FS S5860-20SQ and S5900-24S4T2Q Switch Competitive Comparison

Product Comparison Models

• S5860-20SQ
• S5900-24S4T2Q

Contents

• Product Software Function
• Product Performance
• Product Reliability
• Product Hardware

Product Software Function

Compared with the S5900-24S4T2Q switch, the S5860-20SQ offers significant functional improvements. It enables a more flexible Layer 3 network, supporting advanced strategies, software control, and linkage. The S5860-20SQ is designed for high throughput and low latency, catering to users requiring high-density access and high-performance aggregation.

S5860-20SQ Switches Features

• Supports diversified security features to ensure network stability and offer more choices for users.
• Suitable as an aggregation layer for large networks, a core for small to medium-sized networks, or for full 10G Layer 3 access in large enterprises or office buildings.
• A wide variety of management mechanisms provide network security protection, high-security access control, and effective network access control.
• Comprehensive management policies help manage bandwidth and guarantee key services like voice calls, multicast audio, video services, and video on demand.
• Features green and energy-saving capabilities, supporting the EEE (Efficient Energy-Efficient Ethernet) protocol to help customers reduce expenses and extend equipment service life.

Security

Operation and Maintenance Method

Layer 3 Feature Support

Stackability

Product Performance

The S5860-20SQ offers flexible 10 Gigabit optical, multi-rate (10G/1G) access capabilities and supports high-performance 10G/25G/40G uplinks. This meets the demands of users with high-density access and high-performance aggregation needs. It also provides comprehensive end-to-end QoS and rich security settings, suitable for large-scale network aggregation and small to medium-sized network cores, ensuring a high-speed, secure, and intelligent enterprise network.

Product Reliability

S5860-20SQ Switch Features

• Supports VRRP⁴ to effectively ensure network stability, suitable for scenarios like finance, retail, and call centers.
• Supports RLDP⁵, which quickly detects link status and optical fiber link unidirectionality. It includes loop detection under the port to prevent failures caused by loops from privately connected hubs or other devices. Suitable for retail, hospital, and enterprise scenarios.
• When STP is not enabled, REUP⁶ can provide fast on-chain protection, offering reliable and efficient backup and switching for dual uplinks. It provides faster convergence than STP and is ideal for scenarios requiring quick failure recovery.
• Supports stacking millisecond fault recovery: Devices and peripherals connected via aggregated links can switch to another member link within 50 to 200 milliseconds if a device or link fails.
• Supports rich authentication methods, QoS, CPU Protection, and ARP spoofing prevention.

Product Hardware

S5860-20SQ Switch Features

• Uses modular power supplies for improved equipment stability and reliability, allowing direct replacement during operation to maintain network continuity.
• Larger flash memory allows for saving more configurations and systems, facilitating maintenance.
• Port lightning protection reaches 6KV, and general lightning protection is ≥8KV.
• Key components like fans and power supplies, prone to dust accumulation, are coated with three anti-corrosion layers.
• Provides various port types, including 25G/40G uplinks, to support future network expansion and enable more flexible deployment.
• The S5860-20SQ supports a hardware dual-start technique and implements hardware-level redundancy to prevent chip damage, utilizing existing memory chip resources to reduce costs.
• Supports anti-grid fluctuation with trunk monitoring. If voltage is abnormal, the motherboard powers down and automatically restores services sequentially once voltage returns to normal.

Features Explanation

• DHCP SNOOPING¹: A security feature acting as a firewall between untrusted hosts and trusted DHCP servers. Its primary use is to prevent unauthorized (rogue) DHCP servers from offering IP addresses to DHCP clients.
• SNMP²: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet Standard protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on IP networks and modifying their behavior. Devices supporting SNMP typically include cable modems, routers, switches, servers, workstations, and printers.
• OSPF³: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) ensures an optimal access path. It is suitable for scenarios such as finance, traffic, and large office networks.
• VRRP⁴: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol is a networking protocol for automatic assignment of available Internet Protocol (IP). It is suitable for scenarios like finance, retail, and call centers.
• RLDP⁵: Rapid Link Detection Protocol is a link protocol used to quickly detect Ethernet link failures. It is suitable for scenarios such as retail, hospital, and enterprise.
• REUP⁶: Rapid Ethernet Uplink Protection provides a fast on-chain protection function. It offers a reliable and efficient backup and switching mechanism for dual uplinks, providing faster convergence performance and is often used in dual-uplink networking. Suitable for scenarios requiring quick failure recovery.
• CPP⁷: CPU Protection Policy (CPP) distinguishes data flows sent to the CPU based on their priorities and implements bandwidth limitations as needed. This helps prevent the CPU from being occupied by illegal traffic and protects against malicious attacks, ensuring the security of the CPU and switch.

Online Resources

• S5860-20SQ Switch Datasheet
• S5900-24S4T2Q Switch Datasheet