Chassis Overview; Naming Conventions - Huawei S6700 Series Hardware Description

S6700 Series Ethernet Switches
Hardware Description

2.1 Chassis Overview

The S6700 series Ethernet switches integrate the access and transmission functions to provide
reliable access/aggregation and high-quality transmission of services on enterprise networks.
The switches are built on an integrated hardware platform, and the hardware system consists of
the chassis, power module, fan module, extended cards, and Switch Control Unit (SCU).
The S6700 series are available in a variety of models for you to choose based on your network
requirements.
The S6700 series includes the S6700-EI and S6720-EI subseries, all of which are Layer 3
switches.

2.2 Naming Conventions

Figure 2-1
Figure 2-1 Switch naming conventions
S6720-30C-EI-24S-AC
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Table 2-1 Switch naming convention description
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Description
Switch
l 6: 10GE downlink ports
l 5: GE downlink ports
l 3: Layer 3 switch with 100M downlink ports
l 2: Layer 2 switch with 100M downlink ports
7: Enterprise series switch
Product sub-series (such as 00 or 10)
Maximum number of ports
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