Scope of Application
This is the switch for data centers developed for the AI age. It features a built-in AI chip and utilizes the innovative iLossless algorithm to learn and train network-wide traffic, implement zero packet loss, and achieve end-to-end latency at the microsecond level for maximum throughput. With Huawei’s VRP8 software platform, the CloudEngine 16800 series switches offer stable, reliable, and secure Layer 2/Layer 3 high-performance switching functions that support the construction of a resilient, virtualized, and high-quality network.
Special Features
Border Gateway Protocol – Ethernet VPN (BGP-EVPN), QinQ access VXLAN, IP packet fragmentation and reassembly, ZTP, Virtual System (VS), multi-chassis link aggregation group (M-LAG), NETCONF, Non-blocking Switching Architecture, industrial-grade reliability and stability, patented front-to-back airflow design, groundbreaking energy-saving technologies, and much more (see datasheets).
Technical Details
Huawei CloudEngine 16800 – Data Center Switches
Dimensions (W x D x H):
CloudEngine 16804; 483 mm x 985 mm x 438 mm (10 U)
CloudEngine 16808; 483 mm x 985 mm x 703 mm (16 U)
CloudEngine 16816; 483 mm x 1144 mm x 1436 mm (32 U)
Hot-Swap Power Module, maximum power consumption; 18,000 to 60,000 W
Modular with Interface Cards
Hardware Specifications
Network Level: Core
Interface Cards: 48-port 10GE SFP+, 24/36-port 40GE QSFP+, 18/36-port 100GE QSFP28
Service Slots: 4 to 16
Switching Fabric Module Slots: 6 to 9
Performance Forwarding: 11,280 Mpps to 45,120 Mpps
Switching Capacity: 43/387 Tbit/s to 173/1548 Tbit/s
Functions/Features
Virtual System (VS), Cluster Switch System (CSS), VXLAN routing and bridging, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), and much more (see datasheets).
Software System
VRP8 Software Platform, NCE controller, analyzer, and CloudEngine switch software, iMaster NCE-Fabric.
Hardware Services for 2 to 5 Years
Standard (Monday – Friday, dispatch of replacement components, next business day)
Onsite Standard (Monday – Friday, technician onsite, next business day)
Onsite Premier (7×24, 4-hour response time)
