Arris SBG6700 AC 1 User Manual Specifications Data Sheet
User Manual: Arris SBG6700-AC Specifications
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The ARRIS SBG6700-AC Wireless Gateway helps service providers deliver innovative, ultra-broadband services to
their subscribers’ homes. Easy to setup and use, the SBG6700-AC’s advanced feature set includes DOCSIS 3.0
channel bonding in a cost effective package, with the ARRIS engineered quality and performance delivering the
speed and reliability demanded by today’s smart home applications. Equipped with such features as a Wi-Fi
pairing button and user-friendly, online configuration and diagnostics, the SBG6700-AC is as easy to setup as it is
to use. It’s an effective way for service providers to increase customer satisfaction, while launching multi-service
packages that can help migrate subscribers to higher-revenue offerings.
Product Overview
SBG6700-AC
DOCSIS 3.0 Wireless Gateway
SURFboard® SBG6700-AC
FEATURES
Wi-Fi Services Ready
•Dual Concurrent Radios, 802.11n on the 2.4 GHz band with 2x2 antenna array, and
802.11ac on the 5 GHz band with 3x3 antenna array
•Usable throughput of over 1600 Mbps
•MIMO Antennas provide enhanced performance
Easy to Setup and Use
•Plug-and-play installation
•Wi-Fi pairing button for easy Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) Wi-Fi connection
•Supports standard Internet browser software
•Front panel, multicolor, LEDs indicate status and simplify troubleshooting
•Enhanced User Interface
Advanced Services Ready
•DOCSIS 3.0
•Channel bonding of up to eight downstream and four upstream channels; capable of
WAN / LAN data rates of over 340 Mbps in DOCSIS and 450 Mbps in EuroDOCSIS in the
received (downstream) data stream and over 100 Mbps in the send (upstream) data
stream
•1 GHz-capable tuner
•Best-in-class RF Immunity, built into ARRIS Touchstone products since 2006, protects
against potential service impacting interference
•Use of full downstream bandwidth to capture up to eight DOCSIS channels for bonding
•Spectrum Analyzer capability for local and remote troubleshooting, as well as proactive
system reviews
•Supports IPv4 and IPv6 to expand network addressing capabilities
•Versatile and Convenient
•Integrated 2.4 802.11n and 5 GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi access point, concurrent radios
•Backwards compatible to 802.11a/b/g
•2x2 and 3x3 MIMO antenna arrays offer cost-effective performance benefits for wireless
LAN (WLAN) access points
•Two-gigabit Ethernet ports enable flexible, high-speed connectivity with Auto Negotiate
and Auto MDIX
•Support for multicast IP services
•8 SSIDs per radio
•Support for multiple public and/or private SSIDs and Operator flexibility in Wi-Fi networks
and services
•MoCA reject filter ensures care-free operation in environments also supporting a MoCA
network
Reliable and Secure
•WEP/ WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi security
•Advanced firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection, DoS protection and intrusion
prevention
•Remote configuration and monitoring from the headend using SNMP, TFTP, and TR069
•Secure Technician Access using GUI with log-in privileges, CLI with TACACS+
•Enhanced security: supports AES traffic encryption
Provider Benefits
•Increase customer satisfaction with additional wireless throughput, reach, range, and
robustness
•Reduce customer touch points with improved Wi-Fi capability
•Increase services flexibility by offering multi-service packages and migrating customers to
higher-revenue/margin Wi-Fi offerings
•The ability to leverage the ARRIS Consumer Support information and experience
SPECIFICATIONS
General Specifications
Cable Interface F-Connector, female 75 Ω
Network Interface Two one-gigabit (10/100/1000) Ethernet ports
2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Interfaces 802.11n and 802.11ac Wi-Fi
(also certified for 802.11a/b/g)
Dimensions (H x W x L) 5.0 x 2.1 x 5.0 in
(127 x 51 x 127 mm)
Regulatory RoHS compliant, FCC, UL listed (U.S. and
Canada), Industry
Canada, VCII, JATE
DOCSIS 3.0 BCM3383G
Input Power
North America 105 to 125 VAC, 60 Hz
Outside North America 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
Power Management 802.11e WMM power save/U-APSD
(Unscheduled-Automatic Power Save
Delivery),802.3az EEE
Environmental
Operating Temperature 32 F to 104 °F (0 °C to 40 °C)
Storage Temperature –22 °F to 158 °F (–30 °C to 70 °C)
Operating Humidity 5 to 95% R.H. (non-condensing)
DOCSIS Downstream
Modulation 64 or 256 QAM
Capture Bandwidth Full bandwidth capture window 88 MHz –
1002 MHz
Maximum PHY Rate DOCSIS: 343.072 Mbps (8 channels) / 42.884
(single channel) @ 256 QAM at 5.36 Msym/s
EuroDOCSIS: 444.928 Mbps (8 channels) /
55.616 (single channel) @ 256 QAM at 6.952
