Google Fiber Network Box (GFRG110)

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abgn (AN900)
Google Fiber Network Box
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Google Fiber Network Box
Model Part Number	GFRG110A
FCC ID	LNQ802DRN
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Marvell 88F6560
CPU1 Type	ARMv5 (Feroceon core)
CPU1 Speed	1.2 Ghz
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	? MiB
RAM1 Size	? MiB
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	Marvell 88F6560
ETH chip2	Marvell Model?
Switch	Marvell 88F6560
Ethernet Port Count	1-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: F8:8F:CA (1 E, 3 W) Ethernet OUI: F8:8F:CA (1 E, 3 W)
Expansion IF types	Mini PCIe
Mini PCIe slots	2
Power	? VDC, ? A
Connector type	barrel
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Actiontec
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	13 June 2012
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Radio1 module	Actiontec 802DRN
Radio1 module IF	Mini PCIe (dual)
Chip1	Marvell 88W8764
Wireless interface OUI	F8:8F:CA
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Radio2 module	Actiontec 802DRN
Radio2 module IF	Mini PCIe (dual)
Chip1	Marvell 88W8764
Wireless interface OUI	F8:8F:CA
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
FCC ID Actiontec 802DRN LNQ802DRN
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand Google Fiber Network Box (GFRG110) Marvell Marvell Marvell Google Fiber Network Box (GFRG200) Mindspeed Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Google Fiber Network Box Mini (GFMN100) Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros

For a list of all currently documented Marvell chipsets with specifications, see Marvell.

For a list of all currently documented Google device with specifications, see Google.

• 450 Mbps - 3SS 5GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),

• 450 Mbps - 3SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AN900 class

Overview

• Per the source, this device is using 88F6560 (AVANTA family) with 88W8764 radios.

The firmware is OpenRG based. .. the device seems to be quite similar to the Actiontec MI424WR rev I‎, which is also referenced in the source.. and thus likely uses an OpenRG based firmware as well (but I don't feel like downloading it to confirm this ATM), UBoot bootloader, NAND flash

The main board is silkscreened with "Actiontec" and "06694A" in the FCC photos.

There is a Marvell GbE Switch / PHY on the board. The SoC is covered by a heatsink.

As the SoC is AVANTA based, the device is likely using the internal SoC switch core..

• View of a Network Box in a Google Fiber demo location

These screen shots show that the device is most likely made by Actiontec for Google.

Per the system information, Platform: Actiontec Rev-K Board

MACs have been fully censored from Web UI screenshots

This revision appears to have a Fiber interface (w/ a NeoPhotonics module per the FCC images), though this appears to be omitted on production models.

Links of Interest

• Support page
• Open source and GPL code for the device (on Google Code)
• Views of the Google Fiber boxes, but no label shots of anything of substance for this device
• Censored label shot with FCC ID (via Reddit)

F8:8F:CA OUI?

Pictures

Retail Images

• from Google
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  main

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  back

FCCID LNQ802DRN

• from the 802DRN FCC images
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  the presumed board

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  wireless module, shield off