AirEngine 9700-M1 Access Controller
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AirEngine 9700-M1 Access Controller
AirEngine 9700-M1 is a high-performance wireless Access Controller (AC) for medium- to large-sized enterprise campuses, enterprise branches, and school campuses. AirEngine 9700-M1 can manage up to 2K Access Points (APs), providing up to 120 Gbit/s forwarding performance. When used in conjunction with Huawei's full series of 802.11ax and 802.11ac APs, the AirEngine 9700-M1 delivers an adaptable solution for medium to large campus networks, enterprise office networks, wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and hotspot coverage.
Superior Capacity and Performance
Supports 12 x GE ports, 12 x 10 GE ports, and 2 x 40 GE ports with 120 Gbit/s forwarding capability and management of 2K APs.
Rich Functionality
Offers both direct forwarding and tunnel forwarding; fine-grained user rights management with user- and role-based access controls; and rich authentication mechanisms that minimize Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) security threats.
Simplified O&M
Wide range of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) options, including eSight, web system, and Command Line Interface (CLI), all centrally managed with Huawei's intelligent eSight Network Management System (NMS).
Specifications
| Parameters | AirEngine 9700-M1 |
| Ports | 12 x GE + 12 x 10 GE + 2 x 40 GE (including 1 x 40 GE and 4 x 10 GE, which are mutually exclusive) |
| Power Supply | 1 + 1 AC |
| Forwarding Capability | 30 Gbit/s or 120 Gbit/s* (direct forwarding) 20 Gbit/s or 100 Gbit/s* (tunnel forwarding) Note: *The maximum forwarding performance can be upgraded to 120 Gbit/s (direct forwarding) and 100 Gbit/s (tunnel forwarding) by upgrading the software version |
| Maximum Number of Managed APs | 2K |
| Maximum Number of Access Users | 32K |
| AP-AC Networking | Layer 2 or Layer 3 networking |
| Forwarding Mode | Direct forwarding (distributed forwarding or local forwarding) or tunnel forwarding (centralized forwarding) |
| AC Active/Standby Mode | 1 + 1 HSB or N + 1 backup |
| Radio Protocols | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ac Wave 2/ax |
