Cisco VIC2-2E/M

Introduction

An Ear and Mouth (E&M) interface supports tie-line facilities or signals between telephone switches. You can use the E&M voice interface card (VIC) to integrate VoIP with the legacy voice solution. The E&M VIC connects the Cisco router to a PBX.

Note: * “VIC2” indicates a next-generation VIC, with component refresh.

Features

Feature	Description
Voice ports	Two E&M ports
Connections	Supports two-wire and four-wire, E&M signaling types I, II, III, V via RJ-45/RJ48S connectors. Both ports must use the same signaling type. For E&M VIC pinouts, refer to the VIC-2E&M Pinout section of E&M Cable Pinouts to Connect Cisco 1750/2600/3600 E&M VIC to Nortel PBX Option 11 E&M Trunk.
Cisco IOS® Software Release	Requires Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(15)ZJ, 12.3(4)T, and later Requires a "Plus" feature set

Platform Support

The table in this section shows the platforms that support the various E&M VICs. The table includes Cisco IOS Software release support selection.

Note: The original VIC works in Cisco NM-1V and NM-2V network modules, and VIC2 works in NM-HD-1V, NM-HD-2V, NM-HD-2VE, and NM-HDV2. These are not interchangeable.

Cisco IOS Software Support	1751, 1760	ICS 7700/7750	2600XM, 2650XM	2691	3640, 3640A, 3660	3725, 3745
Carrier Module	Not Required	Not Required	NM-HD-1V/NM-HD-2V, NM-HD-2VE , NM-HDV2 1	NM-HD-1V/NM-HD-2V, NM-HD-2VE , NM-HDV2 1	NM-HD-1V/NM-HD-2V, NM-HD-2VE	NM-HD-1V/NM-HD-2V, NM-HD-2VE , NM-HDV2 1
VIC2-2E/M	Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(15)ZL, 12.3(2)XC, 12.3(4)T, 12.3(5)	Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(15)ZL, 12.3(2)XA	Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(15)ZJ, 12.3(4)T	Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(15)ZJ, 12.3(4)T, 12.3(4)XD	Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(15)ZJ, 12.3(4)T	Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(15)ZJ, 12.3(4)T, 12.3(4)XD

1For NM-HDV2, there is support in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(7)T and later.

Note: These platforms do not support the new VIC2-2E/M in any special Cisco IOS Software release:

• 1750
• VG200
• 2600 (non-XM)
• 3620
• Catalyst 4500/4000 series
• Catalyst 6500/6000 series
• Also, Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3T will not support the new VIC2-2E/M.