standardized form factor. The GBIC has been widely adopted in a large number of legacy systems, with designs ranging in data rates up to 2.5 Gbs. The devices are economical because they eliminate the necessity for replacing entire boards at the system level. upgrading can be done with any number of units at a time, from an individual module to all the modules in a system.

standardized form factor. The GBIC has been widely adopted in a large number of legacy systems, with designs ranging in data rates up to 2.5 Gbs. The devices are economical because they eliminate the necessity for replacing entire boards at the system level. upgrading can be done with any number of units at a time, from an individual module to all the modules in a system.