GBIC connector

[Someone]

I have the old 3550 and 3560 switches in my network. I want to connect
them using fiber. Where can I find information regarding the types of
GBIC to use and if I need to use either LC or SC fiber cables. Thanks.

[Brian V]

"Someone" <Som...@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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>I have the old 3550 and 3560 switches in my network. I want to connect
> them using fiber. Where can I find information regarding the types of
> GBIC to use and if I need to use either LC or SC fiber cables. Thanks.

The 3550 use SC style GBIC's, the 3560's use LC style GBIC's so you will
need to use a LCxSC fiber patch cable if they are in close proximity to each
other. Very common item. If they are in different closets connected by
infrastructure fiber then that will depend on what is in the cans, either SC
or ST.

[Thrill5]

Goto www.cisco.com and in the upper left hand corner enter "GBIC" in the
search box and then click "search".

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[Bo...@hotmail.co.uk]

On 25 Jan, 03:10, "Brian V" <diespam...@nospam.com> wrote:
> "Someone" <Some...@somewhere.com> wrote in message

I am sure that the OP would find this less confusing if the correct
terminology was used.

The LC adapters are SFP.

I am aware that quite a lot of people use the term GBIC to mean
any concievble design of modular Network interface adapter
however if you want an SFP then you are not going to find
the right stuff by searching for GBIC on the Cisco web site.

/rant

[Sam Wilson]

In article
<c15347ac-67cb-4f09...@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
Bo...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:

Sort of true. SFP stands for Small Form-factor Pluggable. Some
references say this is a Small Form-factor Pluggable GBIC, so it may not
be entirely false to refer to an SFP as a kind of GBIC, but I agree it's
certainly confusing. There's also some confusion about whether a
mini-GBIC and an SFP are the same thing, but I'll leave that for another
day.

Sam