Product Overview

H3C S3610 Series Ethernet Switches (the S3610 series) are wire speed L3 multi protocols intelligent switches developed by H3C Technology. They are intelligent network management switches intended for a network environment where abundant features, high performance and dense port distribution are required.

The S3610 series are designed to accommodate the convergence on intranets and metropolitan area networks (MANs) and to meet the requirements at the access layer. Supporting IPv4/IPv6 double stack, they offer abundant service features and routing functionalities.

The S3610 series Ethernet Switches include the following models: S3610-28P, S3610-28TP, S3610-28F and S3610-52P.

Figure 1 S3610-28P

Figure 2 S3610-28TP

Figure 3 S3610-52P

Figure 4 S3610-28F

6 Network Scenarios

Scenario 1: Broadband Ethernet Access for Residential Community

On the broadband access network of a residential community, an H3C S3610 switch is located in the center. It downlinks to the S3100 series to reach the Ethernet users and uplinks to a core L3 switch through a GE extension module to connect to the MAN backbone.

Figure 5 Community Ethernet access networking with H3C S3610 series

Scenario 2: Application in Networks of Branches or Small- to Medium-Sized Enterprises

For small-to medium-sized enterprises or branches of a large enterprise, the H3C S3610 series can serve as the backbone switches on their networks and can be connected to the headquarters or other branches through routers.

Figure 6 H3C S3610 series application in branch network of midsize/large enterprise

Scenario 3: Application in Large Enterprise and Campus Networks

In a large enterprise or campus network, the H3C S3610 series are located at the convergence layer. They downlink to layer 2 switches, S3100 Series for example; and uplink to a layer 3 switch through GE interfaces. These switches together provide a network-wide intranet solution that covers gigabit-to-backbone and 100 Mbps-to-desktop.

Figure 7 H3C S3610 series application in large enterprise and campus network

Scenario 4: IPv4/IPv6 Hybrid Networking

Full IPv4 networking and full IPv6 networking are similar. At the early stage of IPv6 implementation, however, IPv4/IPv6 hybrid networks are common. This gives full play to the IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack and IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling features provided by the H3C S3610 series and enables flexible networking.

Figure 8 Application in a large enterprise and campus IPv4/IPv6 hybrid network