Random shower thought: GBIC with LC connector...

Tue Nov 15 16:16:09 UTC 2022

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 at kumari.net> wrote:
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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...
> W
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