NetEngine 8000 M14, M8 and M4 V800R023C10SPC500 Product Description

HUAWEI NetEngine 8100 M14/M8, NetEngine
8000 M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4 & NetEngine 8000E

M14/M8 series
V800R023C10SPC500
Product Description
Issue 01
Date 2024-03-31
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Security Declaration
Vulnerability
Huawei's regulations on product vulnerability management are subject to the Vul. Response Process. For
details about this process, visit the following web page:
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/vul-response-process
For vulnerability information, enterprise customers can visit the following web page:
https://securitybulletin.huawei.com/enterprise/en/security-advisory
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HUAWEI NetEngine 8100 M14/M8, NetEngine 8000
M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4 & NetEngine 8000E
M14/M8 series
Product Description Contents
Contents
1 About This Document.............................................................................................................1

2 Product Positioning and Features........................................................................................7
2.1 Product Positioning................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2 Appearance................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Product Features................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction............................................................................................................13
3 Product Architecture.............................................................................................................15
3.1 Physical Architecture............................................................................................................................................................ 15
3.2 Logical Architecture............................................................................................................................................................. 16
3.3 Software Architecture.......................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 Forwarding Process.............................................................................................................................................................. 20
4 Application Scenarios........................................................................................................... 23
5 NMS.......................................................................................................................................... 24
6 Product Specifications.......................................................................................................... 25
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Product Description Figures
Figures
Figure 2-1 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M4 (DC)...................................................................................7

Figure 2-2 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M4 (AC)................................................................................... 8
Figure 2-3 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M8 (DC)...................................................................................8
Figure 2-4 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M8 (AC)................................................................................... 8
Figure 2-5 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M14 (DC)................................................................................ 9
Figure 2-6 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M14 (AC Including 4*AC Power).....................................9
Figure 2-7 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M14 (AC Including 2*AC Power).................................. 10
Figure 3-1 Functional host subsystem.................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 3-2 Logical architecture..................................................................................................................................17
Figure 3-3 Software architecture.............................................................................................................................. 18
Figure 3-4 Data forwarding process of the M14/M14K................................................................................... 20
Figure 3-5 Data forwarding process of the M8/M8K/M4................................................................................ 21
Figure 4-1 Application scenario................................................................................................................................ 23
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Product Description Tables
Tables
Table 1-1 Public IP Address List................................................................................................................................... 3
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Product Description 1 About This Document
1 About This Document
Purpose
This document describes the HUAWEI NetEngine 8100 M14/M8, NetEngine 8000
M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4 & NetEngine 8000E M14/M8 series in terms of its
product positioning and features, architecture, technical specifications, link
features, service features, usage scenarios, and operation and maintenance.
Related Versions
The following table lists the product versions related to this document.
Product Name Version
HUAWEI NetEngine 8100

M14/M8, NetEngine 8000
M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4 & V800R023C10SPC500
NetEngine 8000E M14/M8
series
iMaster NCE-IP V100R023C10SPC100
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
● Network planning engineers

● Hardware installation engineers
● Commissioning engineers
● Data configuration engineers
● On-site maintenance engineers
● Network monitoring engineers
● System maintenance engineers
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Security Declaration
● Notice on Limited Command Permission
The documentation describes commands when you use Huawei devices and
make network deployment and maintenance. The interfaces and commands
for production, manufacturing, repair for returned products are not described
here.
If some advanced commands and compatible commands for engineering or
fault location are incorrectly used, exceptions may occur or services may be
interrupted. It is recommended that the advanced commands be used by
engineers with high rights. If necessary, you can apply to Huawei for the
permissions to use advanced commands.
● Encryption algorithm declaration
The encryption algorithms DES/3DES/RSA (with a key length of less than
3072 bits)/MD5 (in digital signature scenarios and password encryption)/
SHA1 (in digital signature scenarios) have a low security, which may bring
security risks. If protocols allowed, using more secure encryption algorithms,
such as AES/RSA (with a key length of at least 3072 bits)/SHA2/HMAC-SHA2
is recommended.
For security purposes, insecure protocols Telnet, FTP, and TFTP as well as
weak security algorithms in BGP, LDP, PCEP, MSDP, DCN, TCP-AO, MSTP, VRRP,
E-Trunk, AAA, IPsec, BFD, QX, port extension, SSH, SNMP, IS-IS, RIP, SSL, NTP,
OSPF, and keychain features are not recommended. To use such weak security
algorithms, run the undo crypto weak-algorithm disable command to enable
the weak security algorithm function. For details, see the Configuration Guide.
For security purposes, you are advised not to use weak security algorithms in
this feature. If the weak security algorithm function has been disabled in the
current system, an error message will be displayed when you configure a
weak security algorithm. If a weak security algorithm is required, run the
undo crypto weak-algorithm disable command to enable the weak security
algorithm function first.
● Password configuration declaration
– When the password encryption mode is cipher, avoid setting both the
start and end characters of a password to "%^%#". This causes the
password to be displayed directly in the configuration file.
– To further improve device security, periodically change the password.
● MAC addresses and Public IP addresses Declaration
– For purposes of introducing features and giving configuration examples,
the MAC addresses and public IP addresses of real devices are used in the
product documentation. Unless otherwise specified, these addressees are
used as examples only.
– Open-source and third-party software may contain public addresses
(including public IP addresses, public URLs/domain names, and email
addresses), but this product does not use these public addresses. This
complies with industry practices and open-source software usage
specifications.
– For purposes of implementing functions and features, the device uses the
following public IP addresses:

