The S5700 series Ethernet switches are next-generation energy-saving switches developed by Huawei to meet the demand for high-bandwidth access and Ethernet multi-service aggregation. Based on cutting-edge hardware and Huawei's unified platform software, the S5700 provides a large switching capacity, high reliability (double power slots and hardware Ethernet OAM), and high-density GE ports to accommodate 10 Gbit/s upstream transmissions. It also supports Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and iStack. The S5700 can be used in various enterprise network scenarios. For example, it can function as an access or aggregation switch on a campus network, a gigabit access switch in an Internet data center (IDC), or a desktop switch to provide 1000 Mbit/s access for terminals.

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High-Performance Switching

• Supports IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack to meet future network evolution needs

• Advanced queue scheduling algorithm ensures the quality of critical services

• Hardware-level Ethernet OAM enables rapid fault detection and location

Intelligent Stacking

• Supports iStack intelligent stacking technology, allowing up to 9 devices to be stacked

• Unified Management, Simplifying Network Operations and Maintenance

• Cross-Device Link Aggregation, Improving Reliability

Comprehensive Security Protection

• Supports port security and MAC address security

• 802.1x authentication, MAC authentication, and Portal authentication

• ACL access control lists for fine-grained traffic management

• DHCP Snooping and IP Source Guard for attack prevention

Reliability Design

• Supports STP/RSTP/MSTP Ethernet ring protection protocols

• ERPS Ethernet ring protection protocol (convergence time <50ms)

• Hardware-level reliability design, MTBF > 200,000 hours

Simplified Operations and Maintenance

• Supports SNMPv1/v2c/v3, CLI, and Web management

• Telemetry technology enables real-time network status monitoring

• Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Location