Chapter 4 Networking Applications - Huawei Quidway S5600 Series Operation Manual

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Chapter 4 Networking Applications

The S5600 series support flexible networking. They can be used as broadband access
devices, as well as networking devices in enterprise networks. The following describes
several typical networking methods for the S5600 series.
4.1 Application in Small/Middle-Scaled Enterprise Networks
The S5600 series can be used as backbone switches in the branches of
small/middle-scaled enterprises, where they can be connected (by routers) to the
networks of other branches or the headquarters. When the branches or enterprises
grow in scale, the S5600 series also provide seamless growth through IRF.
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Figure 4-1 Application in small/middle-scaled enterprise branches
4.2 Application in Large-Scaled/Campus Networks
The S5600 series can also be used as aggregation devices in large-scaled enterprise
networks and campus networks, where each of them can be connect with multiple
Layer 2/3 downstream Ethernet switches (for example, S3900 series switches), and
connected to Layer 3 core upstream switches through the GE expansion module slot,
to provide a full solution for building enterprise networks in various size (from Gigabit
backbone network, 100 Mbps network to desktop network).
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