Chapter 4 Fast Ethernet Switch Mobile Interface Card

FESMIC Component Systems

The ISA buses and PCI buses on the Cisco 3200 Series Mobile Access Router cards provide power to the components on the cards. Both buses comply with the PC/104-Plusstandard. The ISA bus allows PC/104-PlusISA signals to pass through the card bus, but the Cisco cards do not use any of the signals.

The PCI bus signals allow the Cisco cards to communicate. Non-Cisco cards cannot communicate with the Cisco 3200 Series Mobile Access Router cards over the PCI bus.

Caution If you add non-Cisco cards that generate signals on the PCI bus, the router might shut down. Do not add non-Ciscocards that generate signals on the PCI bus.

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Figure 4-1 2-port FESMIC Header and Bus Locations

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Cisco Systems 3200 manual Fesmic Component Systems, 1shows the 2-port Fesmic header and bus locations

3200 specifications

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