Huawei CloudEngine CE8868-4C-EI – Data Center Switch

Name: Huawei CloudEngine CE8868-4C-EI – Data Center Switch - SunSpike
SKU: CE8868-4C-EI

Product Overview

The Huawei CloudEngine CE8868-4C-EI is a next-generation, high-performance modular Ethernet switch designed for data center core, aggregation, and access networks. It is purpose-built to address the evolving network requirements of the financial industry and other enterprise sectors undergoing digital transformation, where distributed application architectures demand high throughput, high reliability, low latency, and easy scalability.

The switch chassis is 2U high and supports four half-width flexible subcard slots, enabling flexible combinations of interface cards. It delivers high-density 100GE/40GE/25GE/10GE port connectivity, supporting up to 32 × 100GE QSFP28 ports, 64 × 40GE QSFP+ ports, 128 × 25GE SFP28 ports, or 128 × 10GE SFP+ ports depending on the interface cards installed. The 100GE QSFP28 interfaces can be split into 4 × 25GE SFP28 interfaces, and 40GE interfaces can be split into 10GE SFP+ interfaces for flexible deployment.

The CE8868-4C-EI runs on Huawei’s next-generation VRP8 operating system, supporting a rich set of high-reliability features, fast failover capabilities, low-latency technologies, and advanced data center features. The chassis is supplied without fan boxes and power modules, which must be ordered separately. It supports 1+1 redundant, hot-swappable power modules and dual hot-swappable fan modules for enhanced reliability.

The switch seamlessly integrates with Huawei CloudEngine 12800/6800/5800 series switches to build elastic, highly reliable, and high-quality data center networks that meet the demands of cloud computing data centers.

Key differentiators of the CE8868-4C-EI include its modular flexible-card architecture, high-density 100GE/40GE/25GE/10GE port capabilities, advanced VXLAN routing and bridging, intelligent lossless network features (VIQ, dynamic ECN, Fast CNP, DLB), comprehensive Telemetry and INT (IOAM) for intelligent O&M, and RoCE traffic visibility for lossless networking.

Product Specifications

Category	Specification
Model	CE8868-4C-EI
Part Number	02352CHJ
Product Type	Data Center Switch
Chassis Height	2U
Subcard Slots	4 half-width flexible card slots
Switching Capacity	6.4 Tbps / 57.6 Tbps
Forwarding Rate	2030 Mpps
System Buffer	32 MB
MAC Address Table	128,000
Port Configuration	4 subcard slots; supports up to 32×100GE QSFP28, 64×40GE QSFP+, 128×25GE SFP28, or 128×10GE SFP+ ports
Power Supply Type	AC / HVDC / DC (pluggable, hot-swappable)
Rated Voltage Range (AC)	100V to 240V AC, 50/60Hz
Maximum Voltage Range (AC)	90V to 290V AC, 47–63Hz
HVDC Voltage Range	188V to 290V DC
DC Voltage Range	-38.4V to -72V
Maximum Power Consumption	750W
Typical Power Consumption	530W
Power Supply Redundancy	1+1 backup, hot-swappable
Fan Slots	2
Fan Redundancy	Hot-swappable
Management Ports	2 × ETH management ports (RJ45)
Console Port	1 × Console port (RJ45)
USB Port	1 × USB port
Mini USB Port	1 × Mini USB port
Dimensions (W × D × H)	442.0 mm × 600.0 mm × 88.1 mm (17.4 in × 23.6 in × 3.47 in)
Weight	21.2 kg (fully configured)
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C
Storage Temperature	-40°C to +70°C
Operating Humidity	5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Airflow Direction	Standard front-to-back or back-to-front airflow
Mounting	Rack-mountable
Stacking	Not supported
Virtualization	Fully supported

Supported Interface Cards

Card Model	Description
CE88-D8CQ	8-port 40GE/100GE optical interface card (QSFP28)
CE88-D16Q	16-port 40GE interface card (QSFP+)
CE88-D24S2CQ	24-port 10GE/25GE SFP28 + 2-port 100GE QSFP28 interface card
CE88-D24T2CQ	24-port 10GE Base-T (RJ45) + 2-port 100GE QSFP28 interface card

Port Splitting Capabilities

Port Type	Splitting Support
100GE QSFP28	Can be split into 4 × 25GE SFP28 interfaces
40GE QSFP+	Can be split into 10GE SFP+ interfaces

Key Features Supported

Feature Category	Supported Capabilities
Virtualization	VXLAN routing and bridging, VXLAN OAM (ping, traceroute)
Intelligent Lossless Network	VIQ (lossless buffer auto-configuration), Dynamic ECN, Fast CNP, DLB (Dynamic Load Balancing), RoCE traffic visibility and KPI analysis
High Availability	BFD for VXLAN, fast failover
QoS	Layer2/Layer3/Layer4 based traffic classification; ACL, CAR, Remark, Schedule; PQ, WRR, DRR, PQ+WRR, PQ+DRR queue scheduling; WRED and tail drop congestion avoidance; Traffic shaping
VLAN	Access, Trunk, Hybrid modes; default VLAN; QinQ; MUX VLAN; GVRP
Multicast	IGMP Snooping, IGMP Proxy, IGMP, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, MBGP multicast routing protocols; Multicast traffic suppression; Multicast VLAN; Multicast over VXLAN
O&M & Telemetry	Network path detection, Telemetry, INT (IOAM), ERSPAN enhanced, Buffer microburst status collection
Security	802.1x authentication, RADIUS and HWTACACS user login authentication; MAC attack prevention, broadcast storm attack prevention, high-traffic attack prevention; Command-line分级 protection; ICMP ping and traceroute; Port mirroring and flow mirroring
Security (continued)	DoS/ARP/ICMP attack prevention; Port isolation, port security, Sticky MAC; IP-MAC-port-VLAN binding; AAA, RADIUS, HWTACACS authentication
Configuration & Maintenance	Console, Telnet, SSH terminal services; SNMPv1/v2c/v3; FTP/TFTP file transfer; BootROM upgrade and remote online upgrade; 802.3az Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE); Hot patching; User operation logs; Configuration rollback; ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning)
Traffic Analysis	RMON