S7700 can function as a high-density modular access switch, or can work as a core or aggregation switch in a medium-or large-sized campus network.
•In high-density access scenarios that do not have high requirements on the number of ports, S7703 can be chosen.
•In aggregation and core scenarios that require high port density, S7706/7712 can be selected.
•If PoEis required, S7703/S7706 PoEmodels are recommended. They support 60 W onall ports.
Huawei Switch | S7703 | S7706 | S7712 |
Number of service slots | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Per-slot bandwidth (bidirectional) | 640 Gbps | Up to 720 Gbps* | |
Forwarding performance | 1440 Mpps | 2880 Mpps | |
Port type | GE/10GE/100GE (auto-sensing 40GE) | ||
PoE | POE++ | ||
Reliability | VRRP | Clustering | |
Number of independent fans | 1 | 2 | |
Switch fabric | None | Integrated SRUand SFU | |
Integrated wireless access controller(WAC) | Yes,managing up to 1K APs | Yes,managing up to 4K APs |
Abundant ports
GE (optical + electrical), 10GE, and 100GE ports
High reliability
Hot swap of SRUs (including SFUs), power modules, and fan modules
SDN-ready
VXLAN networking and free mobility supported
Wired and wireless convergence
Integrated WAC, managing up to 4K APs
Competitive Switch Comparison by Model
Huawei | Cisco | HPE (Aruba) |
S7703 | C9404 | 5406 |
S7706 | C9407 | 5412/6405 |
S7712 | C9410 | 6410 |