WIC, HWIC, VWIC and VIC

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi,

I got a Small question just only for knowledge ... WIC is the WAN Interface Card and VIC is a Voice Interface card, what is the difference between them and the HWIC and VWIC ?

Thanks in advance,

Mohammed

[smothuku]

Hi Mohammed,

Interface cards come in the following types:

WAN interface card (WIC)

Voice interface card (VIC)

Voice/data T1/E1 WAN interface card (VWIC)

High-speed WAN interface card (HWIC)

chech the below link for hwic card installation.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5855/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a00802ccf31.html

Vwic card deatils:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5855/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a00802ccf31.html

Hope it clarifies you.Plz rate it.

Thanks,

satish

[mohammedmahmoud]

Dear Satish,

Thanks very much for you reply, but i meant what is the technical difference bewteen WIC and VIC, Vs VWIC and HWIC ?

Thanks in advance,

Mohammed.

[icabrera]

Hi Mohammed,

- The HWIC standard is a superset of the WIC standard. The enhancement of HWIC over WIC includes:

? An 8-bit transmit, 8-bit receive dial-on-demand routing (DDR) interface capable of up to 400-Mbps transfer

? Supports interface cards with higher power requirements (5W)

? A double-wide form factor option that supports up to 10W of power

And the difference between VIC and VWIC is that VIC supports only voice but VWIC can support data or voice (E1, T1, G.703)

Hope that helps, if so pls rate.

Regards

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi,

Thanks very much for this simple direct reply, its really what i've asked for.

Thanks very much,

Mohammed.

[Amine M.]

Thank you Satish. That's much appreciated.