Huawei NE40E X3 X8 X16 for Internet Data Centers core IP network routers
a)  NetEngine40E Series Universal Service Routers

Flexible, high-performance core routers for building Internet Data Centers (IDCs), tiered enterprise networks, and for edge routers between campuses.
Multi-Service Edge Router (MSER) functions enable video, voice, and data traffic with unified subscriber services management and Hierarchical Quality of Service (HQoS). Consolidates IP aggregation and MPLS functionality in a single, high-availability router.
Excellent choice for mission-critical applications in government, transportation, TV broadcasting, finance, and power utilities implementing Smart Grid technologies.
b)  Large-capacity core and edge routers for converged networks supporting video, voice, and data services, with comprehensive user management and accounting features
-High-capacity routing boards with up to 480 Gbit/s and 1 Tbit/s line speeds; virtualization and SDN support
-Designed for reliability and comprehensive support for service management including L2 and L3 VPNs, multicast VPN, MPLS TE, QoS, GRE, IPsec, NetStream, and full virtualization
-IP hard-pipe technology supports leased lines similar to SONET and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) networks
-Huawei’s proprietary IP Flow Performance Measurement (FPM) monitors services in real time for rapid fault detection
-Non-Stop Routing (NSR), Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF), and In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) improve services recovery and ensure uninterrupted service forwarding

Attribute	NE40E-X16	NE40E-X8	NE40E-X3
Switching Capacity	12.58 Tbit/s	7.08 Tbit/s	1.08 Tbit/s
Forwarding Performance	5,760 Mpps	2,880 Mpps	540 Mpps
MPU Slots	2	2	2
SFU Slots	4	1	0
LPU Slots	16	8	3
Service Card Slots	Maximum 48	Maximum 32	Maximum 12
Dimensions (H x W x D)	1,420 mm x 442 mm x 650 mm (32U)	620 mm x 442 mm x 650 mm (14U)	175 mm x 442 mm x 650 mm (DC 4U) 220 mm x 442 mm x 650 mm (AC 5U)
Maximum Power Consumption	4,610W (120G) 7,970W (240G)	2,340W (120G) 4,100W (240G)	1,070W (AC) 920W (DC)
Weight in Full Configuration	246 kg (120G) 279 kg (240G)	119 kg (120G) 136 kg (240G)	42 kg (DC) 52 kg (AC)

 

Item	NE40E-X16A	NE40E-X16	NE40E-X8A	NE40E-X8	NE40E-X3
Number of Slots	22 slots, including 2 MPUs (1:1 backup), 4 SFUs (3+1 backup), and 16 LPUs	22 slots, including 2 MPUs (1:1 backup), 4 SFUs (3+1 backup), and 16 LPUs	12 slots, including 2 SRUs (1:1 backup), 2 SFUs (3+1 backup), and 8 LPUs	11 slots, including 2 SRUs (1:1 backup), 1 SFUs (2+1 backup), and 8 LPUs	5 slots (for 3 LPUs and 2 MPUs)
Dimensions (W x D x H)	442 mm x 650 mm x 1,778  mm (40U)	442 mm x 650 mm x 1,420 mm (32U)	442 mm x 650 mm x 934 mm (21U)	442 mm x 650 mm x 620 mm (14U)	442 mm x 650 mm x 175 mm (DC, 4U) 442 mm x 650 mm x 220 mm (AC, 5U)
Power Consumption (in full configuration)	9,040W (480G)	4,610W (120G) 7,970W (240G)	4,770W (480G)	2,340W (120G) 4,100W (240G)	1,070W (AC) 920W (DC)
Weight (in full configuration)	356 kg (480G)	246 kg (120G) 279 kg (240G)	186 kg (480G)	119 kg (120G) 136 kg (240G)	42 kg (DC) 52 kg (AC)
Interface Types	100 GE/40 GE 10 GE LAN/WAN GE/FE OC-192c/STM-64c POS OC-48c/STM-16c POS OC-12c/STM-4c POS OC-3c/STM-1c POS Channelized STM-4 Channelized OC-3/STM-1   OC-3c/STM-1c ATM OC-12c/STM-4c ATM E3/CT3 CE1/CT1 E1/T1
IPv4	IPv4 static routes and dynamic routing protocols, such as RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP4 Line rate forwarding on all interfaces in complex routing environments Various IPv4-to-IPv6 transition technologies: manual tunnel, automatic tunnel, 6to4 tunnel, GRE tunnel, and ISATAP tunnel IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel and IPv6 Provider Edge (6PE)
IPv6	IPv6 static routes and dynamic routing protocols, such as BGP4+, RIPng, OSPFv3, and IS-ISv6 IPv6 neighbor discovery, PMTU discovery, TCP6, ping IPv6, tracert IPv6, socket IPv6, static IPv6 DNS, IPv6 DNS server, TFTP IPv6 client, and IPv6 policy-based routing Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 (ICMPv6) Management Information Base (MIB), User Datagram Protocol Version 6 (UDP6) MIB, TCP6 MIB, and IPv6 MIB L2NAT, NAT444, DS-Lite, and NAT64
MPLS	MPLS TE, P2MP TE/mLDP, and MPLS/BGP VPN, in compliance with RFC 2547 Three inter-AS implementations, integrated with Internet services Martini and Kompella MPLS L2VPN, L2VPN techniques such as VPLS and VLL, and IP interworking over heterogeneous media Multicast VPN MPLS TP
Layer 2 Features	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE802.1ad, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1w, and IEEE 802.1s VLAN aggregation (super VLAN) 1483B and filtering list based on MAC addresses and ports
Reliability	IP/LDP/VPN/TE/VLL FRR, and IP/TE auto re-routing IGP/BGP/ multicast route convergence, VRRP, RRPP, and IP trunk load balancing and backup Hardware-based BFD of 3.3 ms, MPLS/Ethernet OAM, Y.1731, and routing protocol/port/VLAN damping PW redundancy, E-Trunk, E-APS, and E-STP In-service patching for smooth software upgrade Passive backplane design: Backup for key components such as route processing modules, SFUs, and power modules to guard against single points of failure Switching between components that hot back up each other, Graceful Restart (GR), NSF, NSR, and ISSU Hot swap of all components
QoS	Well-designed HQoS and advanced scheduling and congestion avoidance technologies on each LPU Accurate traffic policing and traffic shaping Complex rule definition and fine-grained flow identification MPLS HQoS, ensuring QoS for MPLS VPN, VLL, and PWE3 services DS-TE that combines MPLS TE and the DiffServ model and 8CT TE-tunnel-oriented QoS
OAM	Y.1731, IP FPM, RFC 2544, MPLS OAM, 802.1ag, and 802.3ah
Multicast	• IGMPv1, IGMPv2, and IGMPv3 • Static multicast and multicast protocols, including PIM-DM, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP), and Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP) • Multicast CAC • Interoperability between multicast protocols • Processing of multicast policies (multicast routing protocols and multicast forwarding policies), multicast QoS, and multicast replication for IPoE access users • Two-level multicast replication on the SFUs and LPUs to optimize the multicast effect
Security	ACL-based packet filtering URPF GTSM DHCP snooping ARP attack defense and DoS attack defense MAC address limit and MAC-IP binding Secure Shell (SSH) and SSHv2
Value-added Services	IPsec tunnel Distributed GRE tunnel Distributed NetStream High-precision NAT: CGN
Environmental requirements	Long-term operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C Short-term operating temperature: –5°C to 55°C Long-term operating humidity: 5% RH to 85% RH Short-term operating humidity: 0% RH to 100% RH Operating altitude: ≤ 3,000m

