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Huawei Switches VS. Cisco Switches 10GE Aggregation
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Huawei Switches VS. Cisco Switches 10GE Aggregation
This article will make a comparison between Huawei switches and Cisco switches in terms of 10GE aggregation.
Huawei 10GE Aggregation Optical Switches
Huawei has a broad portfolio of next-generation 10GE aggregation optical switches that provide line-rate all-10GE downlink ports and 100GE uplink ports. These feature-rich switches are designed with abundant service features, comprehensive security control policies, and refined QoS, thereby meeting the scalability, reliability, manageability, and security needs of campus and data center networks.
Table 1 Huwei 10GE aggregation optical switches
|
Huawei Switch |
S6720-EI Series |
S6730-H Series |
S6730-S Series |
|
Port quantity |
• 24 x 10GE SFP+, 2 x 40GE QSFP+ |
• 24 x 10GE SFP+, 6 x 40GE/100GE QSFP28 |
• 24 x 10GE SFP+, 6 x 40GE QSFP+ |
|
Extended slot |
1 extended slot, supporting a 4-port 40GE card, 4-port 10GE card, or 8-port 10GE card |
- |
- |
|
Switching capacity |
2.56 Tbps |
1.68 Tbps/2.4 Tbps* |
960 Gbps/2.4 Tbps* |
|
Integrated wireless |
N |
Y, managing up to 1K APs |
N |
Huawei and Cisco Switch Comparison by Model
|
Huawei |
Cisco |
|
S6720-30C-EI-24S-AC |
C9500-16X |
|
S6720-54C-EI-48S-AC |
C9500-40X |
Huawei and Cisco Switch Comparison by Feature
|
Feature |
Huawei |
Huawei |
Huawei |
Cisco |
|
10GE downlink port density |
S6720-30C-EI-24S: 24 x SFP+ |
S6730-H24X6C: 24 x SFP+ |
S6730-S24X6Q: 24 x SFP+ |
C9500-40X: 40 x SFP+ |
|
Uplink port density |
Fixed ports: 2 x QSFP+ Ports |
6 x 40GE QSFP28 |
6 x 40GE QSFP |
C9500-16X: 2 x 40GE QSFP |
|
Switching capacity |
2.56 Tbps |
S6730-H24X6C*: 1.68 Tbps/2.4 Tbps |
960 Gbps/2.4 Tbps |
C9500-40X: 960 Gbps |
|
Dynamic MAC address entries |
288K |
Default:128K |
64K |
C9500-16X & 40X: 64K |
|
ARP entry specifications |
96K |
Default:140K (shared) |
64K |
C9500-16X & 40X: 80K |
|
Stack members |
9 |
9 |
9 |
2 (10GE cannot stack with 25GE, 40GE cannot stack with 100GE) |
|
Integrated WAC |
N |
Y, managing up to 1K APs |
N |
Y, support management of 200 APs, need Cisco DNA Advantage/Cisco DNA Premier |
*: The value before the slash (/) refers to the device's switching capability, while the value after the slash (/) means the system's switching capability
Huawei Switch Difference
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