Ahhhh, Gbics: If you google ws-g5483, 84, 86, 87 - you’ll see the whole line up. All had sc connectors except 83 which was copper rj45 connector.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2022, at 8:49 AM, Bjørn Mork <bj...@mork.no> wrote: > > Maybe you're thinking of X2, looking similar to GBIC but even bigger? > There were converters taking 2 gig SFPs in one X2 slot. > > Don't think either GBIC to SFP or GBIC with LC makes much sense. The > alternatives were dirt cheap and easily available by the time these > could have been products. > > > Bjørn > > Matt Erculiani <merculi...@gmail.com> writes: > >> I feel like I've seen GBIC sleeves that accept SFP modules very similar to >> QSFP+ CVRs, but I can't seem to find any evidence of these ever existing, >> so perhaps I'm misremembering. >> >> -Matt >> >>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 9:23 AM Mel Beckman <m...@beckman.org> wrote: >>> >>> Oh. And it’s not “OCD”. It’s “CDO”, with letters in ascending sequence. :) >>> >>> -mel via cell >>> >>>> On Nov 15, 2022, at 8:18 AM, Mel Beckman <m...@beckman.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> No. GBIC stands for Great Big Inserted Cartridge. LC stands for Little >>> Connector. Thus they are not compatible. >>>> >>>> -mel via cell >>>> >>>>> On Nov 15, 2022, at 7:59 AM, Warren Kumari <war...@kumari.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>
