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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.

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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

High-density access

The exclusive 72-port 10GE SPF+ board, 1.5 times the industry average.

Experience assurance

Experience assurance

6000+ application identification, deterministic experience assurance.

Ultra-high reliability

Ultra-high reliability

Innovative active-active main control boards, fast failover < 5 ms.

Specifications


Product ModelCloudEngine S8700-4/ CloudEngine S8700-4SCloudEngine S8700-6CloudEngine S8700-10
Switching Capacity2Tbps7.2Tbps8Tbps
Main Control Board Slots222
Service Card Slots248
Fan Slots122
System Power Supplies666
Hybrid Optical-Electrical AccessThe 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).
VXLANVXLAN L2 and L3 gateways
Centralized and distributed gateways
BGP-EVPN
Configured through the NETCONF protocol
MACsecMACsec supported on ports
Secure data transmission for hop-by-hop devices
QoSTraffic 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
IPv6 IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack
Multiple tunneling technologies
IPv6 static routes, RIPng, OSPFv3, BGP+, and IPv6 IS-IS
NACMAC address authentication and 802.1X authentication
Policy association and free mobility

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