Configuring Voice Ports
Voice Port Configuration Overview
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Cisco IOS Voice, Video, and Fax Configuration Guide
Figure 13 FXS Signaling Interfaces
Figure 14 FXS and FXO Signaling Interfaces
Figure 15 E&M Signaling Interfaces
FXS and FXO Interfaces
An FXS interface connects the router or access server to end-user equipment such as telephones, fax
machines, or modems. The FXS interface supplies ring, voltage, and dial tone to the station and includes an
RJ-11 connector for basic telephone equipment, keysets, and PBXs.
An FXO interface is used for trunk, or tie line, connections to a PSTN CO or to a PBX that does not
support E&M signaling (when local telecommunications authority permits). This interface is of value
for off-premise station applications. A standard RJ-11 modular telephone cable connects the FXO voice
interface card to the PSTN or PBX through a telephone wall outlet.
FXO and FXS interfaces indicate on-hook or off-hook status and the seizure of telephone lines by one
of two access signaling methods: loop start or ground start. The type of access signaling is determined
by the type of service from the CO; standard home telephone lines use loop start, but business telephones
can order ground start lines instead.
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Voice port
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Serial or
Ethernet port
Serial or
Ethernet port
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Voice port
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WAN
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Voice port
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FXS FXO
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Serial or
Ethernet port
Serial or
Ethernet port
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Voice port
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WAN
PSTN
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Voice port
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PBX PBX
E&M E&M
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Serial or
Ethernet port
Serial or
Ethernet port
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Voice port
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