CloudEngine 6870 Series Data Center Switches Data Sheet
CloudEngine 6870 Series Data Center Switches Data Sheet
Product Appearance
The CE6870 series come in the following models.
CE6870-48T6CQ-EI
CE6870-48S6CQ-EI
CE6875-48S4CQ-EI
48*10GE SFP+ ports,4*100GE QSFP28 ports or 4*40GE QSFP+ or 16*25GE SFP28 ports
»» CE6870 series (1 U ToR switches) provide 835 mpps forwarding performance and supports L2/L3
line-rate forwarding.
»» CE6870 series provide up to 48*10GE ports, allowing for high-density 10G server access.
»» CE6870 series provide six 100GE QSFP28 ports. Each QSFP28 port can be used as one 40GE QSFP+
port, four 25GE SFP28 ports, or four 10GE SFP+ ports, providing flexibility in networking. The 100GE
uplink ports can be connected to CE12800 switches to build a 100GE fully-connected network
platform without oversubscription.
»» All ports on CE6870 series support ingress distributed buffering to effectively cope with traffic bursts.
»» CE6870 series provide a 4 GB buffer, which is dynamically shared among all ports. With this large
buffer capacity, CE6870 switches can work with CE12800 switches to provide an end-to-end large-
buffer network solution to deliver more reliable network services.
»» A stack system of 9 member switches has up to 432*10GE access ports that provide high-density
server access in a data center.
»» Multiple switches in a stack system are virtualized into one logical device, making it possible to build
a scalable, easy-to-manage data center network platform.
»» A stack system separates the control plane from the data plane. This eliminates the risk of single
points of failure and greatly improves system reliability.
»» CE6870 series can use service ports as stack ports. A stack system can be established with switches
in the same rack or different racks, and even over long distances.
»» Service and stack bandwidths can be allocated based on the network's scale so that network
resources can be used more efficiently.
• Switches in an M-LAG system all work in active state to share traffic and back up each other, enhancing
system reliability.
• Switches in an M-LAG system 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, TRILL, VXLAN, and IP networks, allowing for flexible
• With the comprehensive inter-device link aggregation technology, the device networking coupling
relationship evolves from stacking at the control plane to the use of M-LAG and then finally to coupling-
free M-LAG Lite. This achieves active-active server access and zero interruption of services when
upgrading switches.
• The TRILL protocol uses a routing mechanism similar to IS-IS and sets a limited time to live (TTL) value
in packets to prevent Layer 2 loops. This significantly improves network stability and speeds up network
convergence.
• On a TRILL network, all data flows are forwarded quickly using Shortest Path First (SPF) and Equal-cost
Multi-path (ECMP) routing. SPF and ECMP avoid the suboptimal path selection problem in STP and
increase link bandwidth efficiency to 100 percent.
• CE6870 series support TRILL-based Layer 2 equal-cost paths, greatly improving links' load balancing
capabilities. The network has a fat-tree architecture that enhances expansion.
• CE6870 series can connect to a cloud platform through an open API to provide unified management of
software and hardware networks.
• The hardware gateway deployment enables fast service deployment without changing the customer
network, providing investment protection.
• CE6870 series support Border Gateway Protocol - Ethernet VPN (BGP-EVPN), which can run as the
VXLAN control plane to simplify VXLAN configuration within and between data centers.
Converged Enhanced Ethernet, Allowing for Data, Storage, and Computing Traffic on
One Network
• CE6870 series switches support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), which permits storage, data, and
computing services to be transmitted on one network, reducing the costs of network construction and
maintenance.
• CE6870 series switches support centralized FCoE/FC gateway deployment, which makes network O&M
simpler.
• Various CE6870 series switches support multiple data center features: Priority-based Flow Control (PFC),
Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) and Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBX). These features
ensure low latency and zero packet loss for FC storage and high-speed computing services.
• The OPS provides open APIs. APIs can be integrated with mainstream cloud platforms (including
commercial and open cloud platforms) and third-party controllers. The OPS enables services to be flexibly
customized and provides automatic management.
• Users or third-party developers can use open APIs to develop and deploy specialized network
management policies to implement extension of fast service functions, automatic deployment, and
intelligent management. The OPS also implements automatic operation and maintenance, and reduces
management costs.
