Q1: What is the maximum PoE power budget of the Huawei S5731-S48P4X?
A: When equipped with two 1000 W AC (220 V) power supplies, the S5731-S48P4X provides a maximum PoE power budget of 1600 W.
Q2: Can the S5731-S48P4X power high-density Wi-Fi access points?
A: Yes. The switch has 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports supporting PoE+ (802.3at, 30 W per port) and PoE (802.3af, 15.4 W per port), making it ideal for high-density Wi-Fi access points and other powered devices.
Q3: What type of uplink ports does this switch have?
A: It comes with four 10GE SFP+ uplink ports for high-speed connectivity to aggregation or core layers.
Q4: What is the maximum power consumption of the S5731-S48P4X?
A: The switch itself consumes up to 132 W without PoE load. Under heavy PoE usage (up to 1440 W for connected devices), total maximum power consumption can reach 1750 W.
Q5: Does the CloudEngine S5731-S48P4X support Layer 3 routing?
A: Yes. It is a fully functional Layer 3 switch supporting OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, VRRP, and other standard Layer 3 routing protocols.
Q6: What are the switching capacity and forwarding rate of the S5731-S48P4X?
A: This 48-port model delivers a forwarding rate of 125 Mpps and a switching capacity of 176 Gbps per device, scaling to 672 Gbps for system capacity.
Q7: What power supply modules are compatible with this switch?
A: It has two power module slots and supports pluggable modules including 600 W PoE AC, 1000 W PoE AC, and 1000 W PoE DC supplies, with 1+1 redundancy for high availability.
Q8: Can I stack the Huawei S5731-S48P4X?
A: Yes. Using Huawei's iStack technology, up to nine physical switches can be virtualized into a single logical switch for simplified management and improved reliability.
Q9: Does the switch support Fast PoE and Perpetual PoE?
A: Yes. Perpetual PoE maintains power to connected devices during a switch reboot, while Fast PoE delivers power to devices within 10 seconds of startup.
Q10: What are the physical dimensions and weight of this model?
A: The switch has a 1U chassis measuring 43.6 mm (H) 442 mm (W) 420 mm (D) and weighs approximately 8.9 kg including packaging.
Q11: Can the S5731-S48P4X be deployed in a VXLAN network?
A: Yes. It supports hardware-based VXLAN encapsulation with BGP EVPN, enabling dynamic VXLAN tunnel establishment for data center or multi-tenant network deployments.
Q12: Does it support automated management via SVF?
A: Yes. The S5731-S48P4X can function as a client in Huawei's Super Virtual Fabric (SVF) system, allowing centralized control and simplified service configuration.