2Gb/s Optical Connectors
• Lucent Connector (LC):
– Used with Small Form-factor connections
• All speeds are supported
– About half the size of SC duplex connectors
– Allow greater port density on front panels
Optical SFP Transceiver
LC
Optical SFF
Board-Mount Transceiver
LC connector:
Lucent Connector (LC), manufactured by Lucent Technologies
Commonly used for 2 & 4Gb/s Fibre Channel with SFP transceivers
Smaller form factor allows greater density of ports
Has two alignment pins to more securely align the fibre
The functionality of the SFP is exactly the same as the GBIC
It does electrical to optical conversion or electrical to electrical
conversion and determines the interface type.