H3C Maintains No. 1 Vendor of Ethernet Switch, Enterprise Network Switch, and Data Center Switch in China’s Market in Q2 2022: IDC Report

H3C retained its dominant position in China's Ethernet switch market, enterprise network switch market and data center switch market in the second quarter of 2022 with a market share of 36.9 percent, 37.9 percent, and 37.8 percent, respectively, according to a recent report of “IDC China Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker, 2022 Q2” released by International Data Corporation (IDC).

Satisfying New Demands of Data Center Network with Fully-upgraded Technologies and Products

Grasping that advanced network plays an indispensable role in improving data center efficiency, H3C has upgraded technologies and products of data center networks with such features as ultra-high bandwidth, integrated innovative technologies, smart management, operations and maintenance (O&M), as well as open ecosystem through itsApplication-Driven Data Center (AD-DC) solution.

Ultra-high bandwidth: H3C's 400G switches, with S12500CR as an example, have been deployed on a large scale. Its 800G switches and the corresponding optical modules are expected to continue to elevate the level of network bandwidth in an effort to provide network capabilities that serve the needs of cloud-native services.

Convergence: H3C's S12500CR/R core switches have integrated innovative technologies including Internet Protocol (IP) over dense wavelength division multiplexing(DWDM), ZR/ZR+, and Media Access Control security(MACsec), and achieved significant improvement in cluster collaboration performance. The company has also achieved comprehensive application of SRv6 in data communicationnetwork (DCN) and effectively improved network performance through intelligent orchestration.

Smart management and O&M: By introducing its AI-supported SeerFabricintelligent lossless data center network solution, H3C has broken out of traditional management structure and enables data centers reduce O&M costs by more than 40 percent, propelling green growth and energy conservation-oriented innovation.

Open ecosystem: H3C is an active participant and supporter of SNOiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud), a free and open source network operating system based on Linux that runs on switches from multiple vendors and ASICs. The company enables data centers develop and deploy other network applications through SONiC and enjoy customized network management and O&M.

Building New-generation Smart Campus Networks with Advanced Hardware and Software

H3C has rolled out various switch products, including core switch, convergence switch and access switch, for all application scenarios for campus. Attaching equal importance to hardware and software, the company has strived to satisfy campus users' diverse business needs through constant technological innovations.

All-optical networks for future campuses: H3C’s intelligent and all-optical campus network solution notably reduces failure rate and overall costs, ensuring system stability and reliability, and meeting the demands for flexible networking and green operation, it can help users significantly improve their O&M and management experience and drive forward the intelligent evolution of campus networks.

Green design for 'dual-carbon' goals: In an effort to build green and low-carbon campus networks, H3C has launched the industry's first 400G campus core switch H3C S10500X-G this year. With technological innovations concerning such aspects as architectural design, power consumption of ports, and power supply efficiency, H3C has substantially cut the power consumption of switches and injected impetus into the low-carbon transformation of campuses in the era of digital technologies and AI.

Software evolution for more flexible and open capabilities: Besides hardware, H3C has also made continuous efforts to ensure the evolution and upgrading of software so as to equip campus switches with more flexible and open capabilities. The company's self-developed operating system Comware V9 has been widely deployed in campuses. The system provides users with a programmable and modular network environment and allows secondary development to help them easily cope with diverse business scenarios and needs for network connection.

As a leader and enabler of the evolution and transformation of data center and campus networks, H3C continues adhering to its Cloud & AI Native strategy and promoting the evolution of its Digital Brain. By providing full-stack and comprehensively upgraded network solutions for customers, it will help lay a solid foundation for the rapid development of the digital economy.