The Role of Huawei S5700 Series in a Network

The Role of Huawei S5700 Series in a Network

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 FeaturesThe 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).

S5700 Switch

Differences among the Four Series of Huawei S5700

S5700LI vs. S5700SI vs. S5700EI vs. S5700HI…

FeaturesLISIEIHI
IPv4 Routing ProtocolStatic routeStatic route/RIPStatic route/RIP/OSPF /BGP/ ISISStatic route/RIP/ OSPF/ BGP/ ISIS
IPv6 Routing ProtocolStatic routeStatic route/RIPngStatic route/RIPng/ OSPFv3/ BGP4+/ ISIS for IPv6Static route/RIPng/OSPFv3/BGP4+/ ISIS for IPv6
MulticastIGMP snooping/MLD snoopingIGMP Snooping/MLD SnoopingIGMP Snooping/MLD Snooping/IGMP/MLD /MSDP /PIM(IPv4)/ PIM(IPv6)IGMP Snooping/MLD Snooping/ IGMP/MLD/MSDP/PIM(IPv4) / PIM(IPv6)
MPLSNot supportedNot supportedMPLS LDP/MPLS TE/MPLS VPN
NOTE:Only the S5710-EI supports these functions.
MPLS LDP/MPLS TE/ MPLS VPN
OAM/BFDSoftware levelSoftware levelSoftware levelS5700HI: Hardware level
S5710HI: Software level
Traffic analysissFlowNot supportedS5700EI: sFlow
S5710EI: NetStream/sFlow
NetStream/sFlow
iStackStacking 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

S5700 Series'Features

The Huawei S5700 Series Switches in a Campus Network

Huawei S5700 Series in the Networks

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