Cisco Systems ME 6500 Specification, 2 Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch ME-C6524GS-8S Specifications

Chapter 1 Product Overview

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

Table 1-2 Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GS-8S) Specifications

Item	Specification
Environmental
Temperature, ambient	Certified for operation: 32˚ to 104˚F (0˚ to 40˚C)
operating	Designed and tested for operation: 32˚ to 130˚F (0˚ to 55˚C)
	Note The Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch is equipped with internal air
	temperature sensors that generate a minor alarm at 104˚F (40˚C) and
	a major alarm at 131˚F (55˚C).
Temperature, ambient	–4˚ to 149˚F (–20˚ to 65˚C)
nonoperating and storage
Thermal transition	0.5˚C per minute (hot to cold)
	0.33˚C per minute (cold to hot)
Humidity (RH), ambient	5% to 90%
(noncondensing) operating
Humidity (RH), ambient	5% to 95%
(noncondensing)
nonoperating and storage
Altitude, operating	Certified for operation: 0 to 6500 feet (0 to 2000 m)
	Designed and tested for operation: –200 to 10,000 feet (–60 to 3000 m)
Shock and vibration	This switch complies with Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS)
	(Zone 4 per GR-63-Core) in the following areas:
	• Earthquake environment and criteria
	• Office vibration and criteria
	• Transportation vibration and criteria
	Shock
	• Operational—5 G 30 ms, half-sine (IEC 68-2-27)
	• Nonoperational—20 G, 7.5 ms, trapezoidal
	Vibration
	Operational—3 Hz to 500 Hz,
	Power Spectral Density (PSD)-0.0005 G2/Hz at 10 Hz and 200 Hz.
	5 dB/octave roll off at each end. 0.5 hours per axis (1.12 Grms).
Acoustic Noise	64 to 76 dB. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 7779:
	Bystander position operating to an ambient temperature of 86˚F (30˚C).

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switch Installation Guide

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