Why Is the FS S5860-20SQ An Ideal Choice for Enterprise Networking?

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern enterprise networking, businesses require robust, high-performance network solutions that can support the growing demands of data-intensive applications and services. The FS S5860-20SQ is a powerful switch designed to meet these needs, offering a blend of advanced features, scalability, and exceptional performance. This article will explore its key features, performance advantages, network management capabilities, and application scenarios.

The Key Features of S5860-20SQ

The S5860-20SQ layer 3 switch is engineered to deliver top-tier performance and flexibility, making it suitable for a wide range of enterprise environments. Here are its main features:

Port Configuration Overview

• 20 x 10G SFP+ Ports: These ports provide high-speed connectivity for various network devices, ensuring efficient data transfer and minimal latency.

• 4 x 25G SFP28 Uplinks: These uplink ports offer even greater bandwidth, supporting high-performance applications and enabling seamless network scalability.

• 2 x 40G QSFP+ (split to 4x 10G) Uplinks: The 40G QSFP+ uplink enhances the switch's backbone capabilities, facilitating high-speed data transmission across the network core.

High Performance and Scalability

The S5860-20SQ 10G switch supports a switching capacity of 760 Gbps and a forwarding rate of 565 Mpps, ensuring it can handle high traffic volumes and complex network configurations with ease. Its modular design and high port density make it a scalable solution that can grow with your network needs. Additionally, the S5860-20SQ is equipped with advanced features such as Layer 3 routing, QoS, and comprehensive security policies. Its 25G SFP28 uplinks ports and 40G QSFP+ uplinks ports, providing flexible uplink options and future-proofing your network infrastructure.

The S5860-20SQ's Performance Advantages

Benefits of 10G and 25G Ports

The 10G and 25G ports on the S5860-20SQ are ideal for data-intensive applications, providing the bandwidth needed to support high-speed data transfer, large file transfers, and resource-intensive tasks. These ports ensure low latency and high throughput, making them perfect for applications such as video conferencing, cloud computing, and large-scale data analytics.

Enhancing Network Backbone with 40G QSFP+ Uplink

The 40G QSFP+ uplinks enable S5860-20SQ to serve as a powerful network backbone. This uplink allows for high-speed connections to other core switches or data center networks, ensuring seamless data flow and reducing bottlenecks in the network. By utilizing the 40G QSFP+ ports, the S5860-20SQ can aggregate large amounts of data traffic efficiently, providing a robust and scalable solution for high-performance networking environments. This capability is crucial for supporting bandwidth-intensive applications and maintaining optimal network performance across extensive enterprise infrastructures. Additionally, the QSFP+ uplink offers flexibility in network design, allowing for easy integration and future expansion as network demands grow.

Advanced Network Management of S5860-20SQ

The S5860-20SQ layer 3 switch comes equipped with a comprehensive suite of network management and monitoring features, providing network administrators with the tools they need to maintain and optimize their network infrastructure.

Network Management and Monitoring Features

• Airware Cloud/WEB/CLI/SNMP/SSH: These management interfaces offer flexibility and control, allowing administrators to configure and monitor the network easily.

• SNMP/RMON/Syslog: These Comprehensive monitoring features such as traffic analysis, network diagnostics, and real-time alerts help administrators quickly identify and resolve issues, ensuring optimal network performance.

Advantages of Layer 3 Switching in Complex Networks

The S5860-20SQ supports Layer 3 switching, which is crucial for managing large, complex networks. Layer 3 switching enables advanced routing capabilities, allowing for efficient traffic management, improved network performance, and enhanced scalability. This feature is particularly beneficial for enterprises with multiple subnets and VLANs (number: 4k), as it facilitates seamless communication between different network segments.

Application Scenarios of S5860-20SQ

Besides the normal 10G Interconnect, the versatility and performance of the S5860-20SQ make it suitable for a wide range of application scenarios as follows:

40G to 4x 10G Connectivity

The S5860-20SQ 10G switch offers high-performance and efficient networking solutions for both core and access layers. In this configuration, the S5860-20SQ connects to S3910-24TS 24-Port GbE L2+ Switches using 40G to 4x 10G fiber connections, delivering up to 40Gbps bandwidth from the core to access switches. This setup provides reliable 10Gbps connections to each access switch, ensuring seamless data flow and robust network performance. The 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable and Gigabit Ethernet connections link the access switches to PCs, optimizing network speed and efficiency for end-users. This scenario is ideal for environments requiring high-speed data transfer and scalable network infrastructure.

Wireless Solution Based on Airware

The S5860-20SQ 10G switch, integrated with the SG-5110 and Airware, delivers a powerful wireless solution for diverse environments. In this scenario, the S5860-20SQ serves as the core switch, connecting to the SG-5110, which provides internet access. The core switch connects to access switches using 10G fiber links. The S3410-48TS-P GbE L2+ PoE+ Switch supports shops by providing power and connectivity to AP-N505 wireless access points, ensuring robust wireless coverage. In office environments, the S3910-24TS switch connects PCs and printers via Gigabit Ethernet, enabling high-speed, reliable networking. This setup ensures seamless integration of wired and wireless networks, enhancing overall network performance and flexibility.

Medium and Large Campus Surveillance Solution

The S5860-20SQ 10G switch, in conjunction with the SG-5105 and NVR724-256C, provides a robust surveillance solution for medium and large campuses. Serving as the core switch, the S5860-20SQ connects to the SG-5105 for internet access and the NVR724-256C for video recording and monitoring. High-speed 10G fiber links extend to multiple S3410-48TS-P switches located at strategic points like entrances, exits, main roads, offices, and elevators. These switches power IPC101-2M-B cameras, ensuring comprehensive surveillance coverage. This setup guarantees high-speed data transmission, reliable video recording, and effective monitoring, enhancing campus security and management.

Conclusion

The S5860-20SQ is an exceptional choice for enterprise networking, offering high performance, scalability, and a robust set of features. Its high port density, advanced uplink options, and comprehensive network management capabilities make it ideal for data centers, enterprise core networks, and high-performance computing environments. Additionally, we highly recommend our S5860-20SQ PicOS® switch, which supports MLAG to enhance network reliability and scalability while optimizing performance. Unlike equipment with HPOS, our devices support PicOS® and can integrate with the AmpCon™ unified management platform for visualized configuration, templated configuration files, remote deployment, and automated branch network management. For enterprises seeking a top-tier network solution, the S5860-20SQ 10G layer 3 switch stands out for its unmatched performance, flexibility, and reliability.