Unless you work for Intel or DEC in which case, it’s O0 DC. Owen
> On Nov 15, 2022, at 08:20, 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 >>> >>>
