Cisco
®
Multigigabit Ethernet is a unique Cisco innovation to the new Cisco Catalyst
®
Ethernet Access
Switches. With the enormous growth of 802.11ac and new wireless applications, wireless devices are driving
the demand
for more network bandwidth. This creates a need for a technology that supports speeds higher
than 1 Gbps on all cabling infrastructure. Cisco multigigabit technology allows you to achieve bandwidth
between speeds of 1 and 10 Gbps over traditional Cat 5e c
abling or above. In addition, the multigigabit ports
on select Cisco Catalyst switches support Universal Power Over Ethernet (UPOE), which is increasingly
important for next
-
generation workspaces and Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems