I feel like I've seen GBIC sleeves that accept SFP modules very similar to QSFP+ CVRs, but I can't seem to find any evidence of these ever existing, so perhaps I'm misremembering.
-Matt On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 9:23 AM Mel Beckman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > >> > >> > -- Matt Erculiani ERCUL-ARIN