• CE6870 series support CE modules for Ansible, which enables unified provisioning of physical and virtual
networks.
• CE6870 series can seamlessly integrate with systems of F5, an industry-leading application delivery
network provider, to build an active-active data center network.
• The OPS provides seamless integration of data center service and network in addition to a service-
oriented, software-defined networking (SDN).
• ZTP provides built-in scripts for users through open APIs. Data center personnel can use the programming
language they are familiar with, such as Python, to provide unified configuration of network devices.
• ZTP decouples configuration time of new devices from device quantity and area distribution, which
improves service provisioning efficiency.
• CE6870 series support visualization of all flows and congestion, improving service experience.
»» CE6870 series use front-to-back/back-to-front airflow design that isolates cold air channels from hot
air channels. This design meets heat dissipation requirements in data center equipment rooms.
»» Air can flow from front to back, or back to front when different fans and power modules are used.
• Energy-saving technology
»» CE6870 series switches have energy-saving chips and can measure system power consumption in
real time. Fan speed can be adjusted dynamically based on system consumption. These energy-
saving technologies reduce O&M costs and contribute to a greener data center.
»» Port indicators clearly show port status and port speeds. The 100GE port indicators can show the
states of all ports derived from the 100GE ports.
»» State and stack indicators on both the front and rear panels enable operators to maintain the switch
from either side.
»» CE6870 series switches support remote positioning. Operators can turn on remote positioning
indicators on the switches they want to maintain, so that they can find switches easily in an
equipment room full of devices.
• Simple maintenance
»» The management port, fans, and power modules are on the front panel, which facilitates device
maintenance.
»» Data ports are located at the rear, facing servers. This simplifies cabling.
Product Specifications1
Functions and Features
iStack2
Device virtualization
M-LAG
TRILL
Agile Controller
SDN
VMware NSX (Supported only by CE6870-48S6CQ-EI)
1 This content is applicable only to regions outside mainland China. Huawei reserves the right to interpret this content
2 For details about the configuration, please see: http://support.huawei.com/onlinetoolsweb/virtual/en/dc/stack_index.html?dcb
FCoE
Network convergence
DCBX, PFC, ETS
NetStream
Traffic analysis
sFlow
Default VLAN
QinQ
MUX VLAN
VLAN GVRP
TCP6, ping IPv6, tracert IPv6, socket IPv6, UDP6, and Raw IP6
IGMP snooping
IGMP proxy
Multicast VLAN
Multicast VXLAN
LACP
ERPS (G.8032)
Traffic shaping
Telemetry
Hot patches
ZTP
802.1x authentication
MACsec3
This specification may vary between different scenarios. Please contact Huawei for details.
Hardware Specifications
