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+---
+manufacturer: Cisco
+model: N5696-M12Q
+part_number: N5696-M12Q
+comments: '[Cisco Nexus 5600 Platform 40-Gbps Switches Data Sheet](https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-5624q-switch/datasheet-c78-733100.html)'
+interfaces:
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/1
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/2
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/3
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/4
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/5
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/6
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/7
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/8
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/9
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/10
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/11
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp
+  - name: Ethernet{module}/12
+    type: 40gbase-x-qsfpp