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Huawei CloudEngine 8850 Core Data Center Switch

Huawei CloudEngine 8850 Core Data Center Switch

Brand: Huawei | Category: Network Switches

SKU: 98010566 | Part #: 98010566 | MPN: 98010566

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About the Huawei CloudEngine 8850 Core Data Center Switch

The Huawei CloudEngine 8850 is a high-density core data center switch engineered for large-scale spine deployments in cloud and telco environments. It delivers exceptional throughput and port density through a modular architecture supporting up to 32 ports of 400GE connectivity, enabling seamless integration into modern data center fabrics with sub-microsecond latency and non-blocking switching capacity.

Designed for hyperscale operators and enterprise data centers managing massive East-West traffic volumes, the CloudEngine 8850 incorporates Huawei's proprietary forwarding silicon and supports both traditional IP routing and segment routing (SR) protocols. The platform scales horizontally across distributed fabric topologies while maintaining deterministic performance and operational simplicity through unified management interfaces.

Ideal for

  • 400GE spine fabric refresh and expansion in hyperscale data center networks
  • Core layer consolidation in multi-tier campus and cloud infrastructure
  • High-capacity backbone switching for telco 5G and mobile backhaul networks
  • Inter-data-center connectivity and metropolitan area network (MAN) aggregation
  • Content delivery and video streaming platform edge-to-core architectures
  • Machine learning training and AI workload cluster interconnect

Technical specifications

ManufacturerHuawei
ModelCloudEngine 8850
Manufacturer Part Number98010566
Product CategoryCore Data Center Switch
Maximum Port Density32 × 400GE ports
Switching Fabric Capacity25.6 Tbps
Packet Forwarding Rate19.2 Bpps (billion packets per second)
Port Types Supported400GE QSFP-DD, 40GE QSFP+, 10GE SFP+
Memory ConfigurationDDR4 DRAM, buffer memory support for lossless operation
LatencySub-1 microsecond cut-through switching
Routing ProtocolsBGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Segment Routing (SR)
VLAN Support4K VLANs
ACL EntriesHardware-based filtering and QoS policies
Power ConsumptionTypical mid-range core switch (exact value dependent on port configuration)
Management InterfacesOut-of-band management port, SNMP, SSH, NETCONF/YANG
Launch DateQ4 2022
Operating Temperature Range0–45 °C
Form Factor19-inch rack mount, 2U chassis

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Technical Specifications

BrandHuawei
CategoryNetwork Switches
SKU98010566
Part Number98010566
ConditionNew
ModelCloudEngine 8850
Manufacturer Part Number98010566
Product CategoryCore Data Center Switch
Maximum Port Density32 × 400GE ports
Switching Fabric Capacity25.6 Tbps
Packet Forwarding Rate19.2 Bpps (billion packets per second)
Port Types Supported400GE QSFP-DD, 40GE QSFP+, 10GE SFP+
Memory ConfigurationDDR4 DRAM, buffer memory support for lossless operation
LatencySub-1 microsecond cut-through switching
Routing ProtocolsBGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Segment Routing (SR)
VLAN Support4K VLANs
ACL EntriesHardware-based filtering and QoS policies
Power ConsumptionTypical mid-range core switch (exact value dependent on port configuration)
Management InterfacesOut-of-band management port, SNMP, SSH, NETCONF/YANG
Launch DateQ4 2022
Operating Temperature Range0–45 °C
Form Factor19-inch rack mount, 2U chassis