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 <[email protected]> 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 > >
