Huawei S6730 Switch Comparison

2023年 4月 13日
Posted by Thunder-linkadmin

Huawei S6700 series switch provides a wide variety of services, comprehensive security policies, and various QoS features to help customers build scalable, manageable, reliable, and secure data centers, which is also various from different sub series as an access switch in an Internet data center (IDC) or a core switch on a campus network.

S6700 Series has industry-leading performance and provides up to 24 or 48 line-speed 10GE ports.

S6720-LI series

Up to 24 x 10 GE downlink ports and 2 x 40 GE uplink ports
Switching capacity of 1.28 Tbit/s
220 mm deep for easy installation in a 300 mm deep cabinet
Super Virtual Fabric (SVF) for simplified network O&M

S6720-SI series

16/24/48 multi-GE ports (1G/2.5G/5G/10G)
Switching capacity of 2.56 Tbit/s
Industry-unique PoE++ (60 W) over 200 m
Super Virtual Fabric (SVF) for simplified network O&M

S6720-EI Series

Up to 48 x 10 GE downlink ports and 6 x 40 GE uplink ports
Switching capacity of 2.56 Tbit/s
Intelligent Stack (iStack), with a bidirectional stack bandwidth of 480 Gbit/s
Super Virtual Fabric (SVF) for simplified network O&M

S6720-HI Series

Up to 44 x 10 GE downlink ports and 2 x 100 GE uplink ports
Switching capacity of 2.56 Tbit/s
Wired and wireless convergence for simplified network and user management
Network fault locating in minutes through Telemetry

Recently, Huawei S6700 also provides these platforms: S6730-HI and S6730-SI

In this article, I’d like to compare these two series.

CloudEngine S6730-H Series 10 GE Switches

CloudEngine S6730-H Series 10 GE Switches deliver 10 GE downlink and 100 GE uplink connectivity for enterprise campuses, carriers, higher education institutions, and governments, integrating native Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Controller (AC) capabilities, to support up to 1024 WLAN Access Points (APs).

The series enables the convergence of wired and wireless networks — greatly simplifying operations — offering free mobility to deliver a consistent user experience and Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)-based virtualization, creating a multi-purpose network. With built-in security probes, CloudEngine S6730-H supports abnormal traffic detection, Encrypted Communications Analytics (ECA), and network-wide threat deception.

Huawei CloudEngine S6730-HI 10G provide:

Product Model	S6730-H48X6C	S6730-H24X6C	S6730-H24X4Y4C
Switching Capacity	48 x 10 GE SFP+, 6 x 40/100 GE QSFP28	24 x 10 GE SFP+, 6 x 40/100 GE downlink QSFP28	24 x 10 Gig SFP+, 4 x 25 Gig SFP28, 4 x 100 Gig QSFP28
Fixed Ports	48 x 10 GE SFP+, 6 x 40/100 GE QSFP28	24 x 10 GE SFP+, 6 x 40/100 GE downlink QSFP28	24 x 10 Gig SFP+, 4 x 25 Gig SFP28, 4 x 100 Gig QSFP28
Wireless Services	Management of up to 1024 APs AP access control, AP domain management, and AP configuration template management Radio channel management, unified static configuration, and dynamic centralized management WLAN basic services, QoS, security, and user management CAPWAP, tag/terminal location, and spectrum analysis
iPCA	Collection of real-time statistics on the number of lost packets and packet loss ratio at network and device levels
Super Virtual Fabric (SVF)	Functions as the parent node to virtualize downstream switches and APs vertically as one device for simpler management Supports a two-layer client architecture Supports third-party devices between SVF parent and clients
VXLAN	VXLAN L2 and L3 gateways Centralized and distributed gateways BGP-EVPN Configured through the NETCONF protocol
Interoperability	VBST (compatible with PVST, PVST+, and RPVST) LNP (similar to DTP) VCMP (similar to VTP)

CloudEngine S6730-H Series 25 GE Switches

CloudEngine S6730-H Series 25 GE Switches are next generation enterprise-class core and aggregation switches, featuring exceptional performance and reliability, cloud management, and intelligent Operations and Maintenance (O&M).

Based on the industry-leading Versatile Routing Platform (VRP) and purpose-built with security, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud in mind, the series is applicable to a range of scenarios, including enterprise campuses, colleges and universities, and data centers.

Product Model	S6730-H28Y4C
Switching Capacity	2.2/2.4 Tbit/s
Fixed Ports	28 x 25 GE SFP28, 4 x 100 GE QSFP28
Wireless Services	Management of up to 1024 APs AP access control, AP domain management, and AP configuration template management Radio channel management, unified static configuration, and dynamic centralized management WLAN basic services, QoS, security, and user management CAPWAP, tag/terminal location, and spectrum analysis
iPCA	Collection of real-time statistics on the number of lost packets and packet loss ratio at network and device levels
Super Virtual Fabric (SVF)	Functions as the parent node to virtualize downstream switches and APs vertically as one device for simpler management Supports a two-layer client architecture Supports third-party devices between SVF parent and clients
VXLAN	VXLAN L2 and L3 gateways Centralized and distributed gateways BGP-EVPN Configured through the NETCONF protocol
Interoperability	VBST (compatible with PVST, PVST+, and RPVST) LNP (similar to DTP) VCMP (similar to VTP)

CloudEngine S6730-S Series Switches

Providing 10 GE downlink ports alongside 40 GE uplink ports, Huawei CloudEngine S6730-S series switches deliver high-speed, 10 Gbit/s access to high-density servers. CloudEngine S6730-S also functions as a core or aggregation switch on campus networks, providing a rate of 40 Gbit/s.

With Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)-based virtualization, comprehensive security policies, and a range of Quality of Service (QoS) features, CloudEngine S6730-S helps enterprises build scalable, reliable, and secure campus and data center networks.

Product Model	S6730-S24X6Q
Forwarding Performance	490 mpps
Switching Capacity	960 Gbit/s/2.4 Tbit/s
Fixed Ports	24 x 10 GE SFP+, 6 x 40 GE QSFP+
VXLAN	VXLAN L2 and L3 gateways Centralized and distributed gateways BGP-EVPN Configured through the NETCONF protocol
Super Virtual Fabric (SVF)	Functions as the parent node to virtualize downstream switches and APs vertically as one device for simpler management Supports a two-layer client architecture Supports third-party devices between SVF parent and clients
iPCA	Collection of real-time statistics on the number of lost packets and packet loss ratio at network and device levels
Security	Encrypted Communication Analytics (ECA) Threat trap technology Network-wide security collaboration
Interoperability	VBST (compatible with PVST, PVST+, and RPVST) LNP (similar to DTP) VCMP (similar to VTP)