70-km Gigabit Ethernet
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 cable. The transceiver
connects to the network using a fiber-optic duplex Subscriber Connector
(SC). You can remove and replace the transceiver with the system on
(which is called
hot-swapping
).
Figure 1
70-km Gigabit Ethernet 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/gigabit_ethernet/gbics
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://support.3Com.com/nav/switches.htm
