3Com 3C17304 Getting Started Guide - Page 27
GBIC Operation, Approved GBIC Transceivers, Inserting a GBIC Transceiver, Approved GBIC, Transceivers - com
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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 Transceivers The 3Com approved GBIC transceivers are: ■ 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 Transceiver To be recognised as valid, the GBIC transceiver must have the following 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