3Com 1000BASE-T-GBIC manual GBIC Transceiver Installation Guide

GBIC Transceiver

Installation Guide

For 3Com Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) Transceivers

Description The Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) ports on your system connect to Gigabit Ethernet networks through a GBIC transceiver (Figure 1), providing a high-speed connection over fiber-optic or copper cable. The transceiver connects to the network using a fiber-optic duplex subscriber connector (SC) or a RJ-45 connector. You can remove and replace the transceiver with the system on (which is called hot-swapping).

Figure 1 GBIC Fiber-Optic Transceiver

To ensure optimal performance, compatibility, and regulatory compliance, use only GBIC transceivers that 3Com supports. For a list of currently supported GBICs, see this 3Com Web site:

http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/prodlist.jsp?tab=cat&pathtype=purch ase&cat=227&selcat=LAN+Switches+%28Modular%29

For the most up-to-date information about this and other 3Com products, always see the User Guides and Release Notes at this 3Com Web site:

http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/prodlist.jsp?tab=cat&pathtype=supp ort&cat=227&selcat=LAN+Switches+%28Modular%29&family=526