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CloudEngine 16800 Series Data Center Switches
Huawei CloudEngine 16800 is a data center switch developed for the intelligence era. It applies to integrated big data centers and cross-region computing power scheduling scenarios such as "East-to-West Computing Resource Transfer". In 2023, Huawei comprehensively upgrades the CloudEngine 16800 series switches and launches the CE16800-X — industry's first core switch designed for the diversified computing era. This switch comes with high-density 400GE and intelligent scheduling algorithms, ideal for accelerating the unleash of computing power. In addition, Huawei's hyper-converged Ethernet technology enables unified bearer of general-purpose computing, storage, and supercomputing networks, minimizing the TCO.
Large Capacity
173/1548 Tbit/s switching capacity, supporting smooth evolution to 400 GE in anticipation of future traffic demand.
Intelligent Engine
A unique iLossless algorithm learns and trains network-wide traffic in real time, implementing network adaptation and self-optimization. Zero packet loss boosts throughput to 100%.
Intelligent O&M
An intelligent Operations and Maintenance (O&M) platform, supported by telemetry-based data collection in milliseconds, enables fault location within 3 minutes and prediction of 90% of risks.
Specifications¹
| Parameters | CloudEngine 16804 | CloudEngine 16808 | CloudEngine 16816 |
| Switching Capacity | 45 Tbit/s2 | 89 Tbit/s2 | 178 Tbit/s2 |
| Forwarding Performance | 14,400 Mpps | 28,800 Mpps | 57,600 Mpps |
| Service Slots | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Switching Fabric Module Slots | 9 | ||
| Fabric Architecture | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ | ||
| Airflow Design | Strict front-to-back airflow design | ||
| Virtualization | M-LAG VS (1:16 virtualization) Cluster Switch System (CSS) VXLAN and VXLAN bridging QinQ access VXLAN |
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| L2/L3 | VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol IP packet fragmentation and reassembly |
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| Reliability | Microsegmentation Hardware-based Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
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| O&M | Telemetry ERSPAN+ iPCA |
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| Programmability | Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
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1. This content is applicable only to regions outside the Chinese Mainland. Huawei reserves the right to interpret this content.
2. Roadmap.
| Parameters | CloudEngine 16800-X4 | CloudEngine 16800-X8 | CloudEngine 16800-X16 |
| Switching Capacity | 179/387 Tbit/s2 | 357/774 Tbit/s2 | 714/1548 Tbit/s2 |
| Forwarding Performance | 26,100 Mpps | 52,200 Mpps | 104,400 Mpps |
| Service Slots | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Switching Fabric Module Slots | 9 | ||
| Fabric Architecture | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ | ||
| Airflow Design | Strict front-to-back airflow design | ||
| Virtualization | VXLAN routing and bridging BGP-EVPN M-LAG QinQ access VXLAN |
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| L2/L3 | VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol |
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| Reliability | MACsec BFD for BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, static route, and VXLAN Hardware-based BFD DPFR MoFRR |
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| O&M | Telemetry Netstream ERSPAN+ IFIT Packet Event |
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| Programmability | Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
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1. This content is applicable only to regions outside the Chinese Mainland. Huawei reserves the right to interpret this content.
2. Roadmap.
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