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Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engine 7541, 7571, and 8541 Hardware Installation Guide
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WAVE Interface Modules
This chapter describes the Cisco WAVE Interface Modules .
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Interface Module Descriptions
• Ports and LED Indicators
• Network Adapter Cabling Requirements
• Installation Scenarios and Cabling Examples for Fast Ethernet Connections
For information on installing an inline adapter in your WAVE-7541, WAVE-7571, and WAVE-8541, see
Installing a Cisco WAVE Interface Module in Chapter 4, “Installing Hardware Options for the
WAVE-7541, WAVE-7571, and WAVE-8541.”
For adapter specifications, see Table A-2 in Appendix A.
Interface Module Descriptions
The WAVE appliance supports one optional 4-port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module, 8-port
Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module, 4-port Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module, or
2-port SFP+ Fiber Optic 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module.
This section contains the following topics:
• Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module—Copper
• Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module—Fiber Optic
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module—Fiber Optic SFP+
• Inline Interface
Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module—Copper
The copper Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module is available in 4 or 8 ports. Both models support bypass.
(See Figure 5-1 and Figure 5-2.)