On Tue, Nov 15 2022 at 11:16 AM, Jamie Bowden <jamie.s.bowden@raytheon.com> wrote:
Warren,
Do SFP+ modules count?
Nope -- it has to be an old-school (~1.2" wide) GBIC style thingie. SFP(+) / XENPAK / X2 / QSFP / X2-SFP adapters, etc are all excluded... W
https://www.enetusa.com/455886-b21-enc
https://www.enetusa.com/455883-b21-enc
I have a pair of the multimode versions of this sitting on my desk as I type this.
Thanks,
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*From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces+jamie.s.bowden=raytheon.com@nanog.org> *On Behalf Of *Warren Kumari *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2022 10:56 AM *To:* North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org> *Subject:* [External] Random shower thought: GBIC with LC connector...
Hi there all,
While looking through my big box of random optics I suddenly realized that I'd never seen a GBIC with an LC connector, and I started wondering if anyone else had / if such a thing actually exists.
Yes, I realize that this would be a fairly niche device - if you arrived somewhere with a device that took GBICs and there was existing fiber with LC connectors you could just replace the patch cable or use an LC-SC convertor, but that doesn't really satisfy my curiosity.
A quick look through the GBIC MSA / SFF documentation implies that such a thing *could* probably exist (there is a defined value for the 'LC' connector), but I wasn't able to actually find any. It might not actually be compliant with the specs (the document I found only lists SC fiber or copper (coax with BNC, TNC or DB-9?!)), but that doesn't mean that no-one made them.
So, has anyone seen a regular (30mm/1.2") GBIC with LC connectors? And, if so, "pics or it didn't happen"... :-)
Obviously I don't have an actual use for this, it's just to satisfy my (OCD) curiosity...
W