Introduction; Positioning; Product Characteristics - Huawei S5700 Series Hardware Description

S5700&S5710 Series Ethernet Switches
Hardware Description

1.1 Introduction

This section describes the characteristics of the S5700.

1.1.1 Positioning

The S5700&S5710 Series Ethernet switches are class A products. Customers should take
preventative measures as the operating devices may cause radio interference.
The S5700&S5710 Series switch (S5700 for short) is an enterprise network access device that
provides access and data transport functions. The S5700 is developed by Huawei to meet the
requirements for reliable access, aggregation, and high-quality transmission of multiple services
on enterprise networks. The S5700 functions as an access device on an enterprise network. The
S5700 provides a large capacity, high port density, and cost-effective packet forwarding
capabilities. The S5700 also provides multi-service access capabilities, excellent extensibility,
quality of service (QoS) guarantee, powerful multicast replication, and carrier-class security,
and can be used to build high-reliability ring topologies.

1.1.2 Product Characteristics

Energy-Saving Design
The S5700 saves energy in the following ways:
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Advanced Surge Protection Technique
The S5700 uses the Huawei patented built-in surge protection technique. This technique protects
devices against lightning in terrible weather and increases device security.
Convenient PoE Power Supply
The PoE S5700 has the Power over Ethernet (PoE) function. It provides centralized power supply
for IP phones, wireless access points (APs), portable device chargers, POS machines, cameras,
and data collectors by using twisted pairs.
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NOTE
The S57LI does not support hardware forwarding for Layer 3 services.
It uses low noise fans that adjust their speed automatically, reducing system noise and fan
power consumption.
The interface chip switches to the power saving mode when an interface is idle, which
means that no peer device is connected to the interface.
It uses advanced highly-integrated and energy-saving chips. With the help of the intelligent
device management system, the chips improve system performance and also reduce system
power consumption.
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