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 <[email protected]> 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 <[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 >> >>
