S6700 Series 10G Switches
The S6700 series switches (S6700s) are next-generation 10G box switches. The S6700 can function as an access switch in an Internet data center (IDC) or a core switch on a campus network.
The S6700 has industry-leading performance and provides up to 24 or 48 line-speed 10GE ports. It can be used in a data center to provide 10 Gbit/s access to servers or function as a core switch on a campus network to provide 10 Gbit/s traffic aggregation. In addition, the S6700 provides a wide variety of services, comprehensive security policies, and various QoS features to help customers build scalable, manageable, reliable, and secure data centers.
Large-capacity, high-density 10 Gbit/s access
To provide sufficient bandwidth for users, many servers, particularly those in data centers, use 10G network adapters. The S6700 can be used in data centers to provide high forwarding performance and 10GE ports. The S6700 has the highest density of all 10GE ports and the largest switching capacity among its counterpart switches. Each S6700 provides a maximum of 48 line-speed 10GE ports.
S6700 ports support 1GE and 10GE access and can identify optical module types, maximizing the return on investment and allowing users to flexibly deploy services.
The S6700 has a large buffering capacity and uses an advanced buffer scheduling mechanism to ensure non-block transmission when data center traffic volume is high.
Comprehensive security policies
The S6700 provides multiple security measures to defend against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, as well as attacks against networks or users.
The S6700 supports DHCP snooping, which generates user binding entries based on users' access interfaces, MAC addresses, IP addresses, IP address leases, and VLAN IDs.
The S6700 supports strict ARP learning, which prevents ARP spoofing attacks that exhaust ARP entries.
The S6700 supports centralized MAC address authentication and 802.1x authentication.
Higher reliability mechanisms
The S6700 supports redundant power supplies. You can choose a single power supply or use two power supplies to ensure device reliability. With two fans, the S6700 has a longer MTBF time than its counterpart switches.
The S6700 supports the enhanced trunk (E-Trunk) feature. When a CE is dual-homed to two S6700s (PEs), E-Trunk protects the links between the CE and PEs and implements backup between the PEs. E-trunk enhances link reliability between devices.
The S6700 supports the Smart Ethernet Protection (SEP) protocol, a ring network protocol applied to the link layer on an Ethernet network.
The S6700 supports Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS), also referred to as G.8032. As the latest ring network protocol, ERPS was developed based on traditional Ethernet MAC and bridging functions and uses mature Ethernet OAM function and a ring automatic protection switching (R-APS) mechanism to implement millisecond-level protection switching. ERPS supports various services and allows flexible networking, helping customers build a network with lower OPEX and CAPEX.
The S6700 supports VRRP. Two S6700s can form a VRRP group to ensure nonstop reliable communication. Multiple equal-cost routes to upstream devices can be configured on the S6700 to provide route redundancy. When an active route is unreachable, traffic is switched to a backup route.
Enhanced QoS control mechanism
The S6700 implements complex traffic classification based on packet information, such as the 5-tuple, IP preference, ToS, DSCP, IP protocol type, ICMP type, TCP source port, VLAN ID, Ethernet protocol type, and CoS. ACLs can be applied to inbound or outbound directions on an interface.
High scalability
The S6700 supports the iStack function, which allows switches that are far apart to form a stack. A port on the S6700 can be configured as a stack port using a command for flexible stack deployment. The distance between stacked switches is further increased when the switches are connected with optical fibers.
Convenient management
The S6700 supports automatic configuration, plug-and-play, deployment using a USB flash drive, and batch remote upgrades. These capabilities simplify device management and maintenance and reduce maintenance costs.
The S6700 supports SNMP v1/v2/v3 and provides flexible methods for managing devices. Users can manage the S6700 using the CLI, Web NMS, Telnet, and HGMP.
The S6700 supports GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), which dynamically distributes, registers, and propagates VLAN attributes to reduce network administrator workloads and ensure correct VLAN configuration.
The S6700 supports Multiplex VLAN (MUX VLAN). MUX VLAN isolates Layer 2 traffic between interfaces in a VLAN.
The S6700 supports BFD, which provides millisecond-level fault detection for protocols, such as OSPF, IS-IS, VRRP, and PIM, to improve network reliability.
Various IPv6 features
The S6700 supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack and can migrate from an IPv4 network to an IPv6 network. S6700 hardware supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels (including manual tunnels, 6to4 tunnels, and ISATAP tunnels), and Layer 3 line-speed forwarding.
