GBIC Operation 27

GBIC Operation

The following section describes how to insert a GBIC transceiver into a

 

GBIC port. This section applies to the SuperStack 3 Switch 4228G only.

 

GBIC transceivers are hot-insertable and hot-swappable. You can remove

 

them from and insert them into any GBIC port without having to power

 

down the Switch.

Approved GBIC The 3Com approved GBIC transceivers are:

Transceivers

1000BASE-SX GBIC (3CGBIC91)

1000BASE-LX GBIC (3CGBIC92)

1000BASE-T GBIC (3CGBIC93)

1000BASE-LH70 GBIC (3CGBIC97)

These are correct at the time of publication.

To access the latest list of approved GBIC transceivers for the Switch on the 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site, enter this URL into your internet browser:

http://www.3com.com

The URL is case sensitive.

Inserting a GBIC To be recognised as valid, the GBIC transceiver must have the following Transceiver characteristics:

1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, 1000BASE-T or 1000BASE-LH70 media type:

1000BASE-SX GBIC transceiver

Use this transceiver to connect the Switch directly to a multimode fiber-optic cable.

1000BASE-T GBIC transceiver

Use this transceiver to connect the Switch directly to Category 5 twisted-pair cable.

1000BASE-LX GBIC transceiver

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C17304, C17302, 3C17300 specifications

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