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Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Cards
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Overview of the EHWIC 1 GE-SFP-CU
Overview of the EHWIC 1 GE-SFP-CU
The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet WAN EHWIC (EHWIC 1 GE-SFP-CU) is an enhanced high-speed interface
card providing copper and optical Gigabit Ethernet ports and connectivity of T1/E1 and T3/E3 over
optical for Cisco ISRs.
The EHWIC 1 GE-SFP-CU provides copper and optical Gigabit Ethernet connectivity through a
dual-purpose uplink.
Note
Th
e EHWIC 1GE SFP CU provides maximum 800 Mbps unidirectional and 1600 Mbps bidirectional
Ethernet throughput, but the actual throughput is limited by the platform.
The SFP slot supports Cisco certified copper or optical SFPs. For a list of supported SFPs, see
Connecting Gigabit Ethernet High-Speed WAN Interface Cards.
The EHWIC 1GE SFP CU is a true routed port card. IP addresses can be directly configured on the
EHWIC interface unlike SVI configurations in which the port is configured for VLAN trunking.
The Mean Time Between Failover(MTBF) for this module is 3162805 hours.
Feature History
Faceplate
Figure 1
shows
the faceplate for the EHWIC 1 GE-SFP-CU.
Figure 1
Cisco EHWIC 1 GE-SFP-CU Faceplate
Release
Modification
15.1(4)M
The feature was introduced.
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2
3
4
SFP-EN
ACT
LNK
SPD
GE 0
GE 0
EHWIC
1GE-
SFP-CU
1
1
SFP EN LED, which shows connectivity to the
router.
2
ACT LED, which shows TX/RX activity.
3
LNK LED, which shows link status.
4
SPD LED, which shows transmission
speed.