Dimensions
442*420*43.6
(W × D ×H ,mm)
Weight (excluding
optical modules,
power modules,
and fan assemblies
/ including AC 7.0/9.8 5.8/8.6 9/12.6
power modules
Physical
and fan assemblies,
Features
excluding optical
modules ,kg)
Switching
2.16 2.16 1.76
capacity(Tbit/s)
Forwarding
performance 720 720 835
(Mpps)
10GE BASE-T 48 NA NA
Number of card
1
slot
Card
Card type Fixed card
USB port 1
Main frequency
1.5G
(HZ)
CPU
Number of cores 8 4 8
600WAC&240V DC
600 W AC
Power modules 600 W AC 600W 380V DC
350 W –48V DC
1200W -48VDC
100 V to 240 V AC
Rated voltage 100 V to 240 V AC
Power Supply 100 V to 240 V AC 240 V to 380 V DC
range(V) –48 V to –60 V DC
System –48 V to –60 V DC
90 V to 290 V AC
Maximum voltage 90 V to 290 V AC 188 V to 290 V HVDC
90 V to 290 V AC
range(V) –38.4 V to –72 V DC 188V to 400 V DC
–38.4 V to –72 V DC
600 W AC power
module: 100 V to
240 V 8 A
600 W AC power
600 W 240VDC power
module: 100 V to
600 W AC power module: 240V 4A
Maximum input 240 V 9 A
module: 100 V to 600 W 380VDC power
current 350 W DC power
240 V 9 A module: 240 V to
module: –48 V to
380 V 4 A
–60 V DC 11 A
1200 W -48V power
module: -48 V to 60 V
38A
280W(100% traffic
Power Supply load, 3 m network
159W(100% traffic 273W(100% traffic
System cable and copper
load, copper cable, load, copper cable,
cable, normal
normal temperature, normal temperature,
temperature, dual
dual power modules) dual power modules)
power modules)
Typical power 222W(100% traffic 298W(100% traffic
287W(100% traffic
load, short-distance load, short-distance
load, 3 m network
optical modules, optical modules, normal
cable, short-distance
normal temperature, temperature, dual
optical modules,
dual power modules) power modules)
normal temperature,
dual power modules)
Heat dissipation
Air cooling
mode
Number of fans 2
Heat
Heat dissipation
Dissipation Front-to-back or back-to-front airflow
airflow
Maximum heat
consumption 1382 1135 1389
(BTU/hr)
Storage
-40 to +70°C
temperature (°C)
Operating altitude
Up to 5000
(m)
AC power supply
protection: AC power supply
6 kV in common protection: 4 kV in
AC power supply
mode and 6 kV in common mode and 2.5
protection: 6 kV in
differential mode kV in differential mode
Surge protection common mode and
DC power supply DC power supply
6 kV in differential
protection: protection: 4 kV in
mode
4 kV in common common mode and 2
mode and 2 kV in kV in differential mode
differential mode
• 2002/95/EC, 2011/65/EU
• 2002/96/EC, 2012/19/EU
• EC NO.1907/2006
Environment • ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 V2.1.4
• ETSI EN 300 019-1-2 V2.1.4
• ETSI EN 300 019-1-3 V2.3.2
• ETSI EN 300753 V1.2.1
Category MIB
• BRIDGE-MIB
• BGP4-MIB
• BRIDGE-MIB
• DISMAN-PING-MIB
• DISMAN-TRACEROUTE-MIB
• ENTITY-MIB
• IF-MIB
• IP-FORWARD-MIB
• IP-MIB
• IPMCAST-MIB
• IPv6-ICMP-MIB
• IPv6-MIB
• IPv6-TCP-MIB
• IPv6-UDP-MIB
• ISIS-MIB
• LAG-MIB
• LLDP-EXT-DOT1-MIB
• LLDP-EXT-DOT3-MIB
• LLDP-MIB
• MAU-MIB
• MGMD-STD-MIB
• MPLS-FTN-STD-MIB
• MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB
