CE6881H-48T6CQ CloudEngine 6800 series switches

Product Overview

Huawei CloudEngine 6881H series switches are next-generation 10GE access switches that provide high performance and high port density for DCNs. The CloudEngine 6881H series has an advanced hardware architecture with 40GE/100GE uplink ports and high-density 10GE access ports. Using Huawei's next-generation YunShan platform, CloudEngine 6881H series switches support extensive DC features and flexible selection of the airflow direction (front-to-back or back-to-front). The CloudEngine 6881H can work with CloudEngine 16800 series DC core switches to build elastic, virtual, and high-quality 40GE/100GE fully-connected networks, meeting requirements of DCs in the cloud era.
CloudEngine 6881H series switches provide high-density 10GE access to help enterprises and carriers build DCNs in the cloud computing era. They can also work as core or aggregation switches on campus networks.

Product Characteristics
High-Density Access, Providing Superior Capacity
● The CloudEngine 6881H series provides up to 48 x 10GE ports, allowing for high-density 10GE server access and smooth evolution.
● The CloudEngine 6881H series provides up to 6 x 100GE QSFP28 ports. Each QSFP28 port can also be used as one 40GE QSFP+ port, enabling flexible networking. The uplink 40GE/100GE ports can be connected to CloudEngine 16800 series switches to build a nonblocking network platform. Inter-Device Link Aggregation, Ensuring High Efficiency and Reliability
● CloudEngine 6881H series switches support M-LAG, which enables links of multiple switches to aggregate into one, improving link reliability from the card level to the device level.
● Switches in an M-LAG all work in active state to share traffic and back up each other, enhancing system reliability.
● Switches in an M-LAG can be upgraded independently. During the upgrade, other switches in the system take over traffic forwarding to ensure uninterrupted services.
● M-LAG supports dual-homing to Ethernet, VXLAN, and IP networks, allowing for flexible networking. Virtualized Hardware Gateway, Enabling Quick Deployment
● CloudEngine 6881H series can work with mainstream virtualization platforms, functioning as a high-performance hardware VXLAN gateway on an overlay network and supporting up to 16 million tenants.
● When functioning as a hardware gateway on an overlay network, a CloudEngine 6881H switch can connect to cloud platforms through open APIs, facilitating unified management of virtual and physical networks.
● This enables fast service deployment without changing the customer network, protecting customers' network investment.
● CloudEngine 6881H series switches support Border Gateway Protocol - Ethernet VPN (BGP BGP-EVPN), which can run as the VXLAN control plane to simplify VXLAN configuration within and between DCs. Huawei CloudEngine 6881H Switch Datasheet 3 Open and Programmable Network, Enabling Flexible Customization
● The built-in open programmability system (OPS) module of CloudEngine 6881H series switches implements programmability on the control plane.
● The OPS provides open APIs for integration with mainstream cloud platforms (including commercial and open-source cloud platforms) and third-party controllers, enabling flexible service customization and automatic management.
● Users or third-party developers can use the open APIs to develop and deploy dedicated network management policies, implementing fast expansion of service functions, automatic service deployment, and intelligent device management. This ensures automatic operations and maintenance (O&M) and minimizes management costs.
● The CloudEngine 6881H series supports Ansible — an automatic management and O&M tool — to implement unified provisioning of physical and virtual networks.
● The OPS is dedicated to seamlessly integrate DC services and networks to provide service-oriented, software-defined networks.