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Cisco 3200 Series Router Hardware Reference
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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 6-3
shows the estimated power consumption. Note that these are theoretical maximum
wattages.
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 6-3
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
Table 6-4
Differences Between WMICs
Feature
2.4 GHz (802.11b/g)
4.9 GHz (public safety)
5.0 GHz (802.11h)
Comment
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release
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C3201.
C3202.
C3205.
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Frequency
2.4 GHz.
4.9 GHz.
5.0 GHz.
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Power
Maximum Orthogonal
Frequency-Division
Multiplexing (OFDM)
power level is 15 dbm
(30 mw), but the power
level might vary by
country.
Maximum OFDM power
level is 17 dbm (50 mw).
The power levels can be
defined as 4 dBm, 7 dBm,
10 dBm, 13 dBm, or
16 dBm.
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power client
Command
Supported.
Not supported. (Use the
power local
command.)
Not supported. (Use the
power local
command.)
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Transmission Power
Control (TPC)
Not supported.
Not supported.
Supported for ETSI.
TPC limits the
transmitted power to
the minimum power
level needed to reach
the farthest user.
