Re: Random shower thought: GBIC with LC connector...

[Matt Erculiani <merculiani () gmail com>]

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 <mel () 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 <mel () 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 <warren () 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


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Matt Erculiani
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