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OL-12851-01
1- and 2-Port Fast Ethernet High-Speed WAN
Interface Cards
Revised: 6/7/07, OL-12851-01
Overview
This document describes Cisco 1- and 2-Port Fast Ethernet high-speed WAN interface cards (HWICs)
and how to connect Cisco 1- and 2-Port Fast Ethernet HWICs to the network, and contains the following
sections:
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Cisco 1- and 2-Port Fast Ethernet HWICs, page 1
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Connecting Fast Ethernet HWICs to a Network, page 4
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Additional References, page 4
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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines, page 5
For an overview of Cisco interface cards used for Cisco access routers see the
Cisco Interface Cards for
Cisco Access Routers
document.
Cisco 1- and 2-Port Fast Ethernet HWICs
The Cisco Fast Ethernet HWICs are single-wide interface cards, available as a 1-port HWIC
(HWIC-1FE) and as a 2-port HWIC (HWIC-2FE), that provide Cisco modular and integrated services
routers with additional line-rate Layer 3 routed ports. (See the
“Fast Ethernet HWICs Supported
Platforms” section on page 2
.)
Fast Ethernet HWICs Standards
The Fast Ethernet HWICs are designed in accordance with IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet and IEEE
802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet standards.
The following IEEE standards are also supported:
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802.1p
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802.1u
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802.1x
