[c-nsp] Single Fiber Strand GBIC

[Arnold Nipper]

On 23.08.2005 15:55 Spencer Wood wrote

> Slightly Off Topic here...
> 
> We are needing to connect a couple of buildings together, but we only have 
> a single strand of SM Fiber available.  I know that Cisco had a SFP based 
> product (1000BASE-BX-D) that works great, but I was wondering if anyone 
> knows of a GBIC Based product that will perform the same function?  The 
> equipment we are connecting will not take a SFP (Cisco 4500 and 3550 
> Switch), so GBIC's are our only option. 
> 
> Any idea's?

Have a look into the archives. The question popped upt at least two 
times within the last three months.

You  may also want to have look at 
http://www.apacoe.com.tw/APAC/ShowProduct.aspx?CategoryID=11

Those are fairly cheap and have excellent reach (up to 70km). I'm using 
a pair over a distance of 10km. The pair was about 800 Euro (~1,0000 US$)




Arnold
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