Can SFP connect to WS-C4506 without a Gbic card ?

[as863x@att.com]

Team,

I have some free interfaces on my existing WS-C4506. 

So can GLC-LH-SMD=  be connected to switch without a Gbic card ? The answer is NO, but can we still connect to it? Is there any alternative to connect the SFP without a Gbic card?

Kindly suggest.

Thanks

[Joseph W. Doherty]

You can connect your SFP if you have a SFP port. Besides finding them on line cards, some supervisors also provide them.

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Figure 1.      Cisco Optical Gigabit Ethernet SFP

Figure 2.      Cisco 1000BASE-T Copper SFP

Figure 3.      Cisco 2-Channel 1000BASE-BX Optical SFP

1.1000BASE-T SFP for Copper Networks

The 1000BASE-T SFP operates on standard Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair copper cabling of link lengths up to 100 m (328 ft). Cisco 1000BASE-T SFP modules support 10/100/1000 auto negotiation and Auto MDI/MDIX.

2.1000BASE-SX SFP for Multimode Fiber Only

The 1000BASE-SX SFP, compatible with the IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX standard, operates on legacy 50 μm multimode fiber links up to 550 m and on 62.5 μm Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)-grade multimode fibers up to 220 m. It can support up to 1km over laser-optimized 50 μm multimode fiber cable.

3.1000BASE-LX/LH SFP for Both Multimode and Single-Mode Fibers

The 1000BASE-LX/LH SFP, compatible with the IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-LX standard, operates on standard single-mode fiber-optic link spans of up to 10 km and up to 550 m on any multimode fibers. When used over legacy multimode fiber type, the transmitter should be coupled through a mode conditioning patch cable.