Chapter 1 Product Profile
Hillstone SG-6000-X series is a high-performance carrier-grade device introduced by Hillstone
Networks. With a fully parallel security engine and modular design, the platform brings forth
scalability and adaptability that enables a rich set of device and application control solutions.
Designed for ISP, data centers, and large enterprises, the SG-6000-X series has a strong pro-
cessing ability of 1Tbps, integrates high performance, reliability and capacity, reduces network
complexity, centralizes management, and lowers TCO.
Hillstone SG-6000-X series product models include SG-6000-X10800, SG-6000-X9180, SG-
6000-X8180 and SG-6000-X7180, SG-6000-X6180, and SG-6000-X6150. Featuring a modular
design, the SG-6000-X series can meet the needs of different application environments with dif-
ferent types of expansion modules installed. Therefore, device performance is maximized.
Hillstone SG-6000-X series provides the following expansion modules:
l System Control Module (SCM): SCM manages and controls the system. A chassis can accom-
modate two SCMs for redundancy.
Hillstone provides the following 10 SCM models: SCM-300, SCM-280, SCM-260, SCM-
D1T-260, SCM-D2T-260, SCM-100, and SCM-20.
l Security Service Module (SSM): SSM is used to process data traffic.
Hillstone provides the following 5 SCM models: SSM-300, SSM-200, SSM-100, SSM-80, and
SSM-20.
l QoS Service Module (QSM): QSM is specially designed to provide high-quality QoS data pro-
cessing service. QSM uses a dedicated 64-bit multi-core processor.
Hillstone provides the following 5 QSM models: QSM-300, QSM-200, QSM-100, QSM-80,
and QSM-20.
l Input and Output Module (IOM): IOM provides SFP, XFP, QSFP+, and SFP+ ports for port
expansion.
Hillstone provides the following 11 IOM models: IOM-P100-300, IOM-P40-300, IOM-
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