 
 
NE40E
The NetEngine40E series universal service router (NE40E) is a high-end network product provided by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. NE40Es are usually deployed at the edges of Internet Protocol (IP) backbone networks, IP Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and other large-scale IP networks. The NE40E can provide a complete, layered IP network solution.
The NE40E can be flexibly deployed at the edge or core of IP or MPLS networks, simplifying network structure. With its ability to provide an extensive range of services and reliable service quality, the NE40E is driving IP and MPLS bearer networks to develop greater broadband capacity and to become more intelligent and more service-oriented.
Product Features
Large Capacity, Full Service, Improve Network Value
With strong service carrying ability, NE40E can support maximum 240G Line Card and 160G CGN Card, and support flexible L2VPN, L3VPN, Multicast, Multicast VPN, and MPLS-TE deployment. Providing Multi Service Edge (MSE) features to manage and control Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)/IP over Ethernet (IPoE)/leased line access users, NE40E can provide user access, user management, and user-based authentication, accounting, and QoS scheduling.In addition, NE40E can provide abundant value-added services such as CGN, Video enhancement, IPSec to fulfill with the FMC multi-service convergence requirement.
Future Oriented, Smooth Evolution, Protect Customer Investment
Based on 400G/slot large scalability platform, NE40E can satisfy with the increased bandwidth demand and help customers protect investment. NE40E also support the legacy with traditional services, support ATM migration, utilizing the existing old devices. With green and energy saving design, the average power consumption is less than 3W per GE. In addition, NE40E support abundant IPv6 transition technologies, satisfying customer’s IPv4 to IPv6 smooth evolution.
Converged Platform, Efficient OAM, lowering TCO
With unified hardware and software platform, NE40E series products (including NE40E-X16, NE40E-X8, NE40E-X3, NE40E-X2, and NE40E-X1) can fulfill different scenarios, (from outdoor cabinet to central office), simplified MEN architecture. The all in one platform can drive intelligent service fast provisioning. Besides, NE40E has superior E2E hierarchical OAM capability, support visualized maintenance and fast troubleshooting, which help customers lower down OPEX extremely.
 Product Application and Customer Benefit
NE40E Universal Service Router continuously delivers customer centric innovations. With plenty and reliable capability, converged platform, flexible and scalable features, NE40E can guarantee the robustness of network, improve network value, and reduce the whole lifecycle TCO, which must be the ideal choice of carriers in FMC era.