Chapter 6 Wireless Mobile Interface Cards

MAC Address Allocation

The WMIC stores one unique MAC address for the BVI interface.

WMIC Power Requirement

In a typical Cisco 3200 Series router configuration, the WMIC draws power from the PCI and the ISA connectors. Table 6-3shows the estimated power consumption. Note that these are theoretical maximum wattages.

Table 6-3

WMIC Power Requirement

 

 

 

 

 

Voltage

Current Draw

Power

Source

 

 

 

 

+5.0 V

0.4 A

2.0 W

ISA and PCI connectors

 

 

 

 

+3.3 V

1.7 A

5.6 W

PCI connectors

 

 

 

 

Mean Time Between Failure

The calculated Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) exceeds of 1,190,136 hours.

Differences Between WMICs

Table 6-4 highlights the differences between WMICs.

Table 6-4

Differences Between WMICs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

2.4 GHz (802.11b/g)

4.9 GHz (public safety)

 

5.0 GHz (802.11h)

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C3201.

C3202.

 

C3205.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency

 

2.4 GHz.

4.9 GHz.

 

5.0 GHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

Maximum Orthogonal

Maximum OFDM power

 

The power levels can be

 

 

 

Frequency-Division

level is 17 dbm (50 mw).

 

defined as 4 dBm, 7 dBm,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiplexing (OFDM)

 

 

10 dBm, 13 dBm, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power level is 15 dbm

 

 

16 dBm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30 mw), but the power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

level might vary by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission Power

Not supported.

Not supported.

 

Supported for ETSI.

TPC limits the

 

Control (TPC)

 

 

 

 

 

transmitted power to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the minimum power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

level needed to reach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the farthest user.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamic Frequency

 

Supported for ETSI.

DFS selects the radio

 

Selection (DFS)

 

 

 

 

 

channel most likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to minimize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interference with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

military radar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco 3200 Series Router Hardware Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-5816-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 3200 Differences Between WMICs, MAC Address Allocation, Wmic Power Requirement, Mean Time Between Failure

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