CloudEngine S8700 Series Switches
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CloudEngine S8700 Series Switches
Huawei CloudEngine S8700 series switches are high-end switches designed by Huawei for next-generation enterprise networks. They use Huawei's intelligent multi-layer switching technology to provide intelligent service optimization methods, such as VPN, application identification, comprehensive QoS policies, controllable multicast, resource load balancing, and integrated security, in addition to stable, reliable, secure, and high-performance Layer 2/Layer 3 switching services, featuring powerful scalability and high reliability.The S8700 series switches are widely used in large-scale campus aggregation and access scenarios, as well as serving as the core for medium and small-sized campuses across various industries such as government, education, and finance. They are the ideal choice for high-quality campus networks, empowering global customers in their digital transformation journey.
High-density access
The exclusive 72-port 10GE SPF+ board, 1.5 times the industry average.
Experience assurance
6000+ application identification, deterministic experience assurance.
Ultra-high reliability
Innovative active-active main control boards, fast failover < 5 ms.
Specifications
| Product Model | CloudEngine S8700-4/ CloudEngine S8700-4S | CloudEngine S8700-6 | CloudEngine S8700-10 |
| Switching Capacity | 2Tbps | 7.2Tbps | 8Tbps |
| Main Control Board Slots | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Service Card Slots | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Fan Slots | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| System Power Supplies | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Hybrid Optical-Electrical Access | The forty-eight 10GE hybrid optical-electrical ports on a S8700 board facilitate interconnection with the 10GE optical ports of downstream devices (such as Wi-Fi 6 APs) and offer PoE++ at long distances of 300 m through a hybrid cable 2.0 (traditional: just 100 m). | ||
| VXLAN | VXLAN L2 and L3 gateways Centralized and distributed gateways BGP-EVPN Configured through the NETCONF protocol |
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| MACsec | MACsec supported on ports Secure data transmission for hop-by-hop devices |
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| QoS | Traffic classifier technologies from the link layer to the application layer Comprehensive queue scheduling algorithms and congestion control algorithms Multi-level precise scheduling of data flows Hardware-based low-latency queues for multicast packets |
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| IPv6 | IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack Multiple tunneling technologies IPv6 static routes, RIPng, OSPFv3, BGP+, and IPv6 IS-IS |
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| NAC | MAC address authentication and 802.1X authentication Policy association and free mobility |
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