Msym/s
Symbol Rate 64 QAM 5.057 Msym/s; 256 QAM 5.361
Msym/s
Operating Level Range –15 to 15 dBmV (DOCSIS), –17 to +13 dBmv
(EuroDOCSIS 64 QAM), –13 to +17 dBmv
(EuroDOCSIS 256 QAM)
Frequency Range 108 –1002 MHz (edge to edge)
Optional 88 MHz –1002 MHz
(edge to edge)
Frequency Plans DOCSIS Annex B
EuroDOCSIS Annex A
Security DOCSIS 3.0 Security (BPI+, EAE, SSD)
Network Management SNMP v2 & v3, TR-69, SSH
Provisioning IPv4
IPv6 (dual stack)
DS Lite
DOCSIS Upstream
Modulation QPSK and 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 QAM
Maximum PHY Rate @256 QAM at 6.4
MHz
122.8 Mbps: 4 channels 30.72 Mbps: single
channel Channel Width 200 kHz, 400 kHz, 800
kHz, 1.6 MHz, 3.2 MHz, 6.4 MHz
Symbol Rates 160, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 5120 ksym/s
Operating Level Range Level range per channel (Multiple Transmit
Channel mode disabled, or only Multiple
Transmit Channel mode enabled with one
channel in the TCS)
SURFboard® SBG6700-AC
SPECIFICATIONS (continued)
DOCSIS Upstream (continued)
TDMA Single Channel Pmin to +57 dBmV (32 QAM, 64 QAM) Pmin
to
+58 dBmV (8 QAM, 16 QAM)
Pmin to +61 dBmV (QPSK)
S-CDMA Single Channel Pmin to +56 dBmV (all modulations), where:
Pmin = +17 dBmV, 1280 kHz modulation rate
Pmin = +20 dBmV, 2560 kHz modulation rate
Pmin = +23 dBmV, 5120 kHz modulation rate
Level range per channel (two channels in the
TCS)
TDMA 2 Channels Pmin to +54 dBmV (32 QAM, 64 QAM) Pmin
to
+55 dBmV
(8 QAM, 16 QAM) Pmin to +58 dBmV (QPSK)
S-CDMA 2 Channels Pmin to +53 dBmV (all modulations), where:
Pmin = +17 dBmV, 1280 kHz modulation rate
Pmin = +20 dBmV, 2560 kHz modulation rate
Pmin = +23 dBmV, 5120 kHz modulation rate
Level range per channel (three or four
channels in the TCS)
TDMA 3-4 Channels Pmmin to +51 dBmV (32 QAM, 64 QAM) Pmin
to +52 dBmV (8 QAM, 16 QAM) Pmin to +55
dBmV (QPSK)
S-CDMA 3-4 Channels Pmin to +53 dBmV (all modulations), where:
Pmin = +17 dBmV, 1280 kHz modulation rate
Pmin = +20 dBmV, 2560 kHz modulation rate
Pmin = +23 dBmV, 5120 kHz modulation rate
Frequency Range 5–42 MHz (edge to edge),optional 5 to 65
MHz (edge to edge) optional 5 to 85 MHz
(edge to edge)
SPECIFICATIONS (continued)
Compatibility
PC Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, (older
versions of Windows, although not specifically
supported, will work with this cable modem),
UNIX, Linux®
Macintosh Power PC or later; OS 10 or higher
Home Networking Ethernet router and wireless access point
Network
Gateway DHCP, NAT, DNS, VPN tunneling, GRE
tunneling; static routing and dynamic IP
routing (RIPv1, RIPv2); SPI firewall with DoS
protection and intrusion prevention; port,
packet, and URL keyword filtering; full suite of
ALGs; UPnP IGD 1.0; L2TPv3, L2VPN, eRouter,
DLNA
WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n /ac Wi-Fi, WDS bridging,
802.11e WMM admission control, QoS, QoS
per Interface, Beamforming
Radios 5 GHz, 3x3 MIMO antenna array
2.4 GHz, 2x2 MIMO antenna array
Factory option for 802.11ac for 5 GHz radio
Security Default = security enabled WPA2, WPA-PSK,
WEP 64/128, WPA, TKIP, AES, 802.1x, 802.11i
(pre-authentication)
Wi-Fi Pairing WPS 2.0
Regulatory Domains US, Canada, ETSI, World
Management
FCB Spectrum Analyzer capability
SNMP SNMPv3
TR069 TR069, TR098, TR181
CLI TACACS+, Radius, Authentication
GUI Admin and root users access
HTML based user interface supports Google
Translate for multiple language translations
Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
SURFboard® SBG6700-AC
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Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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ADDENDUM A - Next Generation Gateways Compared to Current Product Offering
Hardware Capability Compare to SBG6580
Feature SBG6580 SBG700-AC
Chipset BCM3380G BCM3383G
WiFi Chipset BCM43224/8 BCM43227, BCM43228
Tuner(s) 2 x 32 MHz FCB 108-1002 MHz
Flash memory SPI 16 MB SPI 16 MB
RAM DDR2 64 MB DDR3 128 External
External External Internal
Maximum power required 24 W 18 W
MoCA No No
Radios Dual switched Dual concurrent
SSIDs 8 16 (8 per radio)
2.4 GHz
Output +17 dBm +17 dbm
Antenna array 2 x 2 MIMO 2 x 2 MIMO
Total output +21 dBm +21 dBM
5.0 GHz
Output +16 dBm +16 dBm
Antenna array 2 x 2 MIMO 3 x 3 MIMO
Total output +20 dBm +20 dBm
Beamforming No Yes
4-port GigE switch Yes No, two GigE ports integrated into product
Multi-color LED Yes Yes
SCTE40 compliance Yes Yes
Enhanced RF immunity Yes Yes
Superior Performance Capability Compare to SBG6580
Operation SBG6580 SBG700-AC
WiFi throughput 300 Mbps 900 Mbps
Spatial streams 2 5
Wi-Fi throughput, reach, and range are factors that are greatly impacted by the operating environment, and the connected client capabilities.
Please contact ARRIS for additional test information.
