2960CX-8PC-L uplink ports?

[hmc250000]

What is the difference between the uplink and standard ports on a 2960CX-8PC-L switch?

[balaji.bandi]

UPLINK - connecting to devices, Connecting to Core Switch, or downlink switches.

Normal or Access port- generally connect to end device like PC, Phone or printer.

[lagerplane]

That Switch has 8 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports as downlinks ("normal" or "standard ports") and for the uplinks it has 2 x 1G copper and 2 x 1G SFP ports (so total of 4 ports) for uplinks. All four uplink ports (the two copper and two fiber ports) can be used simultaneously.

See the "Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX and 2960-CX Switch Family." and "Table 4. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Compact Switch Models and Default Software" from the Datasheet.

Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX and 2960-CX Series Compact Switches Data Sheet

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-3560-cx-series-switches/datasheet-c78-733229.html

[MHM Cisco World · Accepted solution]

one example of UPLINK and DOWNLINK the SFP speed and BW and also HW is different between the UPLINK and DOWNLINK.