Difference Between Cisco GLC-T and GLC-TE

GLC-T and GLC-TE are all Cisco 1000BASE-T SFP types. And they are used in plenty of networking environment. Both the models have quite a similarity like supporting Auto negotiation, 10/100/100 auto negotiation speed, scalability up to length of 100 m which equals 328 ft in addition to Auto MDI/MDIX feature set. We all know that GLC-T has been announced end of sale and end of life last year. And the new GLC-TE is the replacement for the GLC-T. So what’s the difference between them? You may find answer in this post.

GLC-T vs. GLC-TE

From the chart above, we can see that GLC-T works with commercial temperature range (0 to 70℃) while SFP-GLC-TE works in Extended temperature range (-5 to 85℃). In general, non-extended temperature range SFP/SFP+'s are intended to be used within a data centre, or at least indoors - such as between a switch and a server. The extended temperature range units tend to be optics, and are intended to be used with fibre that goes outside of the building (such as between buildings) where there is not a nice temperature controlled environment.

Details for SFP Operating Temperature Range: COM, EXT and IND

Operating temperature range:

• Commercial temperature range (COM): 0 to 70℃ (32 to 158℉)
• Extended temperature range (EXT): -5 to 85℃ (23 to 185℉)
• Industrial temperature range (IND): -40 to 85℃(-40 to 185℉)
• Storage temperature range: -40 to 85℃(-40 to 185℉)

Migrate to the Cisco 1000BASE-T SFP Replacement Module

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
GLC-T	1000BASE-T SFP	GLC-TE	1000BASE-T SFP transceiver module for Category 5 copper wire
SFP-GE-T	1000BASE-T SFP (NEBS 3 ESD)
GLC-T=	1000BASE-T SFP	GLC-TE=
SFP-GE-T=	1000BASE-T SFP (NEBS 3 ESD)
GLC-T++=	1000BASE-T SFP, TAA compliant	GLC-TE++=	1000BASE-T SFP

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