WS-G5484 Overview
	
	
	The Cisco 1000BASE-T Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) is an ideal solution for Catalyst ® 6500, 4000, 3550, 2950, 3500 XL and 2900 XL Series switch customers, providing full duplex Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to high-end workstations and between wiring closets over existing copper network infrastructures. This GBIC technology leverages the industry’s flexible, standards-based 1000BASE-X design, allowing for a simple and low-cost migration path to Gigabit Ethernet. There are two key product applications for the Cisco 1000BASE-T GBIC: connectivity to high-end workstations and distribution and wiring closet interconnectivity.
	The Cisco 1000BASE-SX GBIC (WS-G5484) operates on legacy multimode fiber (MMF) optic link spans up to 1815 feet (550 m) and on laser-optimized multimode fiber (OM3) optic link spans up to 3281 feet (1 km).
	
	
	
	WS-G5484 Specification
	
	
		
			
				| Product Number | WS-G5484 | 
			
				| Description | 1000BASE-SX Short Wavelength GBIC (Multimode only) | 
			
				| GBIC | Cisco 1000BASE-SX | 
			
				| Wavelength (nm) | 850 | 
			
				| Fiber Type | MMF | 
			
				| Core Size
  (Micron) | 62.5 | 
			
				| 62.5 | 
			
				| 50 | 
			
				| 50 | 
			
				| 50 | 
			
				| Modal
  Bandwidth (MHz/km) | 160 | 
			
				| 200 | 
			
				| 400 | 
			
				| 500 | 
			
				| 2000 | 
			
				| Cable
  Distance | 722 ft (220 m) | 
			
				| 902 ft (275 m) | 
			
				| 1640 ft (500 m) | 
			
				| 1804 ft (550 m) | 
			
				| 3281 ft (1000 m) |