On Tue, Nov 15 2022 at 11:16 AM, Jamie Bowden <[email protected]> wrote:
> Warren, > > > > Do SFP+ modules count? > Nope -- it has to be an old-school (~1.2" wide) GBIC style thingie. SFP(+) / XENPAK / X2 / QSFP / X2-SFP adapters, etc are all excluded... W > > https://www.enetusa.com/455886-b21-enc > > https://www.enetusa.com/455883-b21-enc > > > > I have a pair of the multimode versions of this sitting on my desk as I > type this. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > *Jamie Bowden* > > Senior Computer Network Technologist II > > > O: +1 703.842.3848 > > C: +1 703.403.9745 > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > > *Raytheon Intelligence & Space* > > Digital Technology > > 1100 Wilson Blvd. > > Suite 2000 > > Arlington, VA 22209 > > > > RTX.com <https://www.rtx.com/> | LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/raytheontechnologies> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/raytheontech> | Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/raytheontechnologies> > > > > Upcoming PTO: > > > > > > *From:* NANOG <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Warren Kumari > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2022 10:56 AM > *To:* North American Network Operators' Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [External] Random shower thought: GBIC with LC connector... > > > > 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 > > > > >
