SuperHub 2 upgrade to 3 (4 and 5 not available) - get 3rd party router?

[Davio]

I have a SuperHub 2 (12+ years old). I just contacted Virgin for an upgrade - told that SuperHub 4 is sold out and version 5 not available, so I'm receiving a SuperHub 3.

As far as I understand 3 = DOCSIS 3.0 and I was hoping for DOCSIS 3.1 (much better latency for gaming?).

Is it worth using the SuperHub 3 in modem mode and getting an upgraded 3rd party router? Would this bring measurable performance improvement?

TIA.

[Client62]

Latency occurs for 3 main reasons: distance to server / game server overload / network congestion.
These are all items that are outside of your control & can be far beyond the VM network.

[Davio]

That's the simplified version, reality is more complex... https://www.hitrontech.com/blog/proven-docsis-3-1-is-better-than-docsis-3-0/

[Davio]

Also, other factors - e.g. "A DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem can now utilize a sleep mode, thereby enabling intelligently timed shutoff periods for improved efficiency."

In other words, Virgin is burning my electricity unnecessarily by supplying a modem router with an obsolete networking system.

3.0 = 2006

3.1 = 2013

[jpeg1]

If you add your own router you will have a much bigger increase in consumption. 

[Davio]

Obviously. But is the performance improvement worth it? Data?

[legacy1]

Their will be no performance improvement just that you have a better router, and wifi and better bufferbloat control 

Docsis latency from 3.0 to 3.1 will not change you still be limited to how well the area is which you can use BQM to check

[Roger_Gooner]

The hub 3 supports DOCSIS 3.1 and is good for M600, so you are getting a suitable hub.

[cje85]

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@Roger_Gooner wrote:

The hub 3 supports DOCSIS 3.1 and is good for M600, so you are getting a suitable hub.

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The Hub 3 is DOCSIS 3.0 only, but the difference in latency between 3.0/3.1 is negligible on VM's network.

[Roger_Gooner]

Oops, I knew the old hub 3 only supports DOCSIS 3.0 and don't know why I made a wrong post. The hubs which support DOCSIS 3.1 are the later hub 4 and hub 5. If you're getting a hub 3 it means that you've subscribed to a speed up to M600.

Having said that, if you're on up to M600 and you have a hub 4 or a hub 5 VM can provide a DOCSIS 3.1 channel both on downstream and upstream for better network performance.