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Cisco 860 Series, Cisco 880 Series, and Cisco 890 Series Integrated Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1      Product Overview
  Hardware Features
FE WAN port Provides connection to 10/100BASE-T. Can be connected to 
other network devices, such as a cable modem, an xDSL
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modem, or router. The router is capable of bridging and 
multiprotocol routing between the LAN and WAN ports.
861 models 881 models All models
GE
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 WA N  p ort 10/100/1000 GE WAN Port. — — All models
VDSL2oPOTS
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port
Provides connection to a VDSL2 network. — 887V —
ADSL2+oPOTS Provides ADSL connection over basic telephone service 
with Annex A and Annex B ITU G. 992.1 (ADSL), G.992.3 
(ADSL2), and G.992.5 (ADSL2+)
867 
models—
887 
models887
V
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ADSL2+oISDN Provides ADSL connection over ISDN.  — 886 
models886
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Real-time clock 
(RTC)
RTC provides nonvolatile date and time when the router is 
powered on. The RTC is used for verifying the validity of the 
Certification Authority stored on the router. It is backed up 
by a nonreplaceable lithium battery.
— All models All models
USB port Supports high-speed USB 1.1. Provides connection for USB 
devices such as security tokens and flash memory.
The Cisco 880 series routers have a single USB port; the 
Cisco 890 series routers have two USB ports.
— All models All models
PoE
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(Optional) Provides power for 802.3af-compliant devices 
(such as phones) that are connected to the router.
The Cisco 880 series routers support a 2-port PoE module; 
the Cisco 890 series routers support a 4-port PoE module.
— Models with 
PoE
Models with 
PoE
G.SHDSL
10
 port Provides 2-wire or 4-wire connection to a G.SHDSL 
network.
— 888 models —
3G
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 card slot Provides backup data link. — 3G models —
Dying gasp Detects when the router is about to lose power, and sends a 
power-fail signal to warn the DSLAM
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 about the 
impending line drop. 
— xDSL 
models
—
Data BRI port Provides backup and remote management functions by 
connecting to the ISDN service provider if the main 
VDSL2
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 or G.SHDSL link fails.
— xDSL 
models, 
except for 
the 3G and 
SRST
14
 
models
892 models
V.92 modem Provides dial backup and remote management functions if 
the main WAN link fails.
— — 891 models
FXO
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 port An FXO interface connects local calls to a central office or 
PBX. This is the interface a standard telephone provides.
— 881 SRST 
models
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Table 1-4 Hardware Features Available in Cisco 860 Series, Cisco 880 Series, and Cisco 890 Series ISRs (continued)
Feature Description 860 Series 880 Series 890 Series