GBIC

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002537",
  "term": "GBIC",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A hot-swappable transceiver module, the Gigabit Interface Converter, that plugs into a slot on a network switch or router and links the port to a fiber optic or copper cable. It converts electrical signals to optical signals and back. GBIC modules are physically larger than their successor, the SFP, and are described in the SFF-8053 specification.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "GBIC",
    "es": "GBIC",
    "fr": "GBIC"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/gbic/"
}