Cisco 7304 Series

NOTES

Cisco Network Modules

LAN AND MIXED MEDIA NETWORK MODULES

ETHERNET SWITCHING NETWORK MODULES AND ACCESSORIES

 

 

Supported Platforms

 

 

 

and Minimum Cisco

 

Product

Description

IOS Versions*

Comments

NM-16ESW

Provides 16 switch ports

3800 Series – 12.3(11)T

Prior to Cisco IOS 12.3

16-port 10/100 EtherSwitch

and one internal port to

3700 Series – 12.2(8)T

Mainline, requires a Cisco

network module

the router engine. Features

3660

Series – 12.2(2)XT

IOS “Plus” feature set.

include 802.1p prioriti-

12.3 Mainline supported in

 

3640

– 12.2(2)XT

 

zation and 802.11q VLAN,

“IP Base” feature set.

 

3620

– 12.2(2)XT

 

and 802.1d Spanning-Tree

No reliance on other

 

2811, 2821, and

 

Protocol.

 

network modules, WICs,

 

 

2851 – 12.3(8)T4

 

 

voice interface cards, or

 

Modular Router Solutions

2691

– 12.2(8)T

 

advanced integration

 

2600XM Series – 12.2(8)T1

 

LAN Switching

modules.

 

2650

Series – 12.2(2)XT

 

LAN-to-LAN Routing

 

 

2620

Series – 12.2(2)XT

 

 

Inter-VLAN Routing

 

 

2610 Series – 12.2(2)XT

 

 

 

 

IPTelephony

NM-16ESW-1GIG

16-port 10/100 EtherSwitch network module with 1 GE (1000BASE-T) port

Provides 16 switch ports, one GE port and one internal port to the router engine. Features include 802.1p prioritization and 802.11q VLAN, and 802.1d Spanning-Tree Protocol.

Modular Router Solutions

LAN Switching

LAN-to-LAN Routing

Inter-VLAN Routing

IPTelephony

3800 Series – 12.3(11)T

3700 Series – 12.2(8)T

3660 Series – 12.2(2)XT

3640 – 12.2(2)XT

3620 – 12.2(2)XT

2811, 2821, and 2851 – 12.3(8)T4

2691 – 12.2(8)T

2600XM Series – 12.2(8)T1 2650 Series – 12.2(2)XT 2620 Series – 12.2(2)XT 2610 Series – 12.2(2)XT

Prior to Cisco IOS 12.3 Mainline. Requires a Cisco IOS “Plus” feature set.

12.3Mainline supported in “IP Base” feature set.

No reliance on other network modules, WICs, voice interface cards, or advanced integration modules.

NM-16ESW-PWR

16-port 10/100 EtherSwitch network module with inline power support

Provides 16 switch ports with inline power support and one internal port to the router engine. Features include 802.1p prioriti- zation and 802.11q VLAN, and 802.1d Spanning-Tree Protocol.

Modular Router Solutions

LAN Switching

LAN-to-LAN Routing

Inter-VLAN Routing

IPTelephony

3800 Series – 12.3(11)T

3700 Series – 12.2(8)T

3660 Series – 12.2(2)XT

3640 – 12.2(2)XT

3620 – 12.2(2)XT

2811, 2821, and 2851 – 12.3(8)T4

2691 – 12.2(8)T

2600XM Series – 12.2(8)T1 2650 Series – 12.2(2)XT 2620 Series – 12.2(2)XT 2610 Series – 12.2(2)XT

This is a bundle of one NM-16-ESW and one PPWR-DCARD-16ESW.

Prior to Cisco IOS 12.3 Mainline, requires a Cisco IOS “Plus” feature set.

12.3Mainline supported in “IP Base” feature set.

Requires an external power supply chassis when installed in a Cisco 2600 or Cisco 3600 Series Router or an internal power supply when installed in Cisco 3700, Cisco 2800, or Cisco

3800 Series Routers.

*If platform is not listed in the supported platforms column in the following pages, then that platform is not supported.

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