Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches Hardware Installation Guide

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Cisco C9610R switch chassis specifications

Updated: February 5, 2026

Overview

Physical and environmental specifications of the Cisco C9160 switch.

This section provides information about the physical and environmental specifications of the Cisco C9610R chassis.

Table 1. Physical specifications of the chassis

Item

Specification

Dimensions (H x W x D)

31.47 x 17.4 x 26.1 inches (79.93 x 44.20 x 66.29 cms)

Rack units (RU 1 )

18 RU

Weight (Chassis with eight 3000W power supplies and four fan trays)

266.0 lbs 120.7 kg

1 The chassis height is measured in rack units (RU or just U), where 1 RU or 1 U equals 1.75 in (44.45 mm).
Table 2. Environmental specifications of the chassis

Item

Specification

Ambient temperature and altitude for normal operations 2

23° to 104°F (-5 to +40ºC), up to 6,000 feet (1,800 m). Maximum allowable operating temperature de-rated 1°C/1,000 feet from 6,000 to 10,000 feet.

Transportation and storage temperature and altitude

-40° to 158°F (-40° to 70°C), up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m)

Thermal transition

Hot to cold—at a maximum rate of 86°F (30°C) per hour

Cold to hot—at maximum rate of 204.8°F (96°C) per hour

Humidity (RH), ambient (noncondensing)

Operating—10% to 90% non-condensing

Nonoperating—10% to 95% non-condensing

Altitude (operating and nonoperating)

-197 to 10,000 feet (-60 to 3,000 m)

Sound power level (LwAD)

LwAD—82 dBA

Airflow

Chassis: front to back (when facing the front of the chassis)

Power supply: front to back (forward air flow)

Shock

Operating—5G 11ms (half-sine)

Nonoperating and storage—15G 11ms (half-sine)

Sine vibration

  • Operating—0.2Grms (5Hz-500Hz)

  • Nonoperating and storage(FRUs)—0.8Grms (5Hz-500Hz)

    Grms is the root mean square (RMS) acceleration value derived from a sine vibration test. Sine vibration is a type of vibration testing where the test item is subjected to a controlled, single-frequency sinusoidal vibration.

Random vibration for FRUs/system (operating—0.33Grms)

Spectral break point frequencies Acceleration spectral density Slope

2.5–5 Hz

(0.001 g²/Hz)

6 db/ octave

5–100 Hz

-24 db/ octave

100–200 Hz

Random vibration for FRUs (nonoperating and transportation—1.05Grms)

Spectral break point frequencies Acceleration spectral density Slope

2.5–5 Hz

(0.01 g²/Hz)

6 db/ octave

5–100 Hz

100–200 Hz

-24 db/ octave

Random vibration for system (nonoperating and transportation—1.04Grms)

Frequency (Hz) PSD (G²/Hz)

-

3

0.0005

4

0.008

100

0.008

300

0.0002

2 Minimum ambient temperature for cold startup is 32ºF or 0ºC