The S6700 supports various IPv6 routing protocols including RIPng and OSPFv3.
| Item | S6700-24-EI | S6700-48-EI |
|---|---|---|
| Port | 24* GE SFP/10 GE SFP+ port | 48* GE SFP/10 GE SFP+ ports |
| MAC address table | 128 K MAC address entries MAC address learning and aging Static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address entries Packet filtering based on source MAC addresses | |
| VLAN | 4K VLANs Guest VLAN and voice VLAN VLAN assignment based on MAC addresses, protocols, IP subnets, policies, and ports 1:1 and N:1 VLAN Mapping QinQ and selective QinQ | |
| IPv4 routing | Static routing, RIPv1, RIPv2, ECMP, and URPF OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP VRRP Policy-based routing Routing policy | |
| IPv6 routing | Static route RIPng OSPFv3 BGP4+ | |
| IPv6 features | Neighbor Discovery (ND) PMTU IPv6 ping, IPv6 tracert, and IPv6 Telnet 6to4 tunnel, ISATAP tunnel, and manually configured tunnel ACLs based on the source IPv6 address, destination IPv6 address, Layer 4 ports, or protocol type MLD v1/v2 snooping | |
| multicast | Static Layer 2 multicast MAC address MAC-based multicast forwarding IGMP snooping and IGMP fast leave Multicast VLAN MLD snooping IGMP proxy Controllable multicast Port-based multicast traffic statistics IGMP v1/v2/v3 PIM-SM, PIM-DM, and PIM-SSM MSDP | |
| QoS/ACL | Rate limiting on packets sent and received by an interface Packet redirection Port-based traffic policing and two-rate three-color CAR Eight queues on each port WRR, DRR, SP, WRR+SP, and DRR+SP queue scheduling algorithms Re-marking of the 802.1p priority and DSCP priority Packet filtering at Layer 2 to Layer 4, filtering out invalid frames based on the source MAC address, destination MAC address, source IP address, destination IP address, port number, protocol type, and VLAN ID Rate limiting in each queue and traffic shaping on ports | |
| Reliability | STP(IEEE 802.1d), RSTP(IEEE 802.1w), and MSTP(IEEE 802.1s) BPDU protection, root protection, and loop protection RRPP ring topology and RRPP multi-instance Smart Link tree topology and Smart Link multi-instance, providing the millisecond-level protection switchover SEP ERPS(G.8032) BFD for OSPF, BFD for IS-IS, BFD for VRRP, and BFD for PIM E-Trunk | |
| Security | User privilege management and password protection DoS attack defense, ARP attack defense, and ICMP attack defense Binding of the IP address, MAC address, interface, and VLAN Port isolation, port security, and sticky MAC Blackhole MAC address entries Limit on the number of learned MAC addresses 802.1x authentication and limit on the number of users on an interface AAA authentication, RADIUS authentication and TACACS authentication SSH v2.0 Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) CPU defense Blacklist and whitelist | |
| Management and maintenance | Stacking (using service ports as stack ports) MAC Forced Forwarding (MFF) Virtual cable test Ethernet OAM (IEEE 802.3ah and 802.1ag) Local port mirroring and remote switched port analyzer (RSPAN), allowing an observing port to forward packets Remote configuration and maintenance using Telnet SNMP v1/v2/v3 RMON Web NMS HGMP System logs and alarms of different levels GVRP MUX VLAN sFlow | |
| Operating environment | Operating temperature: 0℃–45℃(long term); -5℃–50℃(short term) Relative humidity: 10%–90% (non-condensing) | |
| Input voltage | AC: Rated voltage range: 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Maximum voltage range: 90 V to 264 V AC, 50/60 Hz DC: Rated voltage range: –48 V to –60 V, DC Maximum voltage range: –36 V to –72 V, DC | |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 442 mm x 420 mm x 43.6 mm | |
| Power consumption | 153W | 240W |
| Product Description |
|---|
| S6700-24-EI Mainframe(24 10GE SFP+,Dual Slots of power,Without Power Module) |
| S6700-48-EI Mainframe(48 10GE SFP+, Dual Slots of power,Without Power Module) |
| 500W AC Power Module |
| 500W DC Power Module |
1 Data Centers
The S6700 can be used in Huawei's sustainable data center solution, which has four major highlights: evolution, availability, pooling, and visualization.
As shown in the following figure, the S9700 Terabit routing switches function as core switches in a data center and use firewall and load balancer boards to ensure security and perform load balancing. The S6700s function as access switches and provide high-density 10GE ports to connect to 10G servers.
2 Campus Networks
The S6700 can function as a core switch on a campus network and provide high-density line-speed 10GE ports, rich service features, and comprehensive security mechanisms. This makes the S6700 a cost-effective option.
Certification & Report
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Product Description
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Technology White Paper
Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588v2 Technology White Paper
VLAN and QinQ Technnology White Paper
Security Technology White Paper
Etherent OAM Technology White Paper
MPLS OAM Technology White Paper
Smart Link & Monitor Link Technology White Paper
Multicast Technology White Paper
Ordering Guide
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