Huawei NetEngine AR8140‑S Enterprise Router Full Product Description

1. Short Overview

Naming & Variant Breakdown

• AR8140‑S: Standard AC‑powered base model; high‑density fixed GE /10GE ports, 4×SIC expansion slots, dual hot‑swappable AC power supplies
• AR8140‑S‑DC: Negative DC telecom‑grade power variant for IDC / central‑office cabinet deployment
• AR8140‑S‑TPM: Variant equipped with TPM 2.0 security chip for government and compliance‑sensitive scenarios

Note: The mainstream market SKU isAR8140‑12G10XG, which shares identical hardware platform with AR8140‑S; “‑S” indicates the simplified distribution‑oriented version with consistent core chipset and performance parameters华为企业业....

Core Differentiators vs AR6710‑H Series

1. Higher multi‑service forwarding performance: 25 Gbps (NAT+ACL+QoS, IMIX), IPsec throughput up to 20 Gbps华为企业业...
2. Native high‑density port array: 10×10GE SFP+, 8×GE Combo, 4×GE electrical; all ports are reconfigurable between WAN / LAN role华为企业业...
3. Built‑in WAC wireless controller: default manages 32 APs, maximum supports 1024 Wi‑Fi5 / Wi‑Fi6 / Wi‑Fi7 APs with license upgrade
4. Supports external 5G RU for high‑bandwidth 5G cellular uplink backup
5. 4×SIC service slots, expandable to 2×WSIC wide service slots via slot combination, supporting E1/T1, serial, GPON/xGSPON, LTE interface cards华为企业业...
6. Dual hot‑swap power supply for power‑path redundancy; 1U compact rack footprint

2. Hardware Interface & Physical Specifications

Modular Expansion Slots

1. 4 × SIC (Smart Interface Card) slots
   Each slot accepts single‑width SIC cards for flexible service extension; two SIC slots can be combined to form one WSIC wide slot (max 2 WSIC total):

• Legacy WAN access: E1/T1, fractional E1, serial, G.SHDSL interface modules
• Broadband access: GPON / xGSPON, DSL interface cards
• Wireless backup: 4G‑LTE SIC modules; supports external 5G RU for high‑speed 5G WAN uplink
• Auxiliary service: clock synchronization card, BITS timing module for enterprise time‑sync deployment

1. No independent service processing unit (SPU) slot; security, VPN and SD‑WAN functions are hardware‑accelerated by the built‑in NP forwarding chipset.

Built‑in Rear Physical Ports

1. Fixed high‑density composite port array

• 10 × 10GE SFP+ optical ports
• 8 × GE Combo ports (copper RJ45 or SFP fiber selectable)
• 4 × GE 10/100/1000BASE‑T electrical RJ45 ports

All above ports are software configurable: can operate as either WAN uplink or LAN downlink interface, support 802.1Q VLAN trunking, LACP link aggregation, port isolation, storm‑control.

1. 1 × RJ45 Console port for out‑of‑band CLI management (115200 baud default)
2. 1 × USB 3.0 Type‑A port (backward‑compatible USB2.0): supports configuration backup, log export, system software upgrade via USB storage device华为
3. No dedicated AUX modem port; remote emergency access can be realized via SIC serial module
4. Chassis ground terminal, rack mounting brackets included
5. Dual hot‑swappable power supply slots (AC or DC power modules); no built‑in PoE output; PoE access is realized via downstream PoE switches or PoE‑capable SIC cards

Memory & Performance Benchmarks

• Processor: ARM multi‑core CPU + dedicated network processor (NP) with hardware crypto acceleration engine
• Main memory: 16 GB DDR4 system memory (non‑user‑upgradeable, soldered on mainboard)华为企业业...
• Flash storage: 4 GB onboard flash for OS image and configuration files
• Switching capacity: 220 ~ 620 Gbps
• Forwarding performance (NAT + ACL + QoS, IMIX):25 Gbps华为企业业...
• IPsec VPN throughput (IMIX): 20 Gbps; up to 50 Gbps under large‑size 1420‑byte packets
• SD‑WAN IPsec performance (IMIX): 22 Gbps
• Maximum concurrent IPsec / SD‑WAN overlay tunnels: supports thousands of site‑to‑site VPN sessions for large hub‑spoke SD‑WAN topology
• Supported OS: Huawei V600R022 / V600R023 series consolidated system image
• WAC capability: Built‑in wireless access controller, default 32 managed APs, licensed maximum 1024 APs, supports Fit AP management, seamless roaming, radio resource scheduling, wireless user authentication

Physical & Power Parameters

• Form factor: 1U standard 19‑inch IEC rack‑mount chassis
• Dimensions (H × W × D, without brackets): 44.4 mm × 442.0 mm × 420.0 mm
• Weight (empty chassis, no SIC cards): 5.8 kg
• Power supply: Dual hot‑swappable power modules; AC version input 100‑240 V AC 50/60 Hz, max output power 350 W
• Typical power consumption: 168 W; maximum power consumption: 191 W with full‑loaded SIC cards
• Built‑in fixed fans, airflow direction: left‑to‑right forced air cooling
• Operating environment:
  • Operating temperature: 0 °C ~ +45 °C; performance derating above 1800 m altitude (‑1 °C per 220 m elevation gain)
  • Operating humidity: 5 % ~ 95 % non‑condensing
  • Max operating altitude: 5000 m
  • Storage temperature: −40 °C ~ +70 °C
• Acoustic noise: 57.6 dB(A) typical

