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Huawei S5720-HI Agile Fixed Switches

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Huawei S5720-HI series are advanced Gigabit Ethernet switches that provide rich agile features. The switches are developed based on Huawei Versatile Routing Platform (VRP), and use the fully programmable structure to implement software definition and service change on demand. With services and network convergence as the core, the switches provide the ubiquitous service function to ensure consistent user experience. The Super Virtual Fabric (SVF) function virtualizes the entire network into one device. In addition, the switches support flexible Ethernet networking, comprehensive VPN tunnel solutions, various security control methods, intelligent deployment, and simple operation and maintenance. The S5720-HI switches are the best choices for the branches of high-quality large- and middle-sized campus networks, the core layer of small-sized campus networks, and the access layer of data center networks.

Product Appearance

The following models are available in S5720-HI series:

Appearance Description

S5720-32C

S5720-32C-HI-24S-AC

  • 24 Gig SFP, 8 of which are dual-purpose 10/100/1,000 or SFP
  • 4 x 10 Gig SFP+
  • 2 interface slots
  • 600W AC power supply
  • Forwarding performance: 168 Mpps
  • Switching capacity: 598 Gbit/s

S5720-56C

S5720-56C-HI-AC

  • 48 Ethernet 10/100/1,000 ports
  • 4 x 10 Gig SFP+
  • 2 interface slots
  • 600W AC power supply
  • Forwarding performance: 192 Mpps
  • Switching capacity: 598 Gbit/s

S5720-56C-PWR-HI-AC

S5720-56C-PWR-HI-AC1

  • 48 Ethernet 10/100/1,000 POE+ ports
  • 4 x 10 Gig SFP+
  • 2 interface slots
  • 600W/1,150W AC power supply
  • Forwarding performance: 192 Mpps
  • Switching capacity: 598 Gbit/s

Product Characteristics

Enabling networks to be more agile for services

  • The high-speed Ethernet Network Processor (ENP) embedded in the S5720-HI is tailored for Ethernet. The chip’s flexible packet processing and traffic control capabilities can meet current and future service requirements, helping build a highly scalable network.
  • In addition to the capabilities of traditional switches, the S5720-HI series provide fully programmable open interfaces and support user-defined forwarding behaviors. Enterprises can use the open interfaces to develop new protocols and functions independently or jointly with equipment vendors to build campus networks meeting their own needs.
  • The ENP has a fully programmable architecture, on which enterprises can define their own forwarding models, forwarding behaviors, and lookup algorithms. Microcode programmability makes it possible to provide new services within six months, without the need of replacing the hardware. In contrast, traditional ASIC chips use a fixed forwarding architecture and follow a fixed forwarding process. For this reason, new services cannot be provisioned until new hardware is developed to support the services 1 to 3 years later.

Delivering abundant services more agilely

  • The S5720-HI series integrates the AC function with 80 Gbit/s of wireless throughput, so customers do not need to buy independent AC devices or hardware components. An S5720-HI switch can manage 1K APs and 16K users, coping with the fast growth of wireless services.
  • With the unified user management function, the S5720-HI authenticates both wired and wireless users, ensuring a consistent user experience no matter whether they are connected to the network through wired or wireless access devices. The unified user management function supports various authentication methods, including 802.1x, MAC address, and Portal authentication, and is capable of managing users based on user groups, domains, and time ranges. These functions visualize user and service management and boost the transformation from device-centered management to user-centered management.

Providing fine-grained network management more agilely

  • The S5720-HI series use the Packet Conservation Algorithm for Internet (iPCA) technology that changes the traditional method of using simulated traffic for fault location. iPCA technology can monitor network quality for any service flow anywhere and anytime, without extra costs. It can detect temporary service interruptions in a very short time and can identify faulty ports accurately. This cutting-edge fault detection technology turns “extensive management” to “fine-grained management.”
  • The S5720-HI using the Super Virtual Fabric (SVF) technology and functions as a parent switch. It can not only virtualize fixed-configuration switches into line cards of a chassis switch, but also vertically virtualize APs as ports of the chassis switch. With this virtualization technology, a physical network with the “Small-sized core/aggregation switches + Access switches + APs” structure can be virtualized into a “super switch”, offering the industry’s simplest network management solution.
  • With the Easy Deploy function, the S5720-HI series manage access switches in a similar way an AC manages APs. In deployment, access switches and APs can go online with zero-touch configuration. In the Easy Deploy solution, the Commander collects topology information about the connected clients and stores the clients’ startup information based on the topology. Clients can be replaced with zero-touch configuration. The Commander can deliver configurations and scripts to clients in batches and query the delivery results. In addition, the Commander can collect and display information about power consumption on the entire network.