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Table 1-1 Public IP Address List
Public IP address Description
http://www.huawei.com Huawei official website address
support_e@huawei.com Huawei Enterprise User Service

Mailbox
● Personal data declaration

– Your purchased products, services, or features may use users' some
personal data during service operation or fault locating. You must define
user privacy policies in compliance with local laws and take proper
measures to fully protect personal data.
– When discarding, recycling, or reusing a device, back up or delete data on
the device as required to prevent data leakage. If you need support,
contact after-sales technical support personnel.
● Preset Certificate Usage Declaration
Huawei certificates preset on Huawei devices during production are
mandatory identity credentials for Huawei devices. The usage declarations of
preset certificates are as follows:
– Huawei preset certificates are used only to establish initial security
channels for devices to connect to the customer network and to connect
devices in the deployment phase. Huawei does not promise or guarantee
the security of preset certificates.
– The customer shall handle the security risks and security events caused
by using Huawei preset certificates as service certificates and be
responsible for the consequences.
– Huawei preset certificates expire from 2041. You can run the display pki
cert_list domain default command to check the actual validity period.
– After a preset certificate expires, services using the certificate are
interrupted.
– It is recommended that customers deploy the PKI system to issue
certificates for devices and software on the live network and manage the
lifecycle of the certificates. To ensure security, certificates with short
validity periods are recommended.
– The Huawei PKI root certificate is used for initial configuration and
connection of Huawei products during network access. You are advised to
disable this certificate after completing the network access configuration
and configuring a CA certificate you have obtained for the products. (This
certificate can be re-enabled if a new Huawei device needs to be verified
for network access.) If you do not disable this certificate, security risks
exist and you should be liable for the consequences caused by related
security events.
● Product Lifecycle
Huawei's regulations on product lifecycle are subject to the Product End of
Life Policy. For details about this policy, visit the following web page: https://
support.huawei.com/ecolumnsweb/en/warranty-policy
● Vulnerability

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Huawei's regulations on product vulnerability management are subject to the

Vul. Response Process. For details about this process, visit the following web
page: https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/vul-response-process
For vulnerability information, enterprise customers can visit the following web
page: https://securitybulletin.huawei.com/enterprise/en/security-advisory
● Huawei Enterprise End User License Agreement

This agreement is the end user license agreement between you (an individual,
company, or any other entity) and Huawei for the use of the Huawei
Software. Your use of the Huawei Software will be deemed as your
acceptance of the terms mentioned in this agreement. For details about this
agreement, visit the following web page: https://e.huawei.com/en/about/
eula
● Lifecycle of Product Documentation
Huawei after-sales user documentation is subject to the Product
Documentation Lifecycle Policy. For details about this policy, visit the
following web page: https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/bulletins-
website/ENEWS2000017761
● Preconfigured Digital Certificate
The digital certificates preconfigured on Huawei devices are subject to the
Rights and Responsibilities of Preconfigured Digital Certificates on Huawei
Devices. For details about this document, visit the following web page:
https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/bulletins-service/
ENEWS2000015789
● Device Upgrade and Patch Installation Declaration
When upgrading or installing a patch on a device, use the software digital
signature (OpenPGP) verification tool to verify the software. To prevent
software from being tampered with or replaced, you are advised to perform
this operation.
● Feature declaration
– The NetStream feature may be used to analyze the communication
information of terminal customers for network traffic statistics and
management purposes. Before enabling the NetStream feature, ensure
that it is performed within the boundaries permitted by applicable laws
and regulations. Effective measures must be taken to ensure that
information is securely protected.
– The mirroring feature may be used to analyze the communication
information of terminal customers for a maintenance purpose. Before
enabling the mirroring function, ensure that it is performed within the
boundaries permitted by applicable laws and regulations. Effective
measures must be taken to ensure that information is securely protected.
– The packet header obtaining feature may be used to collect or store
some communication information about specific customers for
transmission fault and error detection purposes. Huawei cannot offer
services to collect or store this information unilaterally. Before enabling
the function, ensure that it is performed within the boundaries permitted
by applicable laws and regulations. Effective measures must be taken to
ensure that information is securely protected.
● Reliability design declaration

