Device Structure - Huawei S5700 Series Hardware Description

S5700&S5710 Series Ethernet Switches
Hardware Description
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1.3 Device Structure

This section describes the structure of the S5700.
The S5700 Ethernet switches adopt an integrated hardware platform. An S5700 consists of the
chassis, power supply unit, fan, switch control unit (SCU), and interface subcard. The width of
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Description
Switch.
Product series. "57" indicates the S5700 series.
Product subseries.
The value S indicates business model.
Maximum number of interfaces.
NOTE
The number of interfaces on an S5700 can be 6, 24, 28, 48, or 52, depending on the device model.
Uplink interface type:
l C: A device supports interface subcards. There can be two, four, or eight uplink
interfaces an interface subcard.
l TP: A device has combo interfaces supporting optical and electrical interfaces.
l P: A device has optical interfaces.
The S5700 supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).
NOTE
If this letter is not displayed, PoE is not supported.
Software version type:
l EI: enhanced version, supporting enhanced features
l SI: standard version, supporting basic features
l HI: advanced version, supporting high-performance Operation, Administration,
and Maintenance (OAM) and built-in real-time clock (RTC)
l LI: simplified version
Downlink interface type. The value 24S indicates that 24 downlink interfaces of the
S5700-28C-EI-24S are optical interfaces.
NOTE
If this letter is not displayed, all downlink interfaces are electrical interfaces.
Powering mode:
l AC: alternating current power
l DC: direct current power
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