Huawei CloudEngine 12800 Series High-Performance Core Switches
Product Overview
This document introduces the Huawei CloudEngine 12800 series, a new generation of high-performance core switches designed for data centers and high-end campuses. It highlights the product's advanced architecture, high switching capacity (up to 64Tbps, expandable to 128Tbps), support for high-density interfaces (100GE, 40GE, 10GE), and industry-leading CLOS architecture. Key features include a non-blocking fabric, extensive buffering, robust hardware design with high reliability (MTBF > 30 years), and innovative energy-saving technologies. The document details its software capabilities, including the VRP8 operating system, Virtual System (VS) for device virtualization, and Cluster Switch System (CSS) for simplified management. It also covers networking applications, product specifications, and ordering information.
The CloudEngine 12800 series offers a flexible and scalable platform designed to meet the evolving demands of modern data centers and enterprise networks, providing reliable, efficient, and high-performance network connectivity.
Key Features
- Next-generation core engine with industry-leading performance.
- Massive switching capacity up to 64Tbps (expandable to 128Tbps).
- Support for high-density interfaces: 100GE, 40GE, and 10GE.
- Advanced CLOS switching architecture for non-blocking performance.
- Robust hardware design with high reliability and long MTBF.
- Innovative energy-saving technologies.
- VRP8 operating system for advanced features and stability.
- Virtual System (VS) and Cluster Switch System (CSS) for enhanced virtualization and simplified management.
- Support for TRILL for large-layer 2 networks and virtual machine mobility.
Product Models and Specifications
The series includes models CE12804, CE12808, CE12812, and CE12816, offering different slot capacities and switching capacities.
| Item | CE12804 | CE12808 | CE12812 | CE12816 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switching Capacity (bps) | 16T/32T | 32T/64T | 48T/96T | 64T/128T |
| Packet Forwarding Rate (pps) | 4800M | 9600M | 14400M | 19200M |
| Service Slots | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Switching Architecture | Orthogonal fabric board, CLOS switching | |||
| Airflow Type | Standard front-to-back airflow | |||
Networking Applications
The CloudEngine 12800 series is deployed in data centers as core switches, often paired with CE6800/CE5800 series TOR switches. TRILL technology is utilized for building non-blocking Layer 2 networks, facilitating large-scale virtual machine migration and flexible service deployment. In campus networks, CSS technology allows multiple CE12800 units to be virtualized into a single core switch, enhancing reliability and simplifying management.
Diagram Description: The document includes diagrams illustrating typical data center and campus network deployments. The data center diagram shows a hierarchical network with CE12800 at the core, CE6800/5800 at the access layer, connected via 40GE/10GE, and utilizing TRILL for large Layer 2 networks. The campus network diagram shows a CSS cluster of CE12800 units at the core, with stacked CE6800 units at the aggregation layer and stacked CE5800 units at the access layer.
Ordering Information
The document provides detailed ordering information for main equipment, control units, fabric units, spare parts, interface cards (Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet), power supplies, and software licenses.
