Huawei Ethernet Switches

Huawei Ethernet Switches

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Huawei Ethernet Switches

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What is Huawei Ethernet Switches?

Global company Huawei IT, headquartered in Guangdong, China, offers Ethernet switches.
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What is Huawei Ethernet Switches?

Global company Huawei IT, headquartered in Guangdong, China, offers Ethernet switches.

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June 01, 2021

How you can use Huawei Ethernet Switches in your network environment.

GJ
Gilson Jose do Nascimento
Network Engineer
ALOO TELECOM (Telecommunications, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Currently, Huawei Ethernet Switches in our Metro network in all regions where we are present, to do fast routing in layer 2, and we use the ERPS protocol as a resilience protocol for round links.
We also use CPE equipment for large customers who need equipment that can deliver better quality service delivery.

With Huawei Ethernet Switches we are able to solve problems of high availability, performance and simplicity in scalability in our Backbone.ed equipment that can deliver better quality service delivery.
Pros and Cons
  • Scalability
  • High throughput links
  • Redundancy of links with resilient protocols
  • Fast switching in the event of a redundant link failure.
  • MPLS
  • Traffic engineering
  • Transport of multi services in the same infrastructure.
Likelihood to Recommend
In large DataCenter networks, where the need to forward large volumes of data, where there are several services implemented.
In the CORE of Metro networks, where there is a need for equipment that has the capacity to support large volumes of traffic and also in Backbone that need redundant links.
Most Important Features
  • Interface de 100G
  • Protocolos que garantem a implementação de links redundantes.
  • Suporte ao MPLS
  • Engenharia de Tráfego
Return on Investment
  • Revenue Increase
  • Greater satisfaction for our customers.
  • Greater compliance with SLAs
Alternatives Considered
Huawei Ethernet Switches, like the others, work very well with each other, interoperable with each other.

We use Huawei Ethernet Switches with other vendors and it behaves very well in this scenario.
Other Software Used
Nokia 7250 IXR, Huawei AR Series Routers, Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR)
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Operation and support, engineering, implementation and planning.
April 30, 2021

High performance, no downsides

Dylan Eikelenboom | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dylan Eikelenboom
Security Officer
IXON Cloud (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The Huawei Ethernet Switches come in multiple versions, but we use them throughout our organisation because they are easy to install and maintain. The switches have perfect throughput, with all the network features we require. The PoE capabilities our switches have allows us to power phones and other devices without the need for a dedicated power outlet.
Pros and Cons
  • There is little to no bandwith loss
  • Power-over-ethernet is a welcome feature
  • VLANs can be configures easily
  • One of our switches encounted a hardware defect after 6 months of use (but was replaced within warranty)
  • The switches appear to get hotter than what I would expect under normal use
Likelihood to Recommend
Huawei Ethernet Switches are perfect no-nonsense network switches that can be used in any internal network. They are especially helpful if you require PoE functionalities or if you need to configure network settings manually (e.g. static routing, VLAN). There are no real-life situations I can think of where these switches would not be suitable
Most Important Features
  • PoE
  • VLANs
  • Bandwith maintenance
Return on Investment
  • One solution means our network managers do not need extensive knowledge and can easily update the network
  • They are cheaper than most alternatives
  • PoE means we can power devices even in location where a power outlet is not available
Alternatives Considered
While reviewing multiple manufacturers of switches, there are only so many differences when it comes to a "simple" device such a switch. Most competitors have similar features or have features we were not interested in. In the end, the UI of the Huawei switches, combined with the fair price of the devices, made us choose them.
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March 28, 2019

Huawei Switch, good for standard use and low impact

Amilcar Jose Salazar Siry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Amilcar Jose Salazar Siry
Lider de proyectos
CANTV (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Huawei switches are part of several solutions installed within the company (CANTV), for example in the case of the modernization project of the international platform, 2 pairs of the 5300 series lanswitch were used in each location (Caracas and Barquisimeto), for them the generated traffic was directed during the management of other Huawei teams (Msoft, SBC and UMG)
Pros and Cons
  • Good technical support
  • Its configuration is very similar to the Cisco switches
  • The cost of the hardware is acceptable but the licenses of use are expensive and in the end its price equals or exceeds the switch of other brands.
  • There are functionalities that should be available in the standard version and when they are trying to enable, Huawei support indicates that they have an additional cost which causes inconvenience and difficulties at the time of implementation
  • the performance of the equipment is inferior to those of other brands although it is decent.
Likelihood to Recommend
Huawei switches are ideal for cases where performance is not essential, for low traffic solutions and for equipment management. It is not recommended for situations of high performance and stress, immediate availability and high scalability. It is also not advisable to use them in solutions that involve hardware from other brands, the integration of Huawei with Cisco, for example, is very traumatic and the results were not optimal in my case.
Return on Investment
  • For basic and standard functionalities is a viable and relatively cheap option.
  • It is not advisable to use it in high-profile projects, it is preferable to use Cisco switches.
Alternatives Considered
The performance of Huawei is lower than Cisco, but initially the costs inclined the decision towards Huawei, but unfortunately, it was not, the licenses and the manager fired the investment to make it very similar to cisco. Therefore it is preferable to go to the Cisco switches for reliability and robustness.
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