Huawei CloudEngine S7706 – Product Documentation

Name: Huawei CloudEngine S7706 - SunSpike
SKU: S7706

Product Overview

The Huawei CloudEngine S7706 is a high-end modular chassis switch from the S7700 series, designed for next-generation enterprise networks. It is a 10U smart routing switch that delivers high-performance Layer 2 to Layer 4 switching services alongside intelligent service optimization capabilities, including MPLS VPN, traffic analysis, comprehensive HQoS policies, controllable multicast, load balancing, and integrated security.

The S7706 chassis features a modular architecture with hot-swappable Main Control Units (MCUs) and Line Processing Units (LPUs), offering 2 MPU slots and 6 LPU slots for flexible customization in campus core/aggregation or data center deployments. The switch supports up to 288 × 10GE, 72 × 40GE, or 36 × 100GE ports per chassis, with a switching capacity of 4.32 Tbps and forwarding performance of 3240 Mpps.

Key intelligent features include built-in native Access Controller (AC) capabilities supporting up to 4K APs for wireless convergence, unified user management with multiple authentication methods (802.1X, MAC, Portal), Super Virtual Fabric 2.0 (SVF 2.0) for network virtualization and simplified management, and iPCA network quality awareness for real-time service flow monitoring.

The S7706 is built on a fully programmable hardware architecture with energy-efficient chips and supports up to 1 million MAC table entries and 1 million NetStream entries. Key components such as main control units, power modules, and fan trays operate in redundancy mode to minimize system downtime. The switch supports advanced features including VXLAN with BGP-EVPN, MACsec encryption, IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack routing, and OpenFlow 1.3.

Product Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Model	Huawei CloudEngine S7706
Chassis Type	Modular Chassis Switch
Chassis Height	10 U
Dimensions (H × W × D)	441.7 mm × 442 mm × 517.4 mm (without cable management frames)
Dimensions with Cable Management	441.7 mm × 442 mm × 585 mm
Weight	< 30 kg
Total Slots	8
Main Control Unit (MCU) Slots	2
Line Processing Unit (LPU) Slots	6
Fan Slots	2
Power Supply Slots	4 system + 4 PoE (S7706 PoE: 8 total)
Switching Capacity	4.32 Tbps
Forwarding Performance	3240 Mpps
Maximum Port Density (per Chassis)	Up to 288 × GE, 288 × 10GE, 72 × 40GE, 36 × 100GE
MAC Table Entries	Up to 1,000,000
Redundancy Design	MCU, Power Modules, CMU, Fan Trays
PoE Support	Yes; total PoE power up to 8800W
AC Input Voltage	90 V AC to 290 V AC
DC Input Voltage	-38.4 V DC to -72 V DC
Maximum Power Consumption	1600W (system); maximum PoE power 8800W
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Installation	Standard 19-inch cabinet
Chassis Clustering (CSS)	Supported

Supported Protocols & Features

Category	Supported Features
Virtualization	VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, SVF 2.0
Security	MACsec encryption, NAC (802.1X, Portal, MAC, DHCP), TPM-trusted boot, DoS protection
Routing (IPv4)	Static routes, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP4
Routing (IPv6)	Static routes, RIPng, OSPFv3, IS-ISv6, BGP4+
IPv6 Transition	IPv6 manual tunnel, 6to4 tunnel, ISATAP tunnel, GRE tunnel, IPv4-compatible automatic tunnel
MPLS	MPLS VPN
QoS	HQoS (5-level), hardware-assisted traffic analysis
Queue Scheduling	PQ, WRR, DRR, PQ+WRR, PQ+DRR
Congestion Avoidance	WRED, Tail Drop
OAM & Detection	IEEE 802.1ag, Y.1731, BFD
VLAN	4K VLANs, Access/Trunk/Hybrid, QinQ, VLAN-based MAC allocation
Multicast	IGMPv1/v2/v3, IGMP Snooping, PIM DM/SM/SSM, MSDP, MBGP
Wireless Management	Native AC, supports up to 4K APs
User Management	Unified user management, 802.1X, MAC, Portal authentication
Network Management	SNMP v1/v2c/v3, Console, Telnet, SSH, FTP/TFTP, RMON