Huawei CloudEngine CE6855-48S6Q-HI Switch – Product Documentation

Name: Huawei CloudEngine CE6855-48S6Q-HI - Refurbished & Tested - SunSpike
Brand: HUAWEI
SKU: CE6855-48S6Q-HI

Product Overview

The Huawei CloudEngine CE6855-48S6Q-HI is a high-performance, fixed-configuration top-of-rack (ToR) data center switch, part of the CloudEngine 6800 series. Designed for high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) server access, it is well-suited for modern data centers, enterprise campus networks, and cloud service provider leaf-spine architectures .

Housed in a compact 1U form factor, the CE6855-48S6Q-HI provides 48 x 10GE SFP+ downlink ports and 6 x 40GE QSFP+ uplink ports. This configuration allows for significant scalability and high throughput for bandwidth-intensive applications . The switch is optimized for an optical leaf deployment and features a short-depth chassis (420mm) ideal for various rack configurations .

It supports a robust suite of advanced data center features, including VXLAN for network virtualization, BGP-EVPN for scalable overlay networks, and iStack for switch stacking and simplified management . The switch runs on Huawei’s Versatile Routing Platform (VRP), offering comprehensive Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching capabilities, programmability, and integration with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) controllers to support automated, agile network operations .

Technical Specifications

Category	Specification	Details
Model	Model Name	CE6855-48S6Q-HI
Physical	Form Factor	1U Rack Mount
	Dimensions (W x D x H)	442.0 mm x 420.0 mm x 43.6 mm (17.4 in. x 16.5 in. x 1.72 in.)
	Weight (with two power modules and two fan modules)	8.7 kg (19.2 lbs)
Ports & Interfaces	Fixed Downlink Ports	48 x 10GE SFP+ Ethernet optical ports (supports auto-sensing to GE)
	Fixed Uplink Ports	6 x 40GE QSFP+ Ethernet optical ports (can be split into 4 x 10GE ports each)
	Management Ports	1 x Console Port (RJ45), 1 x ETH Management Port (RJ45)
	Other Interfaces	1 x USB Port
Performance	Switching Capacity	1.44 Tbit/s
	Forwarding Rate	1080 Mpps
	MAC Address Table	128,000 entries
	IPv4 Routing Table	256,000 entries
	IPv6 Routing Table	128,000 entries
Memory & CPU	Processor	1.2 GHz, quad-core
	DRAM	4 GB or 2 GB (varies by source)
	Flash Memory (NAND)	1 GB
	Buffer Memory	16 MB
Power & Cooling	Power Supply Slots	2 slots (1+1 redundancy)
	Power Supply Type	AC or DC (hot-swappable, must be ordered separately)
	AC Input Voltage	100–240 VAC, 47–63 Hz
	DC Input Voltage	-38.4 V to -72 V DC
	Maximum Power Consumption	216 W
	Cooling Type	Air cooling, with 2 hot-swappable fan modules
	Airflow Direction	Front-to-back or back-to-front (depending on modules)
Environment	Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
	Relative Humidity (Non-condensing)	5% to 95%
Key Features	Virtualization	VXLAN, BGP-EVPN
	High Availability	iStack (Stacking), M-LAG (Multichassis Link Aggregation Group), LACP, BFD
	Layer 2 Features	VLAN (4,094), QinQ, STP/RSTP/MSTP, ERPS, IGMP Snooping
	Layer 3 Features	Static Route, OSPFv2, IS-IS, BGP, VRRP
	O&M	Telemetry, Netstream, sFlow, ERSPAN, SNMP v1/v2/v3
Compliance	Safety & EMC Standards	Complies with EN, FCC, IEC, IEEE, etc