Random shower thought: GBIC with LC connector...

Tue Nov 15 16:26:56 UTC 2022

On Tue, Nov 15 2022 at 11:16 AM, Jamie Bowden <jamie.s.bowden at raytheon.com>
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> Warren,
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> Do SFP+ modules count?
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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

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> https://www.enetusa.com/455886-b21-enc
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> https://www.enetusa.com/455883-b21-enc
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> I have a pair of the multimode versions of this sitting on my desk as I
> type this.
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> Thanks,
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> *From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces+jamie.s.bowden=raytheon.com at nanog.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Warren Kumari
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2022 10:56 AM
> *To:* North American Network Operators' Group <nanog at nanog.org>
> *Subject:* [External] Random shower thought: GBIC with LC connector...
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> Hi there all,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> So, has anyone seen a regular (30mm/1.2") GBIC with LC connectors? And, if
> so, "pics or it didn't happen"... :-)
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> Obviously I don't have an actual use for this, it's just to satisfy my
> (OCD) curiosity...
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> W
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