Abstract: Embodiments of a device include a receive multi-rate CDR unit communicatively coupled to a processor, the receive multi-rate CDR configured to receive signals from a cable and perform clock and data recovery on signals and a transmitter multi-rate CDR unit communicatively coupled to a processor, the transmit multi-rate CDR configured to send signals to the cable after performing clock and data recovery on the signals. Embodiments of the cable include a receiver equalizer configured to receive signals from a wire and a transmitter equalizer configured to receive signals from a connector of the cable and configured to transmit an equalized signal to the wire.