW per chain
WiFi(n) HP	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11n radio at 2.4 GHz or at 5.0 GHz with a conducted output power greater than or equal to 200 mW per chain (up to 2x2, i.e. 400 mW)
WiFi(ac) HP	Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11ac radio at 5 GHz with a conducted output power greater than or equal to 200 mW per chain (up to 2x2, i.e. 400 mW)
WiFi above 2x2 HP	Additional allowance per RF chain above a 2x2 MIMO configuration (e.g., for 3x3 and 4x4) with a conducted output power greater than 200 mW per chain
802.11n 256 QAM	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11n at 2.4GHz supporting 256-QAM
HPNA	Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
MoCA	Multimedia over Coax Alliance 1.1/2.0
FXS	Foreign eXchange Subscriber (phone ports)
DECT	Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
USB2	USB 2.0
USB3	USB 3.0
SATA	Serial ATA
BATTERY	Back-up battery
Bluetooth	Bluetooth
ZigBee	ZigBee
Z-wave	Z-wave
PCIe	PCIe Interface
AP 5K-10K DMIPS	Application Processor 5K-10K DMIPS

Related readings

• Equipment Info: Shaw Internet modems
• Equipment Info: BlueCurve Gateway
• Shaw Internet Services FAQs