Random shower thought: GBIC with LC connector...

Tue Nov 15 15:56:21 UTC 2022

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...
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