There is provided a method including receiving, by a multiplexer, input signals having a first rate, applying, by an equalizer in the multiplexer, equalization on the input signals passed through respective signal paths in the multiplexer, and outputting, by the multiplexer, an output signal comprising a selected signal of equalized versions of the input signals produced by the equalization, the output signal having a second rate greater than the first rate. There is further provided a device that includes a multiplexer and a signal driver having an input connected to the output of the equalizer. The multiplexer includes a plurality of inputs to receive respective input signals, an output to provide an output signal selected from among the input signals, and an equalizer to apply equalization on the input signals that are passed through the multiplexer, the equalization to provide the selected signals as equalized signals at the output of the multiplexer.