Complete VPN Tunnels

  • S5720-HI series switches support the MPLS function and can work as access devices for high-quality enterprise leased lines. The S5720-HI series can connect users in different VPNs and isolate users through multi-instance routing. Users in multiple VPNs connect to a PE through the same physical uplink port on the switch, which lowers a single user’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for network deployment.

Flexible Ethernet networking

  • In addition to traditional Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), the S5720-HI supports Huawei-developed Smart Ethernet Protection (SEP) technology and the latest Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) standard. SEP is a ring protection protocol specific to the Ethernet link layer, and applies to various ring network topologies, such as open ring topology, closed ring topology, and cascading ring topology. This protocol is reliable, easy to maintain, and implements fast protection switching. ERPS is defined in ITU-T G.8032. It implements millisecond-level protection switching based on traditional Ethernet MAC and bridging functions.
  • The S5720-HI supports Smart Link and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), which implement backup of upstream links. One S5720-HI switch can connect to multiple aggregation switches through multiple links, significantly improving reliability of access devices.
  • The S5720-HI series have large tables, coping with the fast growth of data volume in the big data era. With the support for 128K MAC addresses, 1M FIB entries, the S5720-HI series switch meets the requirements of educational networks and metro area networks and allows the access of a large number of terminals. The S5720-HI is the best choice in cloud computing era.

Various security control methods

  • The S5720-HI series support MAC address authentication and 802.1x authentication and implement dynamic delivery of VLAN, QoS, and ACL policies to users. They support port-based 802.1x, MAC address, and hybrid authentications and VLANIF interface-based portal authentication.
  • The S5720-HI provides a series of mechanisms to defend against DoS attacks and user-targeted attacks. DoS attacks are targeted at switches and include SYN flood, Land, Smurf, and ICMP flood attacks. User-targeted attacks include bogus DHCP server attacks, IP/MAC address spoofing, DHCP request flood, and change of the DHCP CHADDR value.
  • The S5720-HI series set up and maintain the DHCP snooping binding tables, and discard the packets that do not match the table entries. Users can specify DHCP snooping trusted ports to ensure that users connect only to the authorized DHCP server.

    The S5720-HI supports strict ARP learning, which prevents ARP spoofing attackers from exhausting ARP entries.

Mature IPv6 features

  • The S5720-HI is developed based on the mature, stable VRP and supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stacks, IPv6 routing protocols (RIPng, OSPFv3, BGP4+, and IS-IS for IPv6). With these IPv6 features, the S5720-HI can be deployed on a pure IPv4 network, a pure IPv6 network, or a shared IPv4/IPv6 network, helping realize IPv4-to-IPv6 transition.

Product Specification

Item S5720-32C-HI-24S-AC S5720-56C-HI-AC S5720-56C-PWR-HI-AC(AC1)
Fixed Ports 24 x 1,000 Base-X, 8 x Combo (10/100/1,000 Base-T), 4 x 10 GE SFP+ 48 x 10/100/1,000 Base-T, 4 x 10 GE SFP+ 48 x 10/100/1,000 Base-T, 4 x 10 GE SFP+
Extended Slots

One port extended slot with optional subcard 4 x 10 GE SFP+

One slot reserved for the stack card

MAC Address Table

IEEE 802.1d standards compliance

128K 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, Voice VLAN

GVRP

MUX VLAN

VLAN assignment based on MAC addresses, protocols, IP subnets, policies, and ports

VLAN mapping

Wireless AC

AP access control, AP domain management, and AP configuration template management

Radio frequency management, unified static configuration, and dynamic centralized management

WLAN basic services, QoS, security, and user management

CAPWAP, Tag/terminal location, and spectrum analysis

Reliability

RRPP ring topology and RRPP multi-instance

Smart Link tree topology and Smart Link multi-instance, providing the millisecond-level protection switchover

SEP

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS)

BFD for OSPF, BFD for IS-IS, BFD for VRRP, and BFD for PIM

STP (IEEE 802.1d), RSTP (IEEE 802.1w), and MSTP (IEEE 802.1s)

BPDU protection, root protection, and loop protection

MPLS

MPLS L3VPN

MPLS L2VPN (VPWS/VPLS)

MPLS-TE

MPLS QoS

IP Routing Static routes, RIPv1/v2, RIPng, OSPF, OSPFv3, IS-IS, IS-ISv6, BGP, BGP4+, ECMP, and routing policy
Interoperability

VLAN-Based Spanning Tree (VBST), working with PVST, PVST+, and RPVST

Link-type Negotiation Protocol (LNP), similar with DTP

VLAN Central Management Protocol (VCMP), similar with VTP

IPv6 Features

Neighbor Discover (ND)

