Cisco Cisco 4G LTE Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Card for Verizon Information Guide
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One- and 2-Port Serial and Asynchronous High-Speed WAN Interface
Cards for Cisco 1800, 1900, 2800, 2900, 3800, and 3900 Series
Integrated Services Routers
Cards for Cisco 1800, 1900, 2800, 2900, 3800, and 3900 Series
Integrated Services Routers
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serial and asynchronous high-speed WAN interface cards (HWICs) provide highly flexible
connections for Cisco 1800, 1900, 2800, 2900, 3800, and 3900 Series Integrated Services Routers. These
HWICS help customers enable applications such as WAN access, legacy protocol transport, console
server, and dial access server. Customers can mix and match HWICs to tailor cost-effective solutions for
common networking problems such as remote network management, external dial modem access, low-
density WAN aggregation, legacy protocol transport, and high-port-density support.
Q.
Can you describe these new HWICs?
A.
For the Cisco 1800, 1900, 2800, 2900, 3800, and 3900 Series Integrated Services Routers, Cisco offers these
four new serial HWICs:
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Cisco 1-Port T1/Fractional T1 DSU/CSU WAN Interface Card (HWIC-1DSU-T1)
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Cisco 1-Port Serial WAN Interface Card (HWIC-1T)
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Cisco 2-Port Serial WAN Interface Card (HWIC-2T)
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Cisco 2-Port Asynchronous/Synchronous Serial WAN Interface Card (HWIC-2A/S)
Q.
How are these HWICs different from WIC-1DSU-T1-V2, WIC-1T, WIC-2T, and WIC-2A/S?
A.
The new HWICs have the same software features as the older WICs. The HWIC-1T has a Cisco Smart Serial
connector where the WIC-1T had a DB-60 connector. The front-end NEBS protection of HWIC-1DSU-T1 has
also been improved.
Q.
Can different ports on one HWIC be used for different applications?
A.
Yes.
Q.
Which connectors and cabling are used with these serial HWICs?
A.
The HWIC-1T, HWIC-2T, and HWIC-2A/S use the same Cisco Smart Serial connectors and cabling that were
used on the WIC-2T and WIC-2A/S. The HWIC-1DSU-T1 will use a RJ-48 T1 cable.
Q.
What are the maximum speeds supported on the HWIC interfaces?
A.
The HWIC-1DSU-T1 supports a full T1 at 1.544 Mbps. The HWIC-1T and HWIC-2T support up to 8 Mbps on
each port. The HWIC-2A/S supports up to 128 kbps on each port. The HWIC-1T, HWIC-2T, and HWIC-2A/S
support asynchronous speeds up to 115.2 kbps.
Q.
Can the HWIC-2T run at 8 Mbps on both ports?
A.
Yes.
Q.
Can the integrated services routers run four HWIC-2T all at 8 Mbps on every port?
A.
Yes. The configuration is limited only by the total system throughput and the number of available HWIC slots.
Q.
Which routers support these HWICs?
A.
These HWICs are supported on the Cisco 1841 and the Cisco 1900, 2800,2900, 3800 and 3900 Series
Integrated Services Routers.