3. V600 OS Feature Suite

Core Routing & Multi‑WAN Connectivity

• Full IPv4 / IPv6 dual‑stack routing: Static route, RIP, OSPFv2/v3, EIGRP, BGP4/BGP4+, IS‑IS, PIM‑SM‑DM multicast, BFD fast link failure detection
• WAN encapsulation: PPP, HDLC, Frame‑Relay, PPPoE, multi‑link PPP, MPLS L2VPN / L3VPN
• Enterprise‑grade SD‑WAN full feature set: Zero‑Touch Provisioning(ZTP), centralized policy orchestration by iMaster NCE‑Campus, intelligent application‑aware traffic steering, multi‑link link‑quality detection, millisecond‑level link switching, WAN optimization including data‑deduplication and payload compression, SRv6 support with license activation华为
• NAT services: Static NAT, dynamic PAT, NAT pool, NAT64, CGNAT large‑scale address translation
• Layer‑2 functions: 802.1Q VLAN, LACP link aggregation, MAC address table management, storm‑control, port‑isolation

Integrated Security Features (License‑controlled)

1. Stateful zone‑based firewall, deep L7 application identification and filtering
2. IPS intrusion prevention system: signature‑based threat detection, attack blocking and threat logging; signature database requires subscription service license for periodic updates
3. Hardware‑accelerated VPN suite: IKEv1/IKEv2 IPsec site‑to‑site VPN, DMVPN‑style overlay, SSL VPN remote access, GET‑VPN, MACsec link‑layer encryption
4. AAA authentication: Local user database, RADIUS, HWTACACS+ for authentication, authorization and accounting
5. Anti‑DDoS defense, ACL filtering, control‑plane protection, URL filtering, threat‑intelligence‑based traffic‑sanitization
6. TPM‑enhanced security (‑TPM variant): secure storage of keys and certificates, compliant with government security requirements

QoS & WAN Optimization

• Rich QoS toolkit: CBWFQ, LLQ low‑latency priority queuing, traffic policing & shaping, DSCP / 802.1p marking and re‑marking, NBAR‑like application‑aware traffic classification
• SD‑WAN‑oriented link‑efficiency functions: packet compression, data redundancy elimination, FEC forward‑error‑correction for unstable public‑network links
• IFIT in‑situ flow telemetry: end‑to‑end real‑time quality measurement for SD‑WAN paths (requires corresponding license package)

Wireless Controller (Built‑in WAC)

• Centralized management for Fit Wi‑Fi5 / Wi‑Fi6 / Wi‑Fi7 APs
• Capabilities: AP auto‑discovery, radio resource auto‑optimization, seamless 802.11r fast roaming, wireless user access authentication, SSG wireless‑wired gateway function
• AP quantity: default 32 APs free‑of‑charge; expand to maximum 1024 APs via WAC‑user‑quantity license

Management & Automation

• Local management: CLI via RJ45 console port; Web‑GUI web management interface
• Secure remote management: SSHv2, HTTPS, SNMPv2c / v3, NETCONF / YANG open‑API, Telemetry real‑time streaming telemetry
• SD‑WAN orchestration: iMaster NCE‑Campus / v‑like SD‑WAN controller for centralized deployment, policy delivery and whole‑network O&M
• File operations: USB‑based configuration backup/restore, auto‑install remote batch upgrade, system log storage, NTP time synchronization
• Device monitoring: real‑time CPU, memory, port‑traffic, tunnel‑status statistics, alarm reporting

4. Typical Deployment Scenarios

1. SD‑WAN Hub Gateway for enterprise headquarters: AR8140‑S acts as central hub node, terminates thousands of branch SD‑WAN IPsec tunnels; high‑density 10GE ports connect to core switches and multiple ISP WAN links; built‑in WAC manages large‑quantity headquarters Wi‑Fi APs; iMaster NCE‑Campus delivers unified whole‑network policy for all branches.
2. Large regional‑branch egress convergence gateway: Deployed at large regional branch site, connects MPLS private‑line, broadband internet and 5G RU cellular backup link; implements security firewall, remote SSL VPN employee access, local wired‑wireless convergence.
3. Large campus network egress router: Serves as campus internet exit gateway, undertakes large‑user‑volume NAT, multi‑ISP link load‑balancing, internet access security filtering, connects downstream campus core switches.
4. Multi‑tenant MSP SD‑WAN hub site: For managed‑service providers, provides high‑performance multi‑tenant SD‑WAN hub access for multiple enterprise customers, supports N1 subscription licensing model for flexible service billing.

5. Standard Package Contents of AR8140‑S

Separately‑Sold Optional Accessories

• SIC / WSIC interface cards: E1/T1, serial, GPON/xGSPON, 4G‑LTE, timing‑synchronization modules
• 5G‑RU remote 5G radio unit for high‑speed 5G WAN uplink
• SFP / SFP+ optical transceivers (GE‑SX/LX, 10GE‑SR/LR/ER)
• DC power supply modules for DC‑power‑version chassis
• License entitlements: SD‑WAN basic / advanced package, WAC AP‑quantity upgrade license, IFIT telemetry license, threat‑protection signature‑update subscription service

Software Licensing Information

1. SD‑WAN Basic License: ZTP basic orchestration, basic traffic steering, base IPsec VPN capability, base IFIT telemetry
2. SD‑WAN Advanced License: Adds intelligent policy recommendation, advanced application‑aware steering, WAN compression and data‑deduplication, enhanced IFIT function
3. SRv6 Expansion License: Activates SRv6 forwarding capability for next‑generation segment‑routing WAN
4. WAC AP Scale‑up License: Increase maximum manageable AP count from default 32 up to 1024 units
5. Threat‑Protection Subscription License: Periodic signature updates for IPS, URL‑filtering and antivirus function

Short Commercial Catalog Summary