Huawei Network Equipment Cloudengine S8700 Huawei Switch Modular Chassis Core

Huawei Network Equipment Cloudengine S8700 Huawei Switch Modular Chassis Core

Product Overview

The CloudEngine S8700 Series delivers up to 504×10GE ports per chassis, carrier‑grade 1:1 SRU redundancy, Super PoE++ (90W/port), integrated WLAN AC managing 5K APs, and VXLAN EVPN virtualization – purpose‑built for next‑gen Wi‑Fi 6/7 campus aggregation and access.

Key Differentiators (Bulleted for Buyer Focus)

• High‑Density Multi‑GE Ports – Up to 504×10GE, 400×25GE, 262×40GE, or 134×100GE per chassis; 72×10GE per line card.

• Carrier‑Grade Reliability – Redundant hot‑swappable SRUs (1:1 hot standby), power supplies, fans, and BFD for sub‑second failover.

• Super PoE++ (90W/port) – Powers Wi‑Fi 6/7 APs, PTZ cameras, and video endpoints; perpetual PoE across reboots ensures uninterrupted power.

• Wired‑Wireless Convergence – Native WLAN AC supporting up to 5,000 APs (S8700‑4: 1,000 APs); unified 802.1X/MAC/Portal authentication.

• VXLAN & Security – BGP EVPN for unified virtual fabric; MACsec link encryption, NAC, and two‑level CPU attack protection.

• Energy Efficiency – Front‑to‑rear airflow, intelligent fan speed control, and energy‑saving chips with per‑port power management.

• Modular Flexibility – Three chassis models (S8700‑4/‑6/‑10) to fit any scale from medium campus to large enterprise backbone.

Technical Specifications

Typical Deployments – Large enterprise campus aggregation layer, Wi‑Fi 6/7 converged wired‑wireless access with PoE++ for APs, education and healthcare high‑density access, government and finance secure backbone with MACsec.