Huawei NetEngine 8000 X4 High‑End Modular Intelligent Router Full Product Description

1. Short Overview

Naming & Variant Breakdown

• NetEngine 8000 X4: 9.8U chassis with 4 service line‑card slots
• NetEngine 8000 X8: 15.8U chassis with 8 service slots (higher‑capacity sibling model)
• NetEngine 8000 X16: 32.3U chassis with 16 service slots (flagship of X‑series)

Difference vs other NE8000 families: X4 is high‑end metro‑oriented modular platform with orthogonal switching fabric, supports per‑slot capacity upgrade up to 19.2 Tbps, FlexE hard slicing and large‑scale SRv6; compared with M‑series, it provides much higher throughput and interface density for core‑aggregation and DCI scenarios.

Core Differentiators

1. 9.8U 19‑inch rack‑mount orthogonal modular chassis; supports hot‑swap for control boards, switching fabric units, line‑cards, power supplies and fan trays; 1:1 redundancy for main‑control boards, 7+1 redundancy for switching fabric units, N+1 redundancy for power and fans for carrier‑grade high‑availability.
2. Up to 173.15 Tbps switching capacity and 24424 Mpps forwarding performance; maximum per‑slot capacity up to 19.2 Tbps; supports high‑density line‑cards: 6×800GE, 36×400GE, 40×100GE, 72×25GE/10GE and low‑speed legacy service cards (E1, STM‑1) for smooth evolution华为企业业....
3. Native SR‑MPLS / SRv6, FlexE hard network slicing, 5‑level HQoS, comprehensive multicast suite and rich protection mechanisms (FRR, 50 ms fast reroute).
4. Integrated security capability, large‑scale BNG user access support, AI‑boosted telemetry and real‑time network analysis.
5. Full‑lifecycle automated O&M via NCE: second‑level fault identification, minute‑level fault location, zero‑touch deployment and batch device upgrade.

2. Hardware Interface & Physical Specifications

Core Hardware Performance

• Switching Capacity: up to173.15 Tbps(14.4T bundle)华为企业业...
• Forwarding Performance:24424 Mpps华为企业业...
• Service Slots: 4 line‑processing unit (LPU) slots
• Main‑Control Boards: 2 units, 1:1 hot‑standby redundancy
• Switch Fabric Units (SFU): 8 units, 7+1 redundancy
• Power Modules: max 6 units, N+1 redundancy (AC / DC optional)
• Fan Trays: 3 units, 2+1 redundancy, front‑to‑back air‑flow cooling

Mechanical Parameters

• Dimensions (W × D × H): 442 mm × 872 mm × 437.4 mm (9.8U)
• Weight (empty chassis): approx 72 kg; full‑configuration: approx 192.7 kg
• Installation: Standard 19‑inch equipment‑rack mounting
• Operating environment
  • Operating temperature: 0 °C ~ +45 °C
  • Storage temperature: −40 °C ~ +70 °C
  • Relative humidity: 5%‑90% non‑condensing
  • Altitude: < 5000 m
  • Max noise: < 78 dB(A) @ 27 °C

Supported Interfaces (via different LPUs)

• High‑speed optical: 800GE QSFP‑DD, 400GE QSFP‑DD, 100GE QSFP28, 50GE, 40GE, 25GE SFP28, 10GE SFP+
• GE / FE electrical & optical
• Legacy services: E1, Channelized STM‑1c / OC‑3c
• Management interfaces: RJ45 CON/AUX console, Mini‑USB console, out‑of‑band GE management Ethernet port, USB 2.0 host port

3. Software Feature Suite (VRP V800R023 / V800R024 and later)

Routing & WAN Connectivity

• IPv4 / IPv6 dual‑stack: Static route, RIP, RIPng, OSPF, OSPFv3, IS‑IS, IS‑ISv6, BGP, BGP4+, policy‑based‑routing (PBR), ECMP / UCMP load‑balance
• MPLS: LDP, RSVP‑TE, Seamless‑MPLS, VLL, VPLS, L3‑VPN, SR‑MPLS, SRv6 end‑to‑end solution
• Multicast: IGMP, MLD, PIM‑SM / SSM, MSDP, MBGP, NG‑MVPN, BIER / BIERv6
• WAN access: Ethernet, PPPoE, BNG broadband user access

Slicing & Protection

• FlexE hard network slicing, channelized sub‑interfaces, Slice‑ID
• Rich protection suite: IP FRR, MPLS FRR, SR‑FRR, SRv6 FRR, 50 ms‑level switch‑over, G.8032 ERPS ring protection

QoS & Clock Synchronization

• 5‑level Hierarchical QoS (HQoS): traffic policing, shaping, queue scheduling (PQ, CBWFQ), DSCP / 802.1p marking, MQC traffic‑policy
• Clock: 1588v2 PTP, Synchronous‑Ethernet, G.8275.1 / G.8275.2, SMPTE‑2059 for video services

Security Features

• ACL, URPF, anti‑DDoS defense
• VPN security: IPsec, GRE
• AAA: RADIUS, HWTACACS+, 802.1X, MAC‑authentication, Web‑authentication
• Telemetry for real‑time traffic monitoring and anomaly detection

Management & O&M

• Local management: CLI over CON/AUX / Mini‑USB console
• Remote management: SSHv2, HTTPS, NETCONF, RESTCONF, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, Syslog, NTP
• Intelligent automation: NCE‑driven full‑lifecycle automation, zero‑touch provisioning, telemetry real‑time streaming, NQA network‑quality‑detection, second‑level fault diagnosis and location

4. Typical Deployment Scenarios

1. Carrier Metro Core / Aggregation Node: Acts as metro core or aggregation router for operators, carrying 5G bearer, residential broadband and enterprise private‑line services, supporting SRv6 and hard slicing for multi‑tenant isolation.
2. Data‑Center Gateway & Data‑Center Interconnection (DCI): Functions as DC‑GW for large‑scale IDCs; provides ultra‑low‑latency high‑speed inter‑data‑center connections with 400GE/800GE large‑capacity ports.
3. Internet Gateway (IGW) / BNG: Works as internet exit gateway and broadband network gateway, supporting massive broadband user access and high‑speed internet traffic forwarding.
4. Large‑enterprise headquarters core router: Serves as core gateway for super‑large enterprises, converging thousands‑scale branch traffic, implementing large‑scale SRv6 VPN interconnection and enterprise‑grade network slicing.

5. Standard Package Contents of NetEngine 8000 X4

Note: Line‑processing units (LPUs), optical transceivers and software licenses are sold separately according to project requirements.

Software Licensing Information

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