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Cisco’s Multigigabit Ethernet technology allows you to leverage 802.11ac Wave 2 speeds on your device. Beginning with Cisco IOS XE 3.7.E1 and IOS 15.2(3) E1, you can configure the WS-C3560CX-8XPD-S module to auto-negotiate multiple speeds on switch ports, and support 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, and 5 Gbps speeds on Category 5e cables, and up to 10 Gbps over Category6 and Category 6a cables.

Beginning with Cisco IOS XE 3.9.E1 and IOS 15.2(5) E1, by default, interface speeds are downshifted on multigigabit ports. When an interface is unable to establish a high speed link, the line rate is automatically downshifted or reduced to a lower speed. The interface tries up to four times to reestablish a link using the current speed, before downshifting to the next available lower speed. For multigigabit interfaces to support downshifting, the interface speed must be set to auto on both sides of the link.

The WS-C3560CX-8XPD-S module has 8 ports, of which the 6 ports are 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 ports are multigigabit ports. The module also has 2 SFP+ ports.