> GBIC stands for Great Big Inserted Cartridge Classic - I needed a good laugh for today :)
On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 9:17 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 > > > >
