Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6000 Multilayer Switch Feature Card MSFC2 Installation Guide

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Connecting Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Network
Modules to the Network

Revised: May 1, 2008, OL-12825-01

This guide describes how to connect Cisco Gigabit Ethernet network modules to your network. It
contains the following sections:

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Gigabit Ethernet Network Modules, page 1

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Gigabit Ethernet Network Module LEDs, page 4

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Related Documents, page 5

•

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines, page 6

Gigabit Ethernet Network Modules

The Gigabit Ethernet network module provides single-port Gigabit Ethernet connectivity through an
installed Gigabit interface converter (GBIC). The GBIC determines the type of connectivity available to
the network module. (See

Figure 1

Figure 1

Gigabit Ethernet Network Module Faceplate

See

Table 1

for information on connection types supported by each GBIC.

Note

1000BASE-T ports cannot be looped back through use of an external loopback cable.

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GBIC

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