4000 Router Series Interface Module Guide

SIC/DSIC

MSR series routers adopt modular design and support a wide range of optional SICs and DSICs. A SIC

occupies one SIC slot of an MSR router and a DSIC occupies two SIC slots of a router. The SIC/DSIC

series interface modules provide abundant interfaces, such as synchronous/asynchronous serial

interface, Ethernet interface, E1/T1, ISDN BRI/PRI, ADSL, audio interface, Layer 2 switching interface,

and so on.

Among this series interface modules, the Layer 2 switching interface modules (SIC-4FSW and

DSIC-9FSW) each have a corresponding PoE-capable one, which can provide -48 VDC power to remote

powered devices (PDs, such as IP phone, WLAN AP, network camera) through straight-through cables as

long as installed in a PoE router.

Ethernet switching module

• SIC-4FSW

• SIC-4FSW-PoE

• DSIC-9FSW

• DSIC-9FSW-PoE

SIC-4FSW/SIC-4FSW-PoE/DSIC-9FSW/DSIC-9FSW-PoE

Introduction

SIC-4FSW/SIC-4FSW-PoE and DSIC-9FSW/DSIC-9FSW-PoE interface modules are 4/9-port 10/100

Mbps Ethernet Layer 2 SIC interface modules that can be used on HP MSR series routers. They provide

up to 4/9 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet ports for Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching. A router installed with

SIC-4FSW/DSIC-9FSW modules can work as a switching/routing integrated device on a small-sized

enterprise network to connect PCs and network devices inside the network directly.

SIC-4FSW-PoE/DSIC-9FSW-PoE interface modules can supply power to powered devices (PDs) through

power over Ethernet (PoE).

Functions supported by interface modules are as follows.

• Effective transmission distance of 100 meters with category-5 twisted pair cables (both crossover

and straight-through)

• Effective transmission distance of 100 meters between any interfaces with category-5 twisted pair

cables (both crossover and straight-through)

• Operating speeds of both 100 Mbps and 10 Mbps and autosensing

• Both full duplex (in common use) and half-duplex operating modes

Interface attributes

Table 1 Interface attributes of the SIC-4FSW/SIC-4FSW-PoE/DSIC-9FSW/DSIC-9FSW-PoE

Attribute

Description

SIC-4FSW/SIC-4FSW-PoE interface

module

DSIC-9FSW/DSIC-9FSW-PoE

interface module