Huawei CloudEngine CE6820-48S6CQ-A – Product Documentation

Product Overview

The Huawei CloudEngine CE6820-48S6CQ-A is a next-generation, high-performance, fixed-configuration 1RU data center switch designed for high-density 10GE server access and flexible 100GE uplink aggregation . As part of the CloudEngine 6820-A series, this switch targets modern cloud data centers, offering a robust hardware architecture with 48 × 10 GE SFP+ downlink ports and 6 × 100 GE QSFP28 uplink ports (backward compatible with 40GE). It delivers superior capacity with a switching capacity of 2.16 Tbps and a forwarding rate of 470 Mpps .

The CE6820-48S6CQ-A supports advanced data center features including VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, and RoCE (v1 and v2), making it ideal for building elastic, virtualized, and high-quality networks . It incorporates Huawei’s VRP8 operating system with OPS programmability, Ansible automation, and Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) for simplified deployment and operations . The switch features a flexible airflow design (front-to-back or back-to-front) with redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays, ensuring high availability and reliability for demanding enterprise and carrier environments . It is suitable for use as a Top-of-Rack (TOR) switch in data centers or as a core/aggregation switch in campus networks .

Product Specifications