Name: Huawei CloudEngine 8850‑HAM Data Center Switch - SunSpike
SKU: CE8850-HAM

Huawei CloudEngine 8850‑HAM Data Center Switch – Documentation List & Full Specifications

1. Reference Materials List

#	Document / Source	Description
1	Huawei Support – CloudEngine 9800, 8800, 6800 Series Switches Hardware Description (V300)	Official hardware description covering chassis, power modules, fan trays, line cards, cables, and optical transceivers for the CE8850‑HAM
2	Huawei Enterprise – Huawei Unveils All‑New CloudEngine HAM Data Center Switches (MWC 2022 Announcement)	Product announcement detailing HAM series features: 32K multicast entries, 99.9999% reliability, and three‑generation bandwidth evolution
3	Huawei Enterprise – An Introduction to Huawei CloudEngine HAM Switches	Overview of HAM series switches designed for digital finance and automated manufacturing environments
4	Huawei Support – Info‑Finder Hardware Center	Online tool for hardware compatibility, supported versions, usage restrictions, and slot mapping
5	ycict.com – CloudEngine 8850‑HAM Product Page	Physical specifications including dimensions, weight, part numbers, and interface descriptions
6	ZOL Product Listing – Huawei CloudEngine 8850‑HAM	Comprehensive parameter list: switching capacity, forwarding rate, VLAN, QoS, multicast, security, power, and environmental ratings
7	Telecomate.com – CE8850‑HAM Product Page	CPU, memory, and flash storage details

2. Product Overview (Full English)

The Huawei CloudEngine 8850‑HAM is a next‑generation high‑performance data center Ethernet switch unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022. As part of Huawei’s CloudEngine High‑Availability Multicast (HAM) series, the CE8850‑HAM is purpose‑built for industries that demand ultra‑low latency, massive multicast capacity, and carrier‑grade reliability – including securities trading, insurance, high‑frequency trading, and high‑precision manufacturing.

High‑density port layout – The switch provides 32× 40/100GE QSFP28 ports (also operable as 32× 200GE QSFP56) plus 8× 400GE QSFP‑DD ports, delivering a total switching capacity of 19.2 Tbps and a forwarding rate of 7200 Mpps. All port rates are adaptive, supporting seamless migration from 10GE/25GE/50GE up to 100GE/200GE/400GE, ensuring investment protection for the next decade of bandwidth growth.

Three signature capabilities set the CE8850‑HAM apart:

Industry‑leading 32K multicast entries – enabling up to 500,000 securities transactions per second and accommodating 10,000 devices on high‑precision production lines.
99.9999% (six‑nines) multicast reliability – with sub‑second (＜1 s) failover upon any single point of failure, ensuring zero service impact and zero production interruptions.
Three‑generation bandwidth evolution – adaptive port rates from 10GE to 400GE protect future network upgrades without hardware replacement.

The switch incorporates energy‑efficient silicon with real‑time system power monitoring and dynamic fan‑speed adjustment based on load, reducing operational costs and supporting green data centre initiatives. It supports both front‑to‑back and back‑to‑front airflow and interoperates seamlessly with CloudEngine 16800, 12800, 8800, 6800, and 5800 series switches to build elastic, virtualised, high‑quality fabrics for cloud‑computing data centres.

3. Technical Specifications (Parameter Table)

Category	Parameter	Details
General	Model	CE8850‑HAM
	Part Number	02354WBD
	Alternate P/Ns	02354WBE (2×AC PSU, 6×fan, port‑side intake); 02354WBF (2×AC PSU, 6×fan, port‑side exhaust)
	Short Name	CE8850‑HAM
	First Supported Software Release	V300R022C00
Performance	Switching Capacity	19.2 Tbps
	Packet Forwarding Rate	7200 Mpps
Ports	Total Physical Ports	72
	Port Configuration	32× 40/100GE QSFP28 (also 32× 200GE QSFP56) + 8× 400GE QSFP‑DD
Processor & Memory	CPU	4‑core, 1.4 GHz
	DRAM	8 GB
	NOR Flash	64 MB
	NAND Flash	4 GB
Management	Console Port	1× RJ45 console
	Ethernet Management Port	1× RJ45 ETH management
	USB Port	1× USB 2.0
Physical Dimensions	Chassis Fan Slots	6
	Power Supply Slots	2
	Height × Width × Depth (basic)	43.6 mm × 442 mm × 600 mm (1.72 in × 17.40 in × 23.62 in)
	Height × Width × Depth (max)	43.6 mm × 442 mm × 625.5 mm (1.72 in × 17.40 in × 24.63 in)
	Weight (bare unit, no PSU/fans/optics)	9.1 kg
	Weight (full config, AC PSUs + fans, no optics)	12.2 kg
	Weight (packaged, full config)	16.5 kg (36.38 lb)
Power	Input Voltage	AC: 90 V ~ 290 V
	Max Power Consumption (32×200G + 8×400G)	1152 W (100% load, 6.5 W 200G optics, 12 W 400G optics, at 40°C, dual PSU)
	Max Power Consumption (32×100G + 8×400G)	973 W (100% load, 5 W 100G optics, 12 W 400G optics, at 40°C, dual PSU)
Environmental	Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C (0 m – 1800 m altitude)
	Storage Temperature	-40°C to +70°C
	Relative Humidity	5% RH to 95% RH, non‑condensing
VLAN	VLAN Modes	Access, Trunk, Hybrid; default VLAN support
QoS	Features	ACL, CAR, Remark, Schedule; PQ, DRR, PQ+DRR queue scheduling; WRED and tail‑drop congestion avoidance; traffic shaping; 1588v2 (PTP)
Multicast	Protocols	IGMP, PIM‑SM, MSDP; IGMP Snooping, IGMP Proxy; IPv6 multicast (L3 and mixed L2/L3); fast leave; multicast traffic suppression; multicast NAT
Security	Features	MACsec; command‑line privilege levels; DoS/ARP/ICMP attack defence; port isolation, port security, Sticky MAC; IP‑MAC‑port‑VLAN binding; AAA (LDAP, Radius, HWTACACS); RMON
IPv4 Routing	Protocols	RIP, OSPF, ISIS, BGP
IPv6 Routing	Protocols	RIPng, OSPFv3, ISISv6, BGP4+
	IPv6 Features	VXLAN over IPv6; IPv6 ND (Neighbour Discovery); Path MTU Discovery; IPv6 TCP, Ping, Tracert, Socket, UDP, RawIP
Reliability	Features	LACP; STP, RSTP, VBST, MSTP; BPDU protection; SmartLink (multi‑instance); Hardware BFD (3.3 ms minimum interval); VRRP and VRRP load‑balancing, BFD for VRRP; BFD for BGP/IS‑IS/OSPF/static routes; BFD for VXLAN
Intelligent O&M	Features	Full‑path probe; Telemetry; ERSPAN Enhanced; iFIT (packet loss and ultra‑long latency visibility); VXLAN OAM (VXLAN ping / tracert)
MAC Address	Features	Automatic learning/aging; static, dynamic, blackhole entries; source MAC filtering; port‑based and VLAN‑based MAC learning limits
Stacking	Support	Not supported