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    What Is A Modular Router?

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    A modular router is one that allows additional components like interfaces or encryption modules to be added. A Cisco router has various interfaces for management, LAN connectivity like Ethernet, and WAN connectivity like serial ports. Cisco interface cards come in single-wide or double-wide formats and support different technologies like WAN, voice, or both. They can be installed in router chassis slots designed for their format.

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    A modular router is one that allows additional components like interfaces or encryption modules to be added. A Cisco router has various interfaces for management, LAN connectivity like Ethernet, and WAN connectivity like serial ports. Cisco interface cards come in single-wide or double-wide formats and support different technologies like WAN, voice, or both. They can be installed in router chassis slots designed for their format.

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    A modular router is one that allows additional components like interfaces or encryption modules to be added. A Cisco router has various interfaces for management, LAN connectivity like Ethernet, and WAN connectivity like serial ports. Cisco interface cards come in single-wide or double-wide formats and support different technologies like WAN, voice, or both. They can be installed in router chassis slots designed for their format.

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    A modular router is one that allows additional components like interfaces or encryption modules to be added. A Cisco router has various interfaces for management, LAN connectivity like Ethernet, and WAN connectivity like serial ports. Cisco interface cards come in single-wide or double-wide formats and support different technologies like WAN, voice, or both. They can be installed in router chassis slots designed for their format.

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    1. What is a modular Router?

    The term "modular router" does not describe any particular product or its vendor - it simply describes a router that you can extend with certain components, such as interfaces, encryption accelerators, sound processing modules, etc.

    2. Consider any CISCO router. Identify the different interfaces available on it.
    The interfaces on a router provide network connectivity to the router. The console and auxiliary ports are used for managing the router. Routers also have ports for LAN and WAN connectivity. he LAN interfaces usually include Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), or Token Ring. The AUI port is used to provide LAN connectivity. You can use a converter to attach your LAN to the router. Some higher-end routers have separate interfaces for ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) as well. Sync and Async serial interfaces are used for WAN connectivity. ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) interfaces are used to provide the ISDN connectivity. Using ISDN, you can transmit both voice and data.
    Cisco interface cards are classified according to the technologies they support. For example, WAN interface cards (WICs) support WAN technologies, such as Gigabit Ethernet; and voice interface cards (VICs) support voice technologies. Voice/WAN interface cards (VWICs) can support voice, data, and voice and data applications, depending on the capabilities of the router in which the VWIC is installed. Enhanced High-speed WAN interface cards (EHWIC) provide expanded LAN and WAN capabilities, such as Gigabit Ethernet and Ethernet switching.

    Note EHWICs are supported on Cisco 1861-E, Cisco 1900 series (modular), Cisco 2900 series, and Cisco 3900 series routers. Cisco interface cards are available in the following two form factors to provide greater modularity and functionality for users: Single-wide interface cards (see Figure 1) Double-wide interface cards (see Figure 2)

    Single-wide interface cards can be installed in interface card slots on supported Cisco access routers, in 1- or 2-slot network modules to be installed in network module slots on supported Cisco access routers, and in interface card slots on Cisco 1800 (modular) series, Cisco 2800 series, and Cisco 3800 series routers. Figure 1 shows a sample single-wide interface card. Figure 1 Sample Single-Wide Interface Card

    Double-wide interface cards can only be installed in interface card slots on Cisco 1900 series, Cisco 2800 series, Cisco 2900 series, Cisco 3800 series, and Cisco 3900 series routers. Figure 2 shows a sample double-wide interface card. Figure 2 Sample Double-Wide Interface Card

    Cisco Router

    Number of Slots

    Slot Type
    Singlewide

    Slot Numbering
    Slot 0, slot 1

    Installation Notes and Limitations


    Does not support VICs. Does not support double-wide HWICs. Supports VWICs for data applications only.

    Cisco 1800 series 2

    Cisco 1900 series 2

    1 Single- Slot 0, slot 1 wide and 1 Doublewide1

    EHWIC, HWIC, WIC, or VWIC2 .

    Cisco 2801 routers

    Singlewide

    Slot 0 Slot 0 supports only VICs and VWICs in through slot 3 voice mode only. Slot 1 and slot 3 support HWICs. Slot 0 and slot 2 do not support HWICs.

    Doublewide

    Slot 1, slot 3

    Removing the slot divider changes slot numbering as follows: Slot 0 and slot 1 become slot 1 Slot 2 and slot 3 become slot 3

    Tip To install double-wide interface cards, remove the slot divider (see the "Installing Double-Wide Interface Cards" section in Installing Cisco Interface Cards in Cisco Access Routers).

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