[c-nsp] Fiber GBIC Question

[Paul Stewart]

Excellent.. Thanks... I don't want to turn up a new link and kill the
GBIC's hehee... 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Armstrong [mailto:dan at beanfield.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:48 PM
To: Paul Stewart
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Fiber GBIC Question

We use LX GBICs on SM fibre over distances as short as 10 feet, and it
works just fine.



Paul Stewart wrote:

>We have a pair of 2950's that are going to be connected over
single-mode
>fiber shortly...  Single mode is the only option for us.
>
>The distance is going to be only about 200 feet roughly (carrier-hotel)
>and the only GBIC that supports a really short distance seems to be
>multi-mode.  If I use a WS-G5486 they are rated at 6.2 miles but that
>seems to be the shortest single mode option... Do I need to put
>attenuators in place then?
>
>Just wondering as this seems to be common in carrier-hotels where
single
>mode is only option sometimes.....
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul Stewart
>IP Routing/Switching
>Nexicom Inc.
>http://www.nexicom.net/ 
>
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