ASUS RT-AC87U

Overview

 * The manufacturer stated in FCC test report is Compal (Compal Networking
 * [KunShan]), a part of Arcadyan - same manuf. noted for ASUS RT-AC56U
 * (WG9117GAC). See also ASUS EA-AC87 (Arcadyan WA5005AAC44-ASU)..


 * The primary SoC for device is Broadcom BCM4709 (ARM Cortex-A9 DualCore @1 GHz).
 * The 2.4GHz radio is implemented with BCM4360, connected via PCIe to BCM4709.
 * The 5GHz radio is contained w/ independent Quantenna chipset (QT3840BC+QT2518B),
 * (QSR1000, ARC 700 core), which is connected in some fashion (RGMII) to BCM4709.

Reviews

 * Asus RT-AC87U - First look @ SmallNetBuilder
 * 10:C3:7B OUI on the pics shown


 * Asus RT-AC87U Review Part 2 @ SNB
 * Asus RT-AC87U Review @ iXBT
 * PSU: 19V 2.37A 45W Block diagram


 * Asus RT-AC87U Review @ FoxNetwork
 * Asus RT-AC87U AC2400 Review @ OpenITforum

Forum threads

 * RT-AC87U - the platform details @ the SmallNetBuilder forums (RMerlin)
 * "RT-AC87U REV 1.50" board shown, an Arcadyan typical label is found on board noted
 * as being BCM4709 (BCM4709A0) based. ARC 700 family core used w/ Quantenna SoC,
 * which seems to have also been used with at least some older Quantenna SoC's.
 * SoC's/radios are segmented - 2.4 GHz is handled on BCM4360 directly connected
 * to the BCM4709, while 5 GHz is handled on the independent Quantenna SoC.
 * The Quantenna firmware is contained within the main Flash and uploaded at boot.


 * New Asus RT-87U @ the SmallNetBuilder forums
 * Asus RT-AC87U DualBand Wireless Gigabit Router @ wl500g.info
 * Upcoming ASUS Networking @ CES 2014 @ HardwareZone
 * Asus RT-AC87U @ iXBT (RU)
 * Images @ KoolShare (CN)
 * Testing @ TechBang (CN)

Blogs

 * RT-AC87U The Ultimate Router 4×4 MU-MIMO – CES 2014 @ ASUS' PCDiY blog

Press releases

 * Quantenna Powers World’s Fastest 802.11ac Dual-Band Wave 2 ASUS RT-AC87U Router - Quantenna press release

Other

 * ASUS AC2300 Router Coming @ SmallNetBuilder
 * Wave 2, AC2300
 * 4x4 MU-MIMO 802.11ac
 * 802.11n: 2.4 GHz (40MHz) 4T4R 600 Mbps
 * 802.11ac: 5 GHz (80MHz) 4T4R 1700 Mbps


 * WLAN mit 1700 MBit/s @ heise.de (DE)
 * Erster Chipsatz für 11ac-WLAN mit 4x4 MIMO @ heise.de (DE)

Pictures
Retail Images 
 * PCB @ Asus