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Overview of the Cisco WMIC
The Cisco wireless mobile interface card (WMIC) provides wireless connectivity for the
Cisco 3200 Series wireless and mobile router. WMICs operate in the 2.4-GHz (license-free), 4.9-GHz
(public safety), or 5.0-GHz (license-free) bands and conform to the 802.11 standards.
Understanding the Cisco Mobile Wireless Network
This section provides descriptions of basic wireless network configurations.
Public Safety Wireless Network Example
A Cisco Mobile Wireless Network provides wireless network services to multiple safety departments,
such as police, fire, emergency medical services, and other public safety agencies.
The wireless technologies used in the Cisco Metropolitan Mobile Network include broadband wireless
connectivity, providing high speed access for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as in-car video. To
supplement the coverage areas where wireless network access is not provided, cellular service, such as
code division multiple access (CDMA) 1xEVDO, can be used to fill gaps in connections and provide
backup wireless connectivity.
The Cisco 3200 Series routers serve as aggregation devices in public safety vehicles and communicate
with the broadband wireless infrastructure as well as aggregation devices at traffic intersections. This
extends the existing agency IP network out to traffic intersections. A networked traffic intersection
enables connections back to the agency network, providing central coordination of traffic signals and
transferring streaming video to and from IP cameras.
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