Huawei CloudEngine S7706 PoE – Product Documentation

Product Overview

The Huawei CloudEngine S7706 PoE is a high-end modular chassis switch from the S7700 series, designed for next-generation enterprise networks requiring Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. 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 PoE 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. Unlike the standard S7706 model where system and PoE power supply slots are independent, all 8 power supply slots on the S7706 PoE are shared by both the system power supply and PoE power supply, enabling flexible power allocation.

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 PoE is built on a fully programmable hardware architecture with energy-efficient chips and left-to-rear airflow design. 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 PoE
Part Number	02115713 (S7706 PoE chassis)
Product Code	ES1BS7706SP0
Chassis Type	Modular Chassis Switch
Chassis Height	10 U (1 U = 44.45 mm)
Dimensions (H × W × D) – without cable management	441.7 mm × 442 mm × 517.4 mm
Dimensions (H × W × D) – with cable management	441.7 mm × 442 mm × 585 mm
Total Slots	8
Main Control Unit (MCU/SRU) Slots	2
Line Processing Unit (LPU) Slots	6
Centralized Monitoring Unit (CMU) Slots	2
Fan Slots	2
Power Supply Slots	8 total (4 system + 4 PoE, shared configuration)
Switching Capacity	4.32 Tbps
Forwarding Performance	3240 Mpps
Maximum Port Density (per Chassis)	Up to 288 × FE, 288 × GE, 288 × 10GE, 72 × 40GE, 36 × 100GE
Maximum 10GE Ports	Up to 288
Maximum 40GE Ports	Up to 72
Maximum 100GE Ports	Up to 36
MAC Table Entries	Up to 1,000,000
NetStream Entries	Up to 1,000,000
Redundancy Design	MCU/SRU, Power Modules, CMU, Fan Trays
PoE Support	Yes; total PoE power up to 8800W (220V)
AC Input Voltage	90 V AC to 290 V AC
DC Input Voltage	-38.4 V DC to -72 V DC
Maximum Power Consumption (fully loaded, no PoE)	2640W
Maximum PoE Power Output	8800W (220V) / 6000W (110V)
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Airflow	Left-to-rear
Installation	Standard 19-inch cabinet (N66E or N68E)
Chassis Clustering (CSS)	Supported

Supported Protocols & Features

Category	Supported Features
Virtualization	VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, SVF 2.0 (Super Virtual Fabric)
Security	MACsec encryption, NAC (802.1X, MAC, Portal), 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
Multicast	IGMPv1/v2/v3, IGMP Snooping, PIM DM/SM/SSM, MSDP, MBGP
OpenFlow	OpenFlow 1.3, multi-controller support, up to 256K flow tables
Wireless Management	Native AC, supports up to 4K APs; wireless forwarding up to 4 Tbit/s
User Management	Unified user management, 802.1X, MAC, Portal authentication
Buffer Capacity	Up to 200 ms per port
Network Management	SNMP v1/v2c/v3, Console, Telnet, SSH, FTP/TFTP, RMON
Interoperability	VBST (compatible with PVST/PVST+/RPVST), LNP, VCMP