Orange Livebox +

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abgn+ac (AC2100)
AC2100 Wireless Router
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	Orange Livebox %2B
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Incompatible
OpenWrt	Not Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Orange Livebox Plus (+)
FCC ID	none specified
Type	wireless router, ONT, fiber gateway, analog phone gateway
CPU1 Y	Broadcom BCM68380
CPU1 Type	MIPS 74K
CPU1 Speed	600 MHz ( 2 cores )
CPU2 Y	Quantenna QT3840BC
CPU2 Type	ARC 700
CPU2 Speed	500 MHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Toshiba TC58BVG0S3HTA00
Flash1 Size	128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
Flash2 Chip	Winbond W25x05CLSNFG
Flash2 Size	64 KiB 0.0625 MiB <br />65,536 B <br />512 Kib <br />0.5 Mib <br />6.103516e-5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	256 MiB 268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4B2G1646F-BYMA
RAM2 Size	128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM2 Chip	Winbond W631GG6KB-15
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM68380
Switch	Broadcom BCM68380
Ethernet Port Count	4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes
Additional chips FXS Dual SLIC;Microsemi;Le9540C;;1;
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Arcadyan PRV3397B -E-LT (R01)
Retail
(Est.) release date	June 2017
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM43217T
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1	Quantenna QT3840BC
Chip2	Quantenna QT2518B
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand Orange Livebox + Broadcom Broadcom Quantenna Orange Livebox 2.0 Ikanos Atheros Orange Livebox 2.1 Lantiq (Intel) Lantiq Orange Livebox 4 Broadcom Broadcom Quantenna Orange Livebox 5 Broadcom Broadcom Quantenna Orange Livebox 6 Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom Orange Livebox Next 2.2 Lantiq Broadcom Broadcom Orange Livebox Pro 2 Ikanos Atheros

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

For a list of all currently documented Orange devices with specifications, see Orange.

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),

• 1733 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) = AC2100 class

Overview

Orange Livebox Plus is an AC2100 GPON residential gateway manufactured by Arcadyan as the PRV3397B-E-LT.

The examined PCB is marked:

P/N: 141339920001J R01

The device integrates a GPON ONT, four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, dual-band Wi-Fi, two analog telephone interfaces and one USB 2.0 host port.

Hardware notes

Main platform

The main SoC is:

Broadcom BCM68380IFSBG

Known characteristics include:

• Dual-core MIPS CPU
• 600 MHz CPU clock
• Integrated GPON functions
• Integrated Ethernet switch and Gigabit Ethernet PHY subsystem
• NAND flash interface
• DDR3 memory controller
• USB 2.0 host
• Telephony and peripheral interfaces

Main memory

The main system memory is:

Samsung K4B2G1646F-BYMA
256 MiB DDR3 SDRAM

This memory is used by the Broadcom BCM68380 system.

Flash memory

The main NAND flash is:

Toshiba TC58BVG0S3HTA00
1 Gbit / 128 MiB SLC NAND

A secondary serial flash is listed as:

Winbond W25X05CLSNFG
64 KiB SPI NOR

2.4 GHz wireless

The 2.4 GHz radio uses:

Broadcom BCM43217TKMLG

Wireless configuration:

• IEEE 802.11b/g/n
• 2 transmit chains
• 2 receive chains
• 2 spatial streams
• 2x2:2 MIMO

The two 2.4 GHz antenna coaxial cables are soldered directly to the PCB. No detachable U.FL connectors are used for this radio.

In the hardware template this is represented as:

rad1_ant_conn=none

The value none means that there is no detachable antenna connector, not that the radio has no antennas.

5 GHz wireless

The 5 GHz wireless subsystem uses:

Quantenna QT3840BC
Quantenna QT2518B

Wireless configuration:

• IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
• 4 transmit chains
• 4 receive chains
• 4 spatial streams
• 4x4:4 MIMO
• Four U.FL antenna connectors

The QT3840BC acts as the autonomous Wi-Fi processor/baseband, while the QT2518B forms part of the 5 GHz radio-frequency subsystem.

The PCB photographs clearly identify the Wi-Fi processor as:

Quantenna QT3840BC

This corrects earlier references to QT3740BC for this PRV3397B-E-LT R01 board revision.

Dedicated 5 GHz memory

The Quantenna wireless subsystem has its own DDR3 memory:

Winbond W631GG6KB-15
128 MiB DDR3 SDRAM

This memory belongs exclusively to the Quantenna subsystem and should not be added to the 256 MiB available to the main Broadcom system.

Antennas

The board has six wireless antenna chains in total:

• 2 × 2.4 GHz antenna cables soldered directly to the PCB
• 4 × 5 GHz antenna connections using U.FL connectors

The corresponding template fields are:

rad1_ant_conn=none
rad2_ant_conn=U.FL

Ethernet

The device has four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports.

The Ethernet magnetics are:

2 × U&T UTG48C01

Each UTG48C01 module serves two Gigabit Ethernet ports.

The Ethernet switch and PHY subsystem are associated with the Broadcom BCM68380 platform.

Telephone interface

The two analog telephone interfaces use a dual-channel SLIC marked:

9540C00C

This component is identified as:

Microsemi / Microchip Le9540C
Dual FXS SLIC

It supports the two analog telephone ports fitted to the gateway.

Optical interface

The device includes an integrated GPON ONT and uses an SC/APC optical connector.

USB

The unit has one external USB 2.0 host port.

Power supply

The original power supply is rated at:

12 V DC
2 A
barrel connector

PCB

The observed PCB identifier is:

P/N: 141339920001J R01

The hardware model is:

Arcadyan PRV3397B-E-LT

Hardware inventory

Function	Component	Notes
Main SoC	Broadcom BCM68380IFSBG	Dual-core MIPS, 600 MHz, GPON gateway platform
Main RAM	Samsung K4B2G1646F-BYMA	256 MiB DDR3
Main flash	Toshiba TC58BVG0S3HTA00	128 MiB SLC NAND
Auxiliary flash	Winbond W25X05CLSNFG	64 KiB SPI NOR
2.4 GHz radio	Broadcom BCM43217TKMLG	802.11b/g/n, 2x2:2
5 GHz processor	Quantenna QT3840BC	802.11a/n/ac subsystem
5 GHz RF	Quantenna QT2518B	Four-chain RF subsystem
5 GHz RAM	Winbond W631GG6KB-15	128 MiB dedicated DDR3
Telephony	Microsemi / Microchip Le9540C	Dual FXS SLIC
Ethernet magnetics	2 × U&T UTG48C01	Two Gigabit ports per module

Interfaces

• 1 × integrated GPON optical interface, SC/APC
• 4 × Gigabit Ethernet LAN
• 2 × analog FXS telephone ports
• 1 × USB 2.0 host port
• 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2x2:2
• 5 GHz IEEE 802.11a/n/ac, 4x4:4
• 2 soldered 2.4 GHz antenna connections
• 4 U.FL 5 GHz antenna connectors

See also: Arcadyan and Orange

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