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Chapter 4
Installing gigabit interface converters
This chapter describes how to install GBICs in the Passport 1424T 2-port GBIC
module. The 2-port GBIC module has two bays for installing GBICs.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Topic
Installing GBICs
Removing GBICs
The following types of GBIC are supported:
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GBICs are available in different case styles
tabs at the front of the GBIC; the other type has an extractor handle on the front.
1000BASE-SX—uses multimode fiber over distances up to 550 meters (m)
1000BASE-LX—uses multimode fiber over distances up to 550 m or
single-mode fiber over distances up to 5 kilometers (km)
1000BASE-XD—uses single-mode fiber over distances up to 50 km
1000BASE-ZX—uses single-mode fiber over distances up to 70 km
1000BASE-T—uses Category 5 copper over distances up to 100 m
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Installing the Passport 1424T Series Layer 3 Switch
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