PMTU

IPv6 Ping, IPv6 Tracert, IPv6 Telnet

ACLs based on source IPv6 addresses, destination IPv6 addresses, Layer 4 ports, or protocol types

Multicast Listener Discovery snooping (MLDv1/v2)

Multicast

IGMPv1/v2/v3 snooping and IGMP prompt leave

Multicast forwarding in a VLAN and multicast replication between VLANs

Multicast load balancing among member ports of a trunk

Controllable multicast

Port-based multicast traffic statistics collection

IGMPv1/v2/v3, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, and PIM-SSM

MSDP

QoS/ACL

Rate limitation in the inbound and outbound directions of a port

Packet redirection

Port-based traffic policing and two-rate and three-color CAR

Eight queues on each port

DRR, SP and DRR + SP queue scheduling algorithms

WRED

HQoS

Re-marking of the 802.1p and DSCP fields of packets

Packet filtering on Layer 2 to Layer 4, filtering out invalid frames based on the source MAC address, destination MAC address, source IP address, destination IP address, TCP/UDP source/destination port number, protocol number, or VLAN
Queue-based rate limitation and shaping on ports

Security

Hierarchical user management and password protection

DoS attack defense, ARP attack defense, and ICMP attack defense

Binding of the IP address, MAC address, interface number, and VLAN ID

Port isolation, port security, and sticky MAC

MAC Forced Forwarding (MFF)

Blackhole MAC address entries

Limitation on the number of learned MAC addresses

IEEE 802.1x authentication and limitation on the number of users on a port

AAA authentication, RADIUS authentication, HWTACACS authentication, and NAC

SSH V2.0

HTTPS

CPU protection

Blacklist and whitelist

DHCP relay/server/snooping/client/security

MACSec ready

OAM

EFM OAM

CFM OAM

Y.1731 performance monitoring

Super Virtual Fabric (SVF)

Working as the parent node to vertically virtualize downlink switches and APs as one device for management

Supports a two-layer client architecture

iPCA

Directly coloring service packets to collect real-time statistics on the number of lost packets and packet loss ratio

Collection of statistics on the number of lost packets and packet loss ratio at network and device levels

Management and Maintenance

Virtual Cable Test

SNMPv1/v2c/v3

RMON

Network management system (NMS) and Web management

System logs and multi-level alarms

GVRP

MUX VLAN

802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

NetStream

Dying Gasp upon power-off

Operating Environment

Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C

Relative humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height)

442 mm x 420 mm x 43.6 mm

Input Voltage

AC rated voltage: 100V to 240V, 50/60 Hz

Maximum voltage range: 90V to 264V, 47/63 Hz

Power Consumption

< 172.7W

< 183.3W

Without PD: < 188.74W,

With PD: < 1,739W (device: 299W, PD: 1,440W)

 

Deployment Scenarios

Huawei S5720-HI is the industry’s first fixed-configuration agile switch. The S5720-HI has large tables and buffers, avoiding packet loss in burst traffic. It supports in-depth wired and wireless convergence and unified management on devices, users, and services. The S5720-HI can be used as the core device in an enterprise branch network or a small- or mid-sized campus network or as the aggregation device in a large-sized campus network, to achieve a manageable and reliable enterprise campus network with scalable services.

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Ordering Information

Ordering list of S5720-HI series fixed-configuration agile switches

Product Description
S5720-32C-HI-24S-AC (24 Gig SFP,8 of which are dual-purpose 10/100/1,000 or SFP, 4 x 10 Gig SFP+, with 2 interface slots, with 600W AC power supply)
S5720-56C-HI-AC (48 Ethernet 10/100/1,000 ports, 4 x 10 Gig SFP+, with 2 interface slots, with 600W AC power supply)
S5720-56C-PWR-HI-AC (48 Ethernet 10/100/1,000 POE+ ports, 4 x 10 Gig SFP+, with 2 interface slots, with 1,150W AC power supply)
S5720-56C-PWR-HI-AC1 (48 Ethernet 10/100/1,000 POE+ ports, 4 x 10 Gig SFP+, with 2 interface slots, with 600W AC power supply)
4 x 10 Gig SFP+ Interface Card (used in S5720-HI series)
350W DC Power Module
600W AC Power Module
1,150W AC POE Power Module
Resource-ES1SWL512AP0-WLAN Access Controller AP Resource License-512AP (used in S5720-HI series)
Resource-ES1SWL128AP0-WLAN Access Controller AP Resource License-128AP (used in S5720-HI series)
Resource-ES1SWL64AP00-WLAN Access Controller AP Resource License-64AP (used in S5720-HI series)
Resource-ES1SWL16AP00-WLAN Access Controller AP Resource License-16AP (used in S5720-HI series)
Resource-ES5SF4512K00-FIBv4 Resource License-128K (used in S5720-HI series)
Resource-ES5SF4128K00-FIBv4 Resource License-512K (used in S5720-HI series)
Function-S5700-ES5FEA1-ES5SSVFF0000-SVF Function License (used in S5720-HI series)

