Abstract

The S1700 series enterprise switches are next-generation energy- saving Ethernet access switches developed by Huawei. The S1700 switches use high-performance hardware and offers various features to help users build secure, reliable and high-performance networks. The S1700 switches are easy to install and maintain which make them ideal for small- and medium-size enterprises, Internet cafes, hotels and schools.

The S1700 series switches consists of unmanaged switches, SNMP- based switches, and a Web-managed switch.

Tolly engineers evaluated Huawei’s S1700 series switches in multiple areas including the performance (line-rate forwarding capability), MAC table capacity, VLAN capacity, power saving, Ethernet features, device and user management, security etc.