1000BASE-T copper SFP — RJ-45 over Cat5e/6, not fiber optics
Cisco GLC-T — 1000BASE-T SFP transceiver, 10/100/1000 auto-negotiation, up to 100m
Cisco Part Number: GLC-T
Common aliases / related PIDs: GLC-T= (spare) · successor GLC-TE · NEBS sibling SFP-GE-T
Description: Hot-pluggable SFP providing Gigabit Ethernet over standard copper twisted-pair (RJ-45), IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
This is the copper Gigabit SFP — the one that turns an SFP cage into an RJ-45 port so you can reuse Cat5e/Cat6 plant instead of pulling fiber. It auto-negotiates 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps and supports Auto MDI/MDIX, so straight or crossover cabling is handled by the PHY.
Cisco ended new sales of the GLC-T in 2017 and names GLC-TE as the current replacement (wider temperature band). We still stock genuine new GLC-T for platforms and BOMs that specifically call that PID. If your environment is hotter/colder than commercial (0–70°C), or your platform matrix prefers GLC-TE, that is usually the better buy — see the table below.