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The WS-G5486 is a Cisco 1000BASE-LX/LH long-wavelength, long-haul GBIC. It complies with the IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-LX standard, and its higher optical quality reaches 10 km over single-mode fiber against the 5 km the standard specifies.
The wavelength is 1300 nm and the port has an SC-type connector, with a minimum cable distance of 6.5 feet (2 m). Single-mode fiber with a 9/10 micron core reaches 32,810 feet (10 km). On multimode fiber a mode-conditioning patch cord, CAB-GELX-625 or equivalent, is required: with 62.5-micron multimode fiber it sits between the GBIC and the cable at both ends of the link, and it is required for link distances above 984 feet (300 m). An ordinary patch cord on a short multimode link of tens of meters can saturate the transceiver and cause bit errors.
The GBIC fits the single GBIC slot of the NM-1GE Gigabit Ethernet network module, where GBICs can be inserted and removed live, and Catalyst 4000 and 5000 series Gigabit Ethernet ports that accept GBICs. The spare ordering number is WS-G5486=. More GBICs and modules are in Cisco interface cards.
| Part number | WS-G5486 |
| Type | Long-wavelength, long-haul GBIC, 1000BASE-LX/LH |
| Standard | IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-LX |
| Wavelength | 1300 nm |
| Connector | SC |
| Reach on single-mode fiber (9/10 micron) | 10 km (32,810 feet) |
| Multimode use | Mode-conditioning patch cord CAB-GELX-625 or equivalent required |
| Minimum cable distance | 6.5 feet (2 m) |
| Spare number | WS-G5486= |
| Compatible with | NM-1GE network module; Catalyst 4000 and 5000 series GBIC ports |