What’s the role of Huawei S5700 Series in a network? In brief, the S5700 series gigabit enterprise switches (S5700 for short) are next-generation energy-saving switches developed by Huawei to meet the demand for high-bandwidth access and Ethernet multi-service aggregation.
The S5700 is for use 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.
Main Features–The Huawei S5700 Series
- Dual power slot
- Intelligent stacking(iStack), supporting a maximum of 9 switches in a stack
- Hardware BFD, hardware Ethernet OAM
- Netstream
- Energy-Efficient Ethernet(EEE)
It is available in a limited version (LI), a standard version (SI), an enhanced version (EI), and an advanced version (HI).
Differences among the Four Series of Huawei S5700
S5700LI vs. S5700SI vs. S5700EI vs. S5700HI…
| Features | LI | SI | EI | HI |
| IPv4 Routing Protocol | Static route | Static route/RIP | Static route/RIP/OSPF /BGP/ ISIS | Static route/RIP/ OSPF/ BGP/ ISIS |
| IPv6 Routing Protocol | Static route | Static route/RIPng | Static route/RIPng/ OSPFv3/ BGP4+/ ISIS for IPv6 | Static route/RIPng/OSPFv3/BGP4+/ ISIS for IPv6 |
| Multicast | IGMP snooping/MLD snooping | IGMP Snooping/MLD Snooping | IGMP Snooping/MLD Snooping/IGMP/MLD /MSDP /PIM(IPv4)/ PIM(IPv6) | IGMP Snooping/MLD Snooping/ IGMP/MLD/MSDP/PIM(IPv4) / PIM(IPv6) |
| MPLS | Not supported | Not supported | MPLS LDP/MPLS TE/MPLS VPN NOTE:Only the S5710-EI supports these functions. | MPLS LDP/MPLS TE/ MPLS VPN |
| OAM/BFD | Software level | Software level | Software level | S5700HI: Hardware level S5710HI: Software level |
| Traffic analysis | sFlow | Not supported | S5700EI: sFlow S5710EI: NetStream/sFlow | NetStream/sFlow |
| iStack | Stacking through service ports NOTE: The S5700-10P-LI-AC, S5700-10P-PWR-LI-AC, S5700-28P-LI-BAT, S5700-28P-LI-24S-BAT and S5700S-LI do not support stacking. | Stacking through stack cards NOTE: The S5700-26X-SI-12S-AC does not support stacking. | S5700EI: stacking through stack cards S5710EI: stacking through service ports | S5700HI: stacking through service ports S5710HI: Not supported |
The Huawei S5700 Series Switches in a Campus Network
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