Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch ME-C6524GT-8S

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GT-8S)

	The Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) is a member of the Cisco ME 6500 series
	Ethernet switches. The Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) is a 1.5 RU horizontal
	chassis with 24 10/100/1000 downlink ports and 8 1000BASE SFP uplink ports. Table 1-4lists the
	features of the Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) chassis. Table 1-5lists the
	specifications of the Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) chassis. Table 1-6lists the
	front panel LEDs and their meanings. Figure 1-3shows the front view of the chassis with the major
	features identified; Figure 1-4shows the rear view of the chassis with the major features identified.
Table 1-4	Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) Features

Feature		Description

Chassis		1.5 RU height, fixed configuration chassis

Modules		Fixed configuration chassis; modules cannot be installed in the chassis.

Fan Tray		• Supports one hot swappable fan tray (FAN-C6524). The fan tray
			contains seven fans for chassis cooling. The individual fans are not
			replaceable.
		• Fan tray FAN LED
			– Green—Fan tray is operating normally.
			– Red—One or more individual fans have failed.

Power Supplies		• Supports one or two power supplies. The following power supplies are
			supported:
			– PWR-400W-DC (400 W DC-input power supply)
		•	Power supply LEDs—Refer to Table A-1 on page A-1for LED colors
			and their meanings.

Pluggable transceivers supported		•	SFP transceivers. The 8 uplink ports support the following SFP
			transceivers:
			– GLC-T—1000BASE-T
			– GLC-SX-MM—1000BASE-SX
			– GLC-LH-SM—1000BASE-LX/LH
			– GLC-ZX-SM—1000BASE-ZX
			– GLC-BX-D—1000BASE-BX10-D
			– GLC-BX-U—1000BASE-BX10-U
			– GLC-FE-100BX-D—100BASE-BX10-D
			– GLC-FE-100BX-U—100BASE-BX10-U
			– CWDM-SFP-xxxx—CWDM SFP transceivers
		Note Refer to Appendix B for SFP transceiver cabling distances and
			additional information.

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Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GT-8S)

Feature

– GLC-SX-MM—1000BASE-SX

– GLC-ZX-SM—1000BASE-ZX