Auto-Negotiation

Table 1. Auto-Negotiation product support

Feature

Product

Release introduced

Auto-Negotiation

5320 Series

Fabric Engine 8.6

5420 Series

VOSS 8.4

SFP-DD ports are only available if you disable Advanced Feature Bandwidth Reservation.

5520 Series

VOSS 8.2.5

Not supported on 5520-24X or 5520-VIM-4X

QSFP28 ports are only available if you disable Advanced Feature Bandwidth Reservation.

5520-48SE and 5520-VIM-4XE at 1 Gbps only

5520-VIM-4YE at 25 Gbps only

5720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.7

7520 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

7720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

VSP 4900 Series

VOSS 8.1

Not supported on:

  • VIM5-2Q

  • VIM5-2Y

  • VIM5-4X

  • VIM5-4Y

VSP4900-12MXU-12XE - all fixed ports, with ports 13 to 24 at 1 Gbps only

VSP4900-24S and VSP4900-48P - all fixed ports

VSP4900-24XE - all fixed ports at 1 Gbps only

VIM5-4XE at 1 Gbps only

VIM5-4YE at 25 Gbps only

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.0

The Auto-Negotiation feature enables the device to switch between the various operational modes in an ordered fashion and lets you select a specific operational mode. The Auto-Negotiation feature also provides a parallel detection (called autosensing) function to recognize compatible devices, even if they do not support Auto-Negotiation and helps the device sense the link speed only; not the duplex mode.

You can use the show interfaces gigabitEthernet l1-config command to see the Auto-Negotiation operational state on a port. The operational state uses the configuration and transceiver type present in the port. If you enable Auto-Negotiation for the port but the transceiver type does not support Auto-Negotiation, the operational state is disabled (false).

Important

Important

The software requires the same Auto-Negotiation configuration on link partners to avoid incorrect declaration of link status. Mismatched configuration can cause the links to stay down as well as unpredictable behavior. Ensure the Auto-Negotiation configuration between local ports and their remote link partners match before upgrading software releases.