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Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switch Installation Note
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Overview
Overview

The Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch is an Ethernet access switch in a 1.5 RU standalone chassis. There

are two models of the CiscoME 6524 Ethernet switch:

•ME-C6524GS-8S—This model of the Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch has 24 Ethernet SFP

downlink ports and 8 Ethernet SFP uplink ports. SFP transceivers must be installed in the port

sockets for the ports to be active.

•ME-C6524GT-8S—This model of the Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch has 24 10/100/1000

downlink ports and 8 Ethernet SFP uplink ports. Only the uplink ports require that SFP transceivers

be installed in the port sockets for the ports to be active.

Chassis features for both chassis are identified in the following three figures. Figure1 identifies the front

panel features of the ME-C6524GS-8S chassis. Figure2 identifies the front panel features of the

ME-C6524GT-8S chassis. Figure3 identifies the rear panel features that are common to both chassis.

Figure1 Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GS-8S) Front Panel Features

1Status LEDs and RESET switch 6Uplink port status LEDs

2CONSOLE port (RJ-45 connector) 7ESD ground strap connector

3Downlink port status LEDs 88 uplink ports (SFP transceivers required)

4USB ports 924 downlink ports (SFP transceivers required)

5PCMCIA connector

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