Q1: What is the maximum PoE power budget of the Huawei S5731-H24P4XC?
A: When equipped with two 1000 W AC (220 V) power supplies, the S5731-H24P4XC provides a maximum PoE power budget of 1600 W, making it ideal for high-density deployments of power-hungry devices such as Wi-Fi 6 APs and PTZ cameras.
Q2: Does this switch require a separate WLAN controller to manage Access Points?
A: No. The S5731-H series includes integrated Native AC functionality, allowing direct management of up to 1,024 wireless APs without the need for an external WLAN controller.
Q3: What is the difference between the S5731-H24P4XC and the S5731-H24T4XC?
A: The S5731-H24P4XC is a PoE+ switch capable of delivering power over Ethernet to connected devices like IP cameras and APs. The S5731-H24T4XC is a data-only, non-PoE switch. Both share the advanced H-series features, including a 288K MAC table and Native AC.
Q4: What uplink and expansion options are available on this switch?
A: It provides four built-in 10GE SFP+ uplink ports and one extended slot supporting optional subcards, including a 2-port 40GE QSFP+ card, an 8-port 10GE Base-T card, or an 8-port 10GE SFP+ card for additional bandwidth.
Q5: What is the switching capacity and forwarding rate of the S5731-H24P4XC?
A: The switch delivers a forwarding rate of 125 Mpps, a device switching capacity of 288 Gbps, and a system switching capacity of 672 Gbps, suitable for high-performance enterprise access and aggregation.
Q6: Can the S5731-H24P4XC function as a campus core switch?
A: Yes. With a 288K MAC table, Native AC support, 125 Mpps forwarding, and full Layer 3 routing (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, VRRP), it is often deployed as a core switch in small-to-medium enterprise networks.
Q7: Does this switch support VXLAN and network virtualization?
A: Yes. It supports VXLAN and BGP EVPN, enabling both centralized and distributed VXLAN gateway deployments for unified virtual fabrics.
Q8: What power supply modules are compatible with the S5731-H24P4XC?
A: The switch has dual power module slots for 1+1 redundancy and supports pluggable PoE modules: 600 W AC (PAC600S56-CB), 1000 W AC (PAC1000S56-CB), and 1000 W DC (PDC1000S56-CB).
Q9: Does the switch support Fast PoE and Perpetual PoE?
A: Yes. Perpetual PoE ensures uninterrupted power delivery during a software reboot, and Fast PoE allows devices to receive power within 10 seconds of startup.
Q10: What is the maximum power consumption of this model?
A: The switch itself consumes a maximum of 121 W. With a 720 W PD load, total maximum power consumption reaches 977 W.
Q11: Are the cooling fans field-replaceable?
A: Yes. It uses a pluggable dual-fan module (FAN-023A-B) with hot-swapping and redundancy, plus intelligent fan speed adjustment to optimize cooling and reduce noise.
Q12: How many S5731-H switches can be stacked together?
A: Using Huawei's iStack technology, up to nine physical switches can be virtualized into a single logical device, improving link reliability and simplifying network management.