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Configuring Unidirectional Ethernet
Note Unidirectional Ethernet is not supported on Catalyst 4900M, Catalyst 4948E, Supervisor Engine 6-E, or
Supervisor Engine 6L-E.
This chapter describes how to configure Unidirectional Ethernet on the Catalyst 4000 family switch and
contains these sections:
About Unidirectional Ethernet, page 29-1
Configuring Unidirectional Ethernet, page 29-2
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, look at the
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Command Reference, it is located in the larger Cisco
IOS library. Refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html

About Unidirectional Ethernet

You can set stubless Gigabit Ethernet ports to unidirectionally transmit or recei v e traf f ic. Un idirectional
Ethernet uses only one strand of fiber for either transmitting or receiving one-way traffic for the Gigabit
Ethernet Port, instead of two strands of fiber for a full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet Port. Configuring your
Gigabit Ethernet Port either to transmit or receive traffic effectively doubles the amount of traffic
capabilities for applications, such as video streaming, where most traffic is sent as unacknowledged
unidirectional video broadcast streams.