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Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switch Installation Guide
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Product Overview

This chapter describes the Cisco ME 6500 series Ethernet switches and contains these sections:

• Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GS-8S), page 1-1
• Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GT-8S), page 1-7

Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GS-8S)

The ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GS-8S) is a member of the Cisco ME 6500 series Ethernet

switches. The Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GS-8S) is a 1.5 RU horizontal chassis with

24 SFP downlink ports and 8 SFP uplink ports. Figure 1-1 shows the front view of the chassis with the

major features identified; Figure 1-2 shows the rear view of the chassis with the major features

identified.

Figure 1-1 Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GS-8S)—Front View

1Status LEDs 6Uplink ports LEDs

2Console port (RJ-45 connector) 7ESD chassis ground connector

3Downlink ports LEDs 8Uplink ports (SFP transceivers required)

4USB ports 9Downlink ports (SFP transceivers required)

5PCMCIA connector

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