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Appendix B      Transceivers, Module Connectors, and Cable Specifications
  Transceivers
1-GB Transceiver Modules
Table B-2 lists along with brief descriptions of the transceiver modules, pointers to cabling distances 
tables, and reference illustrations. 
Ta b l e B - 2 1- G B  Tr a n s c e i v e r  Modules Descriptions
Transceiver 
Type Product Number Description
GBIC 
Transceivers
WS-G5483=
• 1000BASE-T GBIC transceiver module for copper networks, 
• RJ-45 connector. (See Figure B-2.) 
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-3. 
• Refer to your release notes for a list of compatible modules and the 
software release level necessary to support this GBIC.
WS-G5484=
• 1000BASE-SX GBIC transceiver module for MMF
• 850-nm wavelength
• SC duplex connector. (See Figure B-3.) 
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-3. 
• Refer to your release notes for a list of compatible modules and the 
software release level necessary to support this GBIC.
WS-G5486=
• 1000BASE-LX/LH GBIC transceiver module for SMF
• 1300-nm wavelength
• SC duplex connector. (See Figure B-3.) 
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-3. 
• Refer to your release notes for a list of compatible modules and the 
software release level necessary to support this GBIC.
WS-G5487=
• 1000BASE-ZX GBIC transceiver module for SMF
• 1550-nm wavelength
• SC duplex connector. (See Figure B-3.) 
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-3.
SFP 
Transceivers
GLC-T=
• 1000BASE-T SFP transceiver module for copper networks
• RJ-45 connector. (See Figure B-4.) 
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-4. 
• Refer to your release notes for a list of compatible modules and the 
software release level necessary to support this SFP.
GLC-SX-MM=
• 1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver module for MMF, 
• 850-nm wavelength, 
• LC duplex connector. (See Figure B-5.) 
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-4. 
• Refer to your release notes for a list of compatible modules and the 
software release level necessary to support this SFP.