Chapter 4 Networking Applications; Convergence Layer Devices - H3C S5100-SI Series Operation Manual

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H3C S5100-SI/EI Series Ethernet Switches

Chapter 4 Networking Applications

S5100-SI/EI series Gigabit Ethernet switches are designed as convergence layer
switches or access layer switches for enterprise networks and metropolitan area
networks (MANs).
S5100-SI/EI series provide 24 or 48 autosensing Gigabit Ethernet ports for connecting
downstream devices. In addition, S5100-26C-EI and S5100-50C-EI also provide two
10GE extension slots to support flexible networking by means of optional XFP interface
cards / XENPAK optical modules / dedicated stack cards for Gigabit Ethernet to the
desktop (GTTD) access of enterprise networks, user access and convergence of
carrier networks, and connection of data center server clusters.
Several typical networking applications are described as follows. (The following
applications are for S5100-EI series.)

4.1 Convergence Layer Devices

In medium- and small-sized enterprises or branches of large enterprises, S5100-EI
series Ethernet switches can serve as convergence layer switches that provide
high-performance and large-capacity switching service and support 10GE uplink ports,
which provide larger bandwidth for the devices. S5100-EI series also support abundant
QoS features to facilitate users to configure networks with a variety of features.
Figure 4-1 Application of S5100-EI series in the convergence layer of intranet/MAN
Chapter 4 Networking Applications
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