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Network planning and site design must comply with reliability design
principles and provide device- and solution-level protection. Device-level
protection includes planning principles of dual-network and inter-board dual-
link to avoid single point or single link of failure. Solution-level protection
refers to a fast convergence mechanism, such as FRR and VRRP. If solution-
level protection is used, ensure that the primary and backup paths do not
share links or transmission devices. Otherwise, solution-level protection may
fail to take effect.
Special Declaration
● This document package contains information about the NetEngine 8100 M,
NetEngine 8000E M, NetEngine 8000 M. For details about hardware, such as
devices or boards sold in a specific country/region, see Hardware Description.
● This document serves only as a guide. The content is written based on device
information gathered under lab conditions. The content provided by this
document is intended to be taken as general guidance, and does not cover all
scenarios. The content provided by this document may be different from the
information on user device interfaces due to factors such as version upgrades
and differences in device models, board restrictions, and configuration files.
The actual user device information takes precedence over the content
provided by this document. The preceding differences are beyond the scope of
this document.
● The maximum values provided in this document are obtained in specific lab
environments (for example, only a certain type of board or protocol is
configured on a tested device). The actually obtained maximum values may
be different from the maximum values provided in this document due to
factors such as differences in hardware configurations and carried services.
● Interface numbers used in this document are examples. Use the existing
interface numbers on devices for configuration.
● The pictures of hardware in this document are for reference only.
● The supported boards are described in the document. Whether a
customization requirement can be met is subject to the information provided
at the pre-sales interface.
● In this document, public IP addresses may be used in feature introduction and
configuration examples and are for reference only unless otherwise specified.
● The configuration precautions described in this document may not accurately
reflect all scenarios.
● Log Reference and Alarm Reference respectively describe the logs and alarms
for which a trigger mechanism is available. The actual logs and alarms that
the product can generate depend on the types of services it supports.
● All device dimensions described in this document are designed dimensions
and do not include dimension tolerances. In the process of component
manufacturing, the actual size is deviated due to factors such as processing or
measurement.
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Change History
Changes between document issues are cumulative. The latest document issue
contains all the changes made in earlier issues.
Product Version Issue Release Date
V800R023C10SPC500 01 2024-03-30

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Product Description 2 Product Positioning and Features
2 Product Positioning and Features
2.1 Product Positioning

HUAWEI NetEngine 8100 M14/M8, NetEngine 8000 M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4 &
NetEngine 8000E M14/M8 series devices are access and aggregation routers
developed by Huawei for all scenarios. They have a compact design and provide
an ultra-large capacity and powerful service processing capabilities. In addition,
they provide different interfaces for different services. They support redundancy
backup for key components to ensure the high reliability of multi-service
transport. They also support new technologies such as SRv6, FlexE, and IFIT,
enabling cloud-oriented evolution of customer networks.
2.2 Appearance
Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M4
Figure 2-1 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M4 (DC)

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Figure 2-2 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M4 (AC)
Figure 2-4 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M8 (AC)

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Figure 2-6 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M14 (AC Including 4*AC Power)

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Figure 2-7 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M14 (AC Including 2*AC Power)
2.3 Product Features

Large Capacity and Compact Design
● Large capacity
– Various service interfaces (100GE/50GE/40GE/10GE/GE/CPOS/E1/POS)
are supported to meet different service requirements. For the NetEngine
8000 M14, NetEngine 8100 M14, and NetEngine 8000E M14, 400GE and
25GE interfaces are also supported. For the NetEngine 8000 M8,
NetEngine 8100 M8, and NetEngine 8000E M8, 25GE interfaces are also
supported.
– The NetEngine 8000 M14 offers a maximum capacity of 3.6T, which can
smoothly evolve to 4.8T.
– The NetEngine 8100 M14 offers a maximum capacity of 2T, which can
smoothly evolve to 4.8T.
– The NetEngine 8000 M8, NetEngine 8100 M8, and NetEngine 8000E M8
offer a maximum capacity of 1.2T, which can smoothly evolve to 2T to
meet future bandwidth growth requirements.
– The NetEngine 8000 M14K offer a maximum capacity of 1.2T.
– The NetEngine 8000 M4 offers a maximum capacity of 1.2T and supports
400GE/100GE/50GE/25GE/10GE/GE service interfaces.
– The NetEngine 8000 M8K offers a maximum capacity of 480G.
● Compact design
The device provides a 220 mm deep chassis. The compact design reduces the
required space in an equipment room and facilitates installation in a 300 mm
deep cabinet.

