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Hardware Overview
Introduction
Figure 2-20
Front panel of MPLS GBIC line card with one GBIC installed
GBIC modules provide the media-specific portion of the MPLS GBIC line-card (see
Figure 2-21
), which support
Gigabit Ethernet connectivity across multiple media types and distances. The GBIC line card provides the power,
initialization, and control for each GBIC module. Any combination of GBICs can be used on a single MPLS GBIC
line card.
Figure 2-21
GBIC modules
The MPLS Gigabit Ethernet GBIC line cards accept the GBIC modules described in
Table 2-28
.
Table 2-28 GBIC modules media specification
Port type
Specification
GBIC SX (MMF)
•
Multi-mode fiber interface
•
50 or 62.5 125-mm multi-mode fiber cable
terminated with SC connectors
•
Maximum of 300 m of cable
Tx Link
Rx
AN
Offline
Online
Tx Link
Rx
AN
G8M-GBCMM-02
1000BASE GBIC MPLS
Hot
Swap
Multi-Mode Short-Reach
and
Single-Mode Intermediate-Reach
Single-Mode
Long-Reach (70 Km)