Cisco CATALYST 6509E 9 SLOT 15U CHASSIS NO POWER SUPPLY NO FAN TRAY Specification Guide

Humidity (RH), ambient 
(noncondensing) operating 

5% to 90%

Humidity (RH), ambient 
(noncondensing) 
nonoperating and storage 

5% to 95% 

Altitude, operating

Certified for operation: 0 to 6500 feet (0 to 2000 m)

Designed and tested for: –200 to 10,000 feet (–60 to 3000 m)

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

Operational—5 G 30 ms, half-sine (IEC 68-2-27)

Non-operational—20 G, 7.5 ms, trapezoidal

Operational—3 Hz to 500 Hz, 
Power Spectral Density (PSD)-0.0005 G

2

/Hz at 10 Hz and 200 Hz. 

5 dB/octave roll off at each end. 0.5 hours per axis (1.12 Grms).

64 to 76 dB. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 7779: 
Bystander position operating to an ambient temperature of 86°F (30°C).

Dimensions (H x W x D)

8.7 x 17.5 x 21.6 in. (22.09 x 44.45 x 54.86 cm). 

Chassis requires 5 RU

1

.

The Catalyst 6504-E switch chassis is designed to install in standard 
19-inch equipment racks that meet ANSI/EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, and 
ETS 300-119 standards.

Weight

Chassis only: 27 lb (12.25 kg).

Chassis fully configured with 2 supervisor engines, 2 modules, and 
2 AC-input power supplies: 97 lb (43.99 kg).