Series Features Overview
Network Modules for Cisco 3700, 3600 and 2600XM series
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Asynchronous/Synchronous Serial Network Modules – up to 128 Kbps
Product Description
Supported Platforms
and Minimum
IOS Versions Comments
NM-4A/S
Four-port Asynchronous /
Synchronous Serial
Network Module
Provides 4 low-speed
serial connections via DB-
60 connectors that support
five interface types (RS-
232, RS-449, RS-530, V.35,
X.21) in either DTE or DCE
mode. The low-speed
serial connections can be
configured for up to either
11 5.2 kbps asynchronous
or 128 kbps synchronous
serial traffic.
Modular Router Solutions
Serial & Legacy
Concentration
3700 series - 12.2(8)T
3660 series – 12.0(5)T
3640 – 11.1(7)AA
3620 – 11.1(7)AA
2691 – 12.2(8)T
2600XM series – 12.1(14)
mainline, 12.2(x) mainline
(future), 12.2(8)T1
2650 series – 12.1(3)T
2620 series – 11.3(2)XA
2610 series – 11.3(2)XA
No reliance on other
Network Modules, WAN
Interface Cards, Voice
Interface Cards, or
Advanced Integration
Modules.
Asynchronous Serial Network Modules – up to 134 Kbps
Product Description
Supported Platforms
and Minimum
IOS Versions Comments
NM-16A
Sixteen-port
Asynchronous Network
Module
Provides 16 asynchronous
serial interfaces at speeds
up to 134 kbps. The 16
ports are cabled with two
custom “octopus” cables,
each terminating in 8
ports, each with an option
of physical endpoints,
including RJ-45 and DB-25
connectors.
Modular Router Solutions
Dialup Remote Access
Serial & Legacy
Concentration
3700 series - Future
3660 series – 12.0(5)T
3640 – 11.2(7a)P
3620 – 11.2(7a)P
2691 – 12.2(8)T
2600XM series – 12.1(14)
mainline, 12.2(x) mainline
(future), 12.2(8)T1
2650 series – 12.1(3)T
2620 series – 11.3(2)XA
2610 series – 11.3(2)XA
No reliance on other
Network Modules, WAN
Interface Cards, Voice
Interface Cards, or
Advanced Integration
Modules.
NM-8A/S
Eight-port Asynchronous /
Synchronous Serial
Network Module
Provides 8 low-speed
serial connections via DB-
60 connectors that support
five interface types (RS-
232, RS-449, RS-530, V.35,
X.21) in either DTE or DCE
mode. The low-speed
serial connections can be
configured for up to either
11 5.2 kbps asynchronous
or 128 kbps synchronous
serial traffic.
Modular Router Solutions
Serial & Legacy
Concentration
3700 series - 12.2(8)T
3660 series – 12.0(5)T
3640 – 11.1(7)AA
3620 – 11.1(7)AA
2691 – 12.2(8)T
2600XM series – 12.1(14)
mainline, 12.2(x) mainline
(future), 12.2(8)T1
2650 series – 12.1(3)T
2620 series – 11.3(2)XA
2610 series – 11.3(2)XA
No reliance on other
Network Modules, WAN
Interface Cards, Voice
Interface Cards, or
Advanced Integration
Modules.
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