Enterprise Networking
CloudEngine S12700
The CloudEngineS12700E series is Huawei’s top-tier core switch built for high-end campus networks. Designed to handle massive user loads, converge wired and wireless infrastructure, and support full-stack openness, it’s the ideal choice for organizations upgrading to a smart, agile, and unified campus network.
Why Choose CloudEngineS12700E?
High Performance Core
Industry-leading throughput and non-blocking switching
Up to 86.4 Tbpsswitching capacityand 43.2 Bppsforwarding
Designed for high-density 100GE ports
Wired + Wireless Convergence
Unified user access and policies for both wired and wireless users
Supports up to 50,000+ wireless usersand 10,240 APs
Seamless management of wireless services, templates, QoS, and security
Fully Programmable & Open
Built on Huawei’s Solar programmable chipset
No hardware change required for service updates
Supports open APIs, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, and NETCONF for multi-vendor environments
Specifications
Specification | CloudEngine S12700E-4 | CloudEngine S12700E-8 | CloudEngine S12700E-12 |
Forwarding Performance | 14,400 Mpps | 28,800 Mpps | 43,200 Mpps |
Switching Capacity | 19.2 Tbit/s (base) / 28.8 Tbit/s (max) | 38.4 Tbit/s / 57.6 Tbit/s | 57.6 Tbit/s / 86.4 Tbit/s |
MPU Slots | 2 | 2 | 2 |
SFU Slots | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Service Card Slots | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Fan Slots | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Feature Category | Details |
Wireless Services | - Manages up to 10K APs - AP access control, domain & config management - Radio channel & spectrum analysis - WLAN basic services, QoS, security, user management - Supports CAPWAP |
iPCA (Intelligent Perceptive Control Architecture) | Collects real-time statistics on packet loss and loss ratio at network/device level |
SVF (Super Virtual Fabric) | - Up to 10K clients virtualized into one device - Two-layer client architecture - Supports 3rd-party devices between SVF parent and clients |
VXLAN | - VXLAN Layer 2 & 3 gateways - Centralized & distributed gateways - BGP-EVPN - Configurable via NETCONF |
Interoperability | - VBST (compatible with PVST, PVST+, RPVST) - LNP (like DTP) - VCMP (like VTP) |