--- type: product schema_version: 1 stock_number: "54436-29" canonical_url: "https://www.artisantg.com/54436-29/DiCon-GP700M-4-4" json_url: "https://www.artisantg.com/54436-29/DiCon-GP700M-4-4.json" generated_at: "2026-11-07T01:18:23.211Z" last_updated: "2026-10-14T13:00:51.160-05:00" --- # DiCon GP700M/4-4 Optical Modular Mainframe _Summary and Categories are this item's record. The description sections and FAQ are machine-assisted and can contain errors; where they disagree with the record, the record is correct, and where description sections disagree with each other, Details wins._ ## Summary - Manufacturer: DiCon - Model: GP700M/4-4 - Condition: Used and in Excellent Condition - Price: $1,125.00 USD - Availability: In stock, 1 available - Warranty: 1-Year Warranty with 30-Day Return Guarantee - ITAR restricted: No - Shipping weight: 28 lb, estimated - Shipping dimensions: 24X20X12 in, estimated ## Categories - Test Equipment > Optical Test > Mainframes (primary) - Test Equipment > Optical Test > Optical Switches ## Details ### Configuration - Number of Plug-In Bays: 4 - Housing Type: 4U Standard Rackmount ### Installed - DiCon Multi-Channel Switch Plug-In 4x8 Part Number: GP700M/4-4 ## Function Provides modular optical switching platform supporting hot-swappable plug-in modules for dynamic network configuration. Enables centralized optical signal routing, monitoring, and management through multi-channel switch matrices with automated fiber path switching capabilities. Interfaces via standard telecom protocols including SNMP, RS-232, and Ethernet for remote control and integration with network management systems. Accommodates various optical switch configurations, power monitors, and attenuator modules for applications in optical test systems, network protection switching, fiber monitoring, and automated optical distribution frames in telecom and datacenter environments. ## Platform Designed for 4U standard rackmount installation in telecommunications and test equipment racks. Features four plug-in module bays supporting hot-swappable optical switch modules and fiber optic components. Interfaces through front-panel connectors for optical fiber connections and rear-panel electrical connections for control signals. Compatible with automated test systems via standard communication protocols including RS-232 and Ethernet. Supports multi-channel optical switching applications in fiber optic networks, component testing, and optical signal routing systems. ## Application Houses up to four hot-swappable optical switch modules in a 4U rackmount chassis for automated fiber optic signal routing and network management. Supports various switch configurations including 1xN, NxN matrix, and wavelength selective switches with remote control via RS-232, Ethernet, or USB interfaces. Modules share common power supply and control backplane for coordinated multi-channel switching operations. Applied in optical test automation systems, network protection switching, remote fiber monitoring, laboratory photonics research, manufacturing test setups, and telecommunications central office equipment for dynamic optical path reconfiguration and signal distribution. ## Images - - - -