Compare and Shop

Vendor Product Description Huawei Advantages
HUAWEI S5720-56C-HI-AC 48 GE RJ45, 4* 10 GE SFP+, Dual Slots of Power, with one 1150W power
CISCO WS-C3850-48T-E Stackable 48 10/100/1000 RJ45 Ethernet ports, 4*GE/2*10G/4*10G SFP/SFP+ uplink module, StackWise-480, IP Services feature set High reliability, ring network protocols SEP and G.8032; large FIB table (12K vs 8K); 6Kv surge protection; Eth OAM
HP/H3C S5800-54S HP JG225A 5800AF-48G. MPLS L2/L3 VPN GE Switch. 48 10/100/1000Base-T Ports, 6 1G/10G SFP+ Ports. Support Front-to-Back or Back-to-Front Cooling. Dual power supply modules; two more 10GE ports (8 vs 6); ring network protocols SEP and G.8032; Easy Operation
HP/H3C S5800-56C HP JC105A 5800-48G. MPLS L2/L3 VPN GE Switch. 48 10/100/1000Base-T Ports, 4 1G/10G SFP+ Ports, 1 Interface Slot. Interface Slot support 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC091A), 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC092B), 16-port Gig-T Module (JC094A), 16-port SFP Module (JC095A), WLAN AC Module for 32-64 Access Points (JD443A). Dual power supply modules; ring network protocols SEP and G.8032; Easy Operation; out-of-band network management interface
HP/H3C S5560-54QS-EI HP Not Involved Agile switch, big buffer, big ACL table size
 

Vendor Product Description Huawei Advantages
HUAWEI S5720-56C-PWR-HI-AC 48 GE RJ45, 4* 10 GE SFP+, PoE+, Dual Slots of Power, with one 1150W power
CISCO WS-C3850-48P-E Stackable 48 10/100/1000 RJ45 Ethernet ports, 4*GE/2*10G/4*10G SFP/SFP+ uplink module, 435w POE+, StackWise-480, IP Services feature set High reliability, ring network protocols SEP and G.8032; large FIB table (12K vs 8K); 6Kv surge protection; Eth OAM
HP/H3C S5800-56C-PWR HP JC104A 5800-48G-PoE. MPLS L2/L3 VPN GE Switch. 48 10/100/1000Base-T PoE+ Ports, 4 1G/10G SFP+ Ports, 1 Interface Slot. Interface Slot support 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC091A), 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC092B), 16-port Gig-T Module (JC094A), 16-port SFP Module (JC095A), WLAN AC Module for 32-64 Access Points (JD443A). Dual power supply modules; ring network protocols SEP and G.8032; Easy Operation; out-of-band network management interface
HP/H3C S5800-60C-PWR HP JC101A 5800-48G with 2 Slots. MPLS L2/L3 VPN GE Switch. 2RU Height. 48 10/100/1000Base-T PoE+ Ports, 4 1G/10G SFP+ Ports, 2 Interface Slots and 1 OAP Slot. Interface Slot support 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC091A), 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC092B), 16-port Gig-T Module (JC094A), 16-port SFP Module (JC095A), WLAN AC Module for 32-64 Access Points (JD443A). OAP Slot support VPN Firewall Module (JD255A), WLAN AC Module for 64-256 Access Points (JD441A). Native AC, iPCA, SVF, big table size, big buffer

Vendor Product Description Huawei Advantages
HUAWEI S5720-32C-HI-24S-AC 24 GE SFP, 8 GE RJ45 Combo, 4* 10 GE SFP+, Dual Slots of Power, with one power
HP/H3C S5800-32F HP JC103A 5800-24G-SFP. MPLS L2/L3 VPN GE Switch. 24 100/1000M SFP Ports, 4 1G/10G SFP+ Ports, 1 Interface Slot. Interface Slot support 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC091A), 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Module (JC092B), 16-port Gig-T Module (JC094A), 16-port SFP Module (JC095A), WLAN AC Module for 32-64 Access Points (JD443A). Ring network protocols SEP and G.8032; Easy Operation; out-of-band network management interface