Installation ManualH3C S9500 Series Routing Switches Chapter 1 Product Overview1-1Chapter 1 Product Overview1.1 IntroductionThe S9500 Series Routing Switches (hereinafter referred to as the S9500 series) aredeveloped by Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as H3C)for use on business-oriented enterprise networks, the distribution layer of large MANs,the core layer of small MANs, and the backbone of large enterprise networks andcampus networks. They can serve as switching cores and convergence centers.Currently, the S9500 series consist of the following models:z S9505: This model provides a switching capacity of up to 600 Gbps. It allows forthe concurrent wire-speed forwarding on 240 GE ports, 20 × 10GE ports, 240 FEelectrical ports, or 100 FE optical ports.z S9508: This model provides a switching capacity of up to 960 Gbps. It allows forthe concurrent wire-speed forwarding on 384 GE ports, 32 × 10GE ports, 384 FEelectrical ports, or 160 FE optical ports.z S9508V: This model provides a switching capacity of up to 960 Gbps. It allow forthe concurrent wire-speed forwarding on 384 GE ports, 32 × 10GE ports, 384 FEelectrical ports, or 160 FE optical ports. This model adopts upright slots.z S9512: This model provides a switching capacity of up to 1.44 Tbps. It allows forthe concurrent wire-speed forwarding on 576 GE ports, 48 × 10GE ports, 576 FEelectrical ports, or 240 FE optical ports.Note:Unless otherwise specified in this document, the S9508V and the S9508 have thesame configuration.1.2 Physical StructureThe S9500 series use integrated chassis, which consists of a power area, board area,backplane, and fan area.