• MPLS-LDP-GENERIC-STD-MIB
• MPLS-LDP-STD-MIB
Public MIB • MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB
• MSDP-MIB
• NOTIFICATION-LOG-MIB
• NQA-MIB
• OSPF-MIB
• OSPF-TRAP-MIB
• OSPFV3-MIB
• P-BRIDGE-MIB
• PIM-BSR-MIB
• PIM-STD-MIB
• Q-BRIDGE-MIB
• RADIUS-AUTH-CLIENT-MIB
• RFC1213-MIB
• RIPv2-MIB
• RMON-MIB
• SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB
• SNMP-MPD-MIB
• SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB
• SNMP-PROXY-MIB
• SNMP-TARGET-MIB
• SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB
• SNMPv2-MIB
• SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB
• TCP-MIB
• UDP-MIB
• VRRP-MIB
• HUAWEI-AAA-MIB
• HUAWEI-ACL-MIB
• HUAWEI-ALARM-MIB
• HUAWEI-BASE-TRAP-MIB
• HUAWEI-BFD-MIB
• HUAWEI-BGP-VPN-MIB
• HUAWEI-BRAS-RADIUS-MIB
• HUAWEI-CBQOS-MIB
• HUAWEI-CE-PING-MIB
• HUAWEI-CONFIG-MAN-MIB
• HUAWEI-CPU-MIB
• HUAWEI-DAD-MIB
• HUAWEI-DATASYNC-MIB
• HUAWEI-DEVICE-MIB
• HUAWEI-DEVICE-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-DHCPR-MIB
• HUAWEI-DHCP-SNOOPING-MIB
• HUAWEI-DHCPV6-SERVER-MIB
• HUAWEI-DLDP-MIB
• HUAWEI-ENERGYMNGT-MIB
• HUAWEI-ENTITY-TRAP-MIB
• HUAWEI-ENTITY-EXTENT-MIB
• HUAWEI-ETHOAM-MIB
• HUAWEI-ERPS-MIB
Huawei-proprietary • HUAWEI-ERRORDOWN-MIB
MIB • HUAWEI-ETHARP-MIB
• HUAWEI-EVC-MIB
• HUAWEI-FCOE-MIB
• HUAWEI-FLASH-MAN-MIB
• HUAWEI-FTP-MIB
• HUAWEI-FWD-RES-TRAP-MIB
• HUAWEI-FWD-PAF-TRAP-MIB
• HUAWEI-GTL-MIB
• HUAWEI-HWTACACS-MIB
• HUAWEI-INFOCENTER-MIB
• HUAWEI-IF-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-IPFPM-MIB
• HUAWEI-ISIS-CONF-MIB
• HUAWEI-L2IF-MIB
• HUAWEI-L2MAM-MIB
• HUAWEI-L2MULTICAST-MIB
• HUAWEI-L2VLAN-MIB
• HUAWEI-L3VPN-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-LDT-MIB
• HUAWEI-LINE-MIB
• HUAWEI-LLDP-MIB
• HUAWEI-M-LAG-MIB
• HUAWEI-MACSEC-MIB
• HUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB
• HUAWEI-MFLP-MIB
• HUAWEI-MIB
• HUAWEI-MPLS-EXTEND-MIB
• HUAWEI-MPLSLSR-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-MSTP-MIB
• HUAWEI-ND-MIB
• HUAWEI-NETCONF-MIB
• HUAWEI-NETSTREAM-MIB
• HUAWEI-NTP-TRAP-MIB
• HUAWEI-NVO3-MIB
• HUAWEI-OPENFLOW-MIB
• HUAWEI-OSPFV2-MIB
• HUAWEI-OSPFV3-MIB
• HUAWEI-OVSDB-MIB
• HUAWEI-PERFMGMT-MIB
• HUAWEI-PIM-STD-MIB
• HUAWEI-PORT-MIB
• HUAWEI-RIPv2-EXT-MIB
Huawei-proprietary
• HUAWEI-RM-EXT-MIB
MIB
• HUAWEI-SECURITY-MIB
• HUAWEI-SMARTLINK-MIB
• HUAWEI-SNMP-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-SSH-MIB
• HUAWEI-STACK-MIB
• HUAWEI-SWITCH-L2MAM-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-SYS-CLOCK-MIB
• HUAWEI-SYS-MAN-MIB
• HUAWEI-TASK-MIB
• HUAWEI-TCP-MIB
• HUAWEI-TRILL-CONF-MIB
• HUAWEI-TRNG-MIB
• HUAWEI-VBST-MIB
• HUAWEI-VP-MIB
• HUAWEI-VPLS-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-VRRP-EXT-MIB
• HUAWEI-XQOS-MIB
The listed standards and protocols are fully or partially supported by Huawei switches. For details, visit
https://e.huawei.com/ca/material/onLineView?MaterialID=821895aad0bd48e6aa079c06e82fb7f8 or contact
your local Huawei sales office.
