BT Smart Hub Type A

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BT Smart Hub Type A (Home Hub 6)
Support
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt
Status Unknown
OpenWrt
Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor
Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev
BT Smart HubType A (Home Hub 6)
Serial number prefix
084316, 084319
FCC ID
none specified
Type
CPE, wireless router, dsl modem
CPU1
Broadcom BCM63137
CPU1 Type
ARM Cortex-A9 (v7)
CPU1 Speed
1.0 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip
Macronix MX30LF2G18AC-XKI
Flash1 Size
256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size
256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
Samsung K4B2G1646G-HCH9
ETH chip1
Broadcom BCM63137
Switch
Broadcom BCM63137
Ethernet Port Count
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader
CFE
Stock FW OS
Linux 2.6.36
Expansion IF types
USB 2.0
USB ports
1
USB Hub Compatible
Untested
Power
12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type
barrel
Flags:
ADSL2+, VDSL2

Additional chips
2.4GHz WLAN/BT RF Front End;Skyworks;SKY85310-11;;3;
5GHz WLAN RF Front End;Skyworks;SKY85712-11;;4;
VDSL Analog Front End (LD/AFE);Broadcom;BCM6303;;1;

Other

Default SSID: BTHub6-XXXX (1 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.254
the IP 192.168.1.254 is used by 154 additional devices
of which 4 are BT devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: randomly generated
admin:randomly generated credentials used by 27 additional devices
of which 4 are BT devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM
Retail
(Est.) release date 28 July 2016
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multiple uses
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1
Broadcom BCM43602
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
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 cor_rev
40
Radio 2
Chip1
Broadcom BCM4366
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
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
Radio cor_rev
40
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
BT Smart Hub 2BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
BT Smart Hub Type ABroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
BT Smart Hub Type BLantiq (Intel)Qualcomm AtherosQualcomm Atheros

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

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

1733 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC2000 class


Overview

Specifications

BT Home Hub on WikipediaBT Home Hub

  • BT Home Hub 5 (Type A) • CPU: PXB4395 PSB 80910 (XWAY VRX268)
  • BT Home Hub 5 (Type B) • CPU: Broadcom BCM63268 @400MHz
  • BT Smart Hub Type A (Home Hub 6 A) • CPU: Broadcom BCM63137 @1GHz
  • BT Smart Hub Type B (home Hub 6 B) • CPU: Lantiq PSB4395 @800MHz
CPU: 1GHz Dual-Core ADSL2+/VDSL2 IAD SoC (ARM Cortex-A9)
Flash: 256MB (SLC NAND Flash), RAM: 256MB (DDR3 SDRAM)
Gavin Hodgson comment
I've just torn one down myself. You can take the heat sink off of you undo
the three screws that secure it on the solder side;
the shielding cans are friction fit not soldered, so you can actually expose
all the ICs in a non-destructive teardown. The key components are:
Main SoC Broadcom BCM63137
WLAN SoC 2.4GHz Broadcom BCM43602
WLAN SoC 5GHz Broadcom BCM4366
WLAN RF Front End 2.4GHz Skyworks SKY85310-11 (also Bluetooth capable)
WLAN RF Front End 5GHz Skyworks SKY85712-11
LAN Switch Broadcom BCM63137
DSL Front End Broadcom BCM6303
DRAM 256 MB (Samsung)
Flash 256 MB (Macronix)
Looks like the PCB is six layer, standard FR-4
Despite what's floating around on the internet, looks to me like the USB is a 2.0 not a 3.0.
Seven unused coaxial connections; one on each of the antenna tracks.
The coaxial cable on the solder side transports one of the 2.4 GHz signals

Links of Interest

Reviews

BT Publish Speedtests of their Smart Hub WiFi Router vs Rivals

Notes

Power consumption

Model		   Home Hub 5A	Home Hub 5B   Home Hub 6
In operation		9.2W	    14.0W	  11.0W
Idle			6.3W	     7.2W	   7.0W
Standby mode		0.2W	     0.1W	   0.1W

See also

2.4GHz: 802.11b/g/n 3x3 MIMO
5GHz: 802.11an/ac 4x4 MIMO
ADSL2+ and VDSL2