3Com MSR 30, MSR 20 FIC-1FE/FIC-2FE/FIC-4FE interface attributes, FIC-1FE FIC-2FE FIC-4FE

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FLEXIBLE INTERFACE CARDS

For modular MSR series routers, a wide range of optional flexible interface cards/double flexible interface cards (FICs/DFICs) are available, which provide abundant interfaces, such as synchronous/asynchronous serial interface, Ethernet interface, E1/T1, ISDN BRI/PRI, audio interface, Layer 2 switching interface, and so on.

Among this series interface cards, the Layer 2 switching interface cards (FIC-16FSW and DFIC-24FSW) each have a corresponding PoE-capable one, which can provide -48 VDC power to remote PDs (such as IP phone, WLAN AP, and network camera) through straight-through network cables as long as installed on a PoE router.

FIC-1FE/FIC-2FE/FIC-4F

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Introduction The 1-port, 2-port, and 4-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX fast Ethernet interface cards (FIC-1FE, FIC-2FE, and FIC-4FE) are mainly used for the communication between router and LAN.

The cards support:

■100 meters (328.1 ft.) of transmission segment over the category-5 twisted-pair cable.

■Operation at 100 Mbps and 10 Mbps, autosensing.

■Full duplex and half-duplex, with the former in common use.

Interface Attributes The following table describes the interface attributes of the

FIC-1FE/FIC-2FE/FIC-4FE cards.

Table 102 FIC-1FE/FIC-2FE/FIC-4FE interface attributes

	Description
Attribute	FIC-1FE	FIC-2FE	FIC-4FE
Connector	RJ-45
Number of connectors	1	2	4
Cable	Straight-through Ethernet cable
Operating mode	Full duplex/half-duplex
	10/100 Mbps auto-sensing
Supported frame format	Ethernet_II
	Ethernet_SNAP