Huawei NetEngine 8000 F1A High‑Density 1U Box‑Type Universal‑Service Router Full Product Description

1. Short Overview

Naming & Variant Breakdown

• NetEngine 8000 F1A: 1U high‑density fixed‑port box‑type router; available in AC, HVDC and ‑48 V DC power options; supports port‑side intake or port‑side exhaust airflow modes华为
• NetEngine 8000 F1A‑C: Programmable computing variant with enhanced open‑computing capability
• NetEngine 8000 F8: Higher‑capacity F‑series chassis‑type router
• NetEngine 8000 M1A/M1C/M1D‑B: 1U M‑series compact edge boxes with lower port density
• NetEngine 8000 M4/M6/M8/M14: M‑series modular routers with hot‑swappable service slots

Difference vs other models: F1A is a high‑density fixed‑box platform. Compared with M‑series 1U edge routers, it provides much higher port density and larger switching capacity. Unlike modular M‑series, it has no hot‑swappable service slots, all interfaces are fixed on the main board, targeting high‑density aggregation and DC‑edge scenarios rather than backbone core deployment.

Core Differentiators

1. 1U 19‑inch rack‑mount compact chassis (420 mm depth); supports 1+1 power redundancy and 3+1 fan redundancy; multiple airflow directions are optional to adapt to different cabinet deployment requirements.
2. Up to2.4 Tbps bidirectional switching capacity,453 Mpps forwarding performance, maximum 56 flexible configurable ports: 8×100GE/50GE/40GE + 20×25GE/10GE +28×10GE/GE, realizing industry‑leading port density within 1U height.
3. Native SR‑MPLS / full‑feature SRv6 suite, EVPN‑VXLAN, FlexE hard slicing, rich multicast protocols and multiple 50‑ms‑level fast‑reroute protection mechanisms. Supports large‑scale L3VPN / EVPN private‑line services.
4. High‑precision clock system compliant with G.8275.1/G.8275.2, supporting 1588v2 PTP and Synchronous‑Ethernet, meeting strict timing requirements for 5G bearer and video transport services.
5. NCE‑enabled intelligent O&M: zero‑touch provisioning, Telemetry/iFIT real‑time SLA detection, intelligent fault location and alarm suppression, realizing automated operation for large‑scale networks.

2. Hardware Interface & Physical Specifications

Core Hardware Performance

• Switching Capacity:2.4 Tbps (bidirectional)
• Forwarding Performance:453 Mpps
• Port Configuration: Max 56 ports: 8×QSFP28 (100GE/50GE/40GE), 20×SFP28 (25GE/10GE), 28×SFP+/SFP (10GE/GE)
• Power modules: 1+1 redundancy; AC / HVDC / ‑48 V DC optional
• Fan trays: 3+1 redundant fans
• Typical power consumption:325 W(full‑configuration)

Mechanical Parameters

• Dimensions (W × D × H): 442 mm × 420 mm × 43.6 mm (1U)
• Full‑configuration weight: DC version 8.4 kg; AC version 8.75 kgsiceteleco...
• Installation: standard IEC 19‑inch rack‑mount
• Operating environment
  • Operating temperature: −5 °C ~ +45 °C
  • Storage temperature: −40 °C ~ +70 °C
  • Relative humidity: 5%‑90% non‑condensing
  • Altitude: < 5000 m (temperature derating at high altitude)

Interfaces

• High‑speed optical: 100GE QSFP28, 50GE QSFP28, 40GE QSFP+, 25GE SFP28, 10GE SFP+, GE SFP
• Management interfaces: RJ45 CON/AUX console, Mini‑USB console, out‑of‑band GE management Ethernet, 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, SR‑MPLS, full‑function SRv6 suite, VLL, VPLS, L3‑VPN, EVPN‑VXLAN, Seamless‑MPLS
• Multicast: IGMP, MLD, PIM‑SM / SSM, MSDP, MBGP, NG‑MVPN

Slicing & Protection

• FlexE hard network slicing, port slicing, fine‑granularity channelized sub‑interfaces
• Protection suite: IP FRR, MPLS FRR, SR‑FRR, SRv6 FRR, 50 ms‑level fail‑over, G.8032 ERPS ring protection, multi‑protocol BFD

QoS & Clock Synchronization

• QoS: traffic policing, shaping, PQ/CBWFQ queue scheduling, DSCP / 802.1p marking, MQC traffic‑policy, hierarchical QoS
• Clock: 1588v2 PTP, Synchronous‑Ethernet, G.8275.1 / G.8275.2

Security Features

• ACL, URPF, multi‑dimensional anti‑attack defense
• VPN security: IPsec, GRE, MACsec
• AAA: RADIUS, HWTACACS+, 802.1X, MAC‑authentication, Web‑authentication
• Telemetry & iFIT for real‑time traffic monitoring and end‑to‑end 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, TWAMP
• Intelligent automation: NCE‑driven full‑lifecycle automation, zero‑touch provisioning, real‑time telemetry streaming, NQA network‑quality‑detection

4. Typical Deployment Scenarios

1. High‑Density Metro Aggregation Node: Aggregates massive enterprise private‑line, 5G backhaul and residential service traffic for operator metro networks, supporting SRv6 multi‑tenant isolation.
2. Data‑Center Gateway (DC‑GW) & DCI Node: Serves as egress and interconnection gateway for medium‑and‑large IDCs, bearing high‑volume east‑west and north‑south data‑center traffic.
3. Large‑Site Enterprise WAN Gateway: Acts as headquarters or large‑branch gateway for large government‑enterprise networks, converging multi‑site private‑line services.
4. High‑capacity Edge Convergence Node: Applied for high‑density service convergence in park and industrial network scenarios.

5. Standard Package Contents of NetEngine 8000 F1A

Note: Optical transceivers and advanced‑function software licenses are sold separately according to project requirements.

Software Licensing Information

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