SFP-1000BaseT Electrical Transceiver, SFP, GE, Electrical Interface Module (100m, RJ45)
eSFP-GE-SX-MM850 Optical Transceiver, eSFP, GE, Multi-mode Module (850nm, 0.55km, LC)
S-SFP-GE-LH40-
Optical Transceiver, eSFP, GE, Single-mode Module(1310nm,40km,LC)
SM1310
S-SFP-GE-LH80-
Optical Transceiver, eSFP, GE, Single-mode Module(1550nm,80km,LC)
SM1550
eSFP-GE-ZX100-
Optical Transceiver, eSFP, GE, Single-mode Module(1550nm,100km,LC)
SM1550
SFP-GE-LX-SM1490-
Optical Transceiver,eSFP,GE,BIDI Single-mode Module(TX1490/RX1310,10km,LC)
BIDI
SFP-GE-LX-SM1310-
Optical Transceiver,eSFP,GE,BIDI Single-mode Module(TX1310/RX1490,10km,LC)
BIDI
LE2MGSC40ED0 Optical Transceiver, eSFP, GE, BIDI Single-mode Module (TX1490/RX1310, 40km, LC)
SFP-10G-ZR 10GBase-ZR Optical Transceiver, SFP+, 10G, Single-mode Module (1550nm, 80km, LC)
QSFP-4SFP10- Optical transceiver, QSFP+, 40G, (850nm, 10m, AOC)(Connect to four SFP+ Optical
AOC10M Transceiver)
QSFP-100G-AOC-
Active Optical Cable ,QSFP28,100G,(850nm,10m,AOC)
10M
QSFP-100G-AOC-
Active Optical Cable ,QSFP28,100G,(850nm,30m,AOC)
30M
Copper Cable
SFP, 10G, High Speed Cable, 5m, SFP+20M, CC2P0.254B(S), SFP+20M, LSFRZH
SFP-10G-CU5M
For Indoor
SFP, 10G, Active High Speed Cable, 7m, SFP+20M, CC2P0.254B(S), SFP+20M,
SFP-10G-AC7M
LSFRZH For Indoor
SFP+, 10G, Active High Speed Cables, 10m, SFP+20M, CC2P0.32B(S), SFP+20M,
SFP-10G-AC10M
Used indoor
QSFP-4SFP10G- QSFP+, 4SFP+10G, High Speed Direct-attach Cables, 3m, QSFP+38M, CC8P0.32B(S),
CU3M 4*SFP+20M, Used indoor
QSFP-4SFP10G- QSFP+, 4SFP+10G, High Speed Direct-attach Cables, 5m, QSFP+38M, CC8P0.4B(S),
CU5M 4*SFP+20M, Used indoor
Ordering Information
Mainframe
CE6870-48S6CQ-EI Switch (48-Port 10GE SFP+, 6-Port 100GE QSFP28, Without Fan
CE6870-48S6CQ-EI
and Power Module)
CE6870-48S6CQ-EI Switch (48-Port 10GE SFP+, 6-Port 100GE QSFP28, 2*AC Power
CE6870-EI-F-B0A
Module, 2*FAN Box, Port-side Exhaust)
CE6870-48S6CQ-EI Switch (48-Port 10GE SFP+, 6-Port 100GE QSFP28, 2*AC Power
CE6870-EI-B-B0A
Module, 2*FAN Box, Port-side Intake)
CE6875-48S4CQ-EI Switch (48-Port 10GE SFP+, 4-Port 100GE QSFP28, Without Fan
CE6875-48S4CQ-EI
and Power Module)
CE6875-48S4CQ-EI Switch (48-Port 10GE SFP+, 4-Port 100GE QSFP28, 2*AC Power
CE6875-EI-F-B0A
Module,2*FAN Box,Port-side Exhaust)
CE6875-48S4CQ-EI Switch (48-Port 10GE SFP+, 4-Port 100GE QSFP28, 2*AC Power
CE6875-EI-B-B0A
Module,2*FAN Box,Port-side Intake)
Fan box
Power
Software
N1-CE68CFAD-
N1-CloudFabric Advanced SW License for CloudEngine 6800-SnS-1 Year
SYS1Y
On a typical campus network, multiple CE12800/CE8800/CE7800 switches are virtualized into a logical
core switch using CSS or iStack technology. Multiple CE8800/CE7800/CE6800 switches at the aggregation
layer form a logical switch using iStack technology. CSS and iStack improve network reliability and simplify
network management. At the access layer, CE6800/CE5800 switches are virtualized with CloudFabric
technology, such as M-LAG or SVF (vertical virtualization), to provide high-density line-rate ports.
Note: CSS, iStack, SVF, and M-LAG are also widely used in data centers to facilitate network management.
Internet/WAN
…
Web APP
server server
CE12800
CE8800
CE7800
database database
CE8800
CE7800 100GE/40GE
CE6800
40GE/10GE
CE6800
CE5800
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