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CloudEngine 16800 Series Data Center Switches
Brand-new modular switches featuring an innovative backplane-free Clos architecture, offering a variety of card options to support enterprises in transitioning to 400GE.
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 | CE16804 | CE16808 | CE16816 |
| Switching Capacity | 45Tbps | 89Tbps | 178Tbps |
| Service Slots | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Switching Fabric Module Slots | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Fabric Architecture | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ |
| Airflow Design | Strict front-to-back airflow design | Strict front-to-back 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 |
M-LAG VS (1:16 virtualization) Cluster Switch System (CSS) VXLAN and VXLAN bridging QinQ access VXLAN |
M-LAG VS (1:16 virtualization) Cluster Switch System (CSS) VXLAN and VXLAN bridging QinQ access VXLAN |
| L2/L3 | VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol IP packet fragmentation and reassembly |
VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol IP packet fragmentation and reassembly |
VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol IP packet fragmentation and reassembly |
| Reliability | Microsegmentation Hardware-based Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
Microsegmentation Hardware-based Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
Microsegmentation Hardware-based Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) |
| O&M | Telemetry ERSPAN+ iPCA |
Telemetry ERSPAN+ iPCA |
Telemetry ERSPAN+ iPCA |
| Programmability | Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
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2. Roadmap.
| Parameters | CE16800-X4 | CE16800-X8 | CE16800-X16 |
| Switching Capacity | 179/387Tbps | 357/774Tbps | 714/1548Tbps |
| Service Slots | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Switching Fabric Module Slots | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Fabric Architecture | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ | Clos architecture, cell switching, VoQ |
| Airflow Design | Strict front-to-back airflow design | Strict front-to-back airflow design | Strict front-to-back airflow design |
| Virtualization | VXLAN routing and bridging BGP-EVPN M-LAG QinQ access VXLAN |
VXLAN routing and bridging BGP-EVPN M-LAG QinQ access VXLAN |
VXLAN routing and bridging BGP-EVPN M-LAG QinQ access VXLAN |
| L2/L3 | VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol |
VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol |
VLAN, STP, LACP Static route, IPv4/IPv6 dynamic route protocol |
| Reliability | MACsec BFD for BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, static route, and VXLAN Hardware-based BFD DPFR MoFRR |
MACsec BFD for BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, static route, and VXLAN Hardware-based BFD DPFR MoFRR |
MACsec BFD for BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, static route, and VXLAN Hardware-based BFD DPFR MoFRR |
| O&M | Telemetry Netstream ERSPAN+ IFIT Packet Event |
Telemetry Netstream ERSPAN+ IFIT Packet Event |
Telemetry Netstream ERSPAN+ IFIT Packet Event |
| Programmability | Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
Standard NETCONF interface Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release |
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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