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Powerful Service Support

The device provides powerful service processing capabilities and support for a wide
range of features.
● Powerful routing capabilities: The device supports super large routing tables
and provides Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Border Gateway
Protocol 4 (BGP-4), and multicast routing protocols. It also supports simple
and ciphertext authentication, as well as fast route convergence. These
features ensure network stability and security in complicated routing
environments.
● Strong service transport capabilities: IP, MPLS, and SRv6 networking can be
deployed depending on networking requirements, L2VPN, L3VPN, MVPN, and
EVPN services are supported, and functions such as traffic engineering (TE),
selective 802.1Q-in-802.1Q (QinQ), and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
can be deployed. Because the device can provide access for both traditional
and emerging services, it satisfies the needs of multiple service environments.
● Powerful and expandable multicast capabilities: The device supports IPv4/IPv6
multicast protocols, such as Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode
(PIM-SM), PIM - Source Specific Multicast (PIM-SSM), Multicast Listener
Discovery Version 1 (MLDv1)/Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2),
Internet Group Membership Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3), IGMP snooping,
MLD snooping, and Bit Index Explicit Replication IPv6 Encapsulation (BIERv6).
The device has the flexibility to carry video services, such as Internet Protocol
Television (IPTV) services, and satisfies the requirements for multicast services
on networks of any scale.
SRv6-Powered Intelligent Connection

SRv6 is a future-oriented, next-generation simplified protocol that inherently
supports IPv6, allowing access of numerous terminals. Working with the controller,
SRv6 enables network resource adjustment in accordance with changes on the
cloud, one-hop access to the cloud, and service provisioning within minutes. SRv6
can identify applications and tenants to implement intelligent traffic steering
based on latency and bandwidth, ensuring SLAs. In addition, SRv6 simplifies
protocols and configurations.
Comprehensive Network Slicing Functions

The device provides a comprehensive range of network slicing functions to meet
the diversified SLA requirements of different services and customers.
In addition to providing high-quality QoS and advanced queue scheduling

algorithms and congestion control algorithms, the device supports MPLS H-QoS
and QoS deployment on the network side and implements the QoS function for
MPLS VPN, VLL, and PWE3 services, thereby achieving accurate multi-level
scheduling for data flows. This meets the SLA requirements of different users and
different levels of services. Moreover, the NetEngine 8000 M14, NetEngine 8100
M14, and NetEngine 8000E M14 support the five-level HQoS scheduling at the
access side to meet the diversified service requirements of access users.

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FlexE isolates services through interface-based bandwidth isolation, and isolated

interfaces do not affect each other. Traffic is isolated at the physical layer, and
network slicing is performed for services on the same physical network.
The device excels in network resource allocation and can provide a network-wide
QoS solution to meet the SLA requirements of services with different priorities.
Full-Lifecycle Automation
iMaster NCE-IP enables full-lifecycle automation and network-wide real-time
visualization. Precise in-band flow measurement based on the controller and IFIT
enables real-time visualization of service quality and fault locating within minutes.
High-Accuracy 1588v2 Clock Solution

● IEEE 1588v2 is a standard for the precision clock synchronization protocol for
networked measurement and control systems. The 1588v2 standard defines
the Precision Time Protocol (PTP), which can achieve time and frequency
synchronization with an accuracy of sub-microseconds.
● Time and frequency synchronization meets the requirements of the G8273.2
standard. The high-precision time meets the requirements of wireless and LTE
networks. The time jitter among multiple nodes (fewer than 30 nodes) is less
than 1 µs, allowing for large-scale networking. External clock sources can be
assigned different priorities. A device selects an external clock source as its
reference clock source based on factors such as the priorities of external clock
sources and the number of hops between itself and external clock sources.
After the best external clock source fails, the device automatically selects the
second-best external clock source as its reference clock source. An NE
switchover can be completed within 200 ns, ensuring the high reliability of
clocks.
● The NMS provides GUI-based clock management.
IPv6 Compatibility Solution

The device supports IPv6 static routes and a variety of IPv6 routing protocols,
including OSPFv3, IS-ISv6, and BGP4+. In addition, the device provides a large-
capacity IPv6 FIB and supports IPv6 terminal access, IPv6 ACLs, and IPv6 policy-
based routing. These features enable smooth transition to IPv6. The device also
supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack to enhance network scalability.
All-Round Reliability Solution

The device provides reliability protection at different levels, including device,
network, and service levels. It provides a network-wide reliability solution that
fully meets the reliability requirements of different services, and lays the
foundation for enterprise service reliability and interconnection with a system
availability of 99.999%.
● Device-level reliability: The device provides redundancy backup for key
components. These key components support hot swapping and hot backup.
The device also uses technologies such as non-stop routing (NSR) and non-
stop forwarding (NSF) to ensure uninterrupted services.
● Network-level reliability: The device ensures network-level reliability through
various technologies, such as IP/LDP/VPN/TE FRR/hot-standby, TI-LFA, fast

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convergence of IGP, BGP, and multicast routes, Virtual Router Redundancy

Protocol (VRRP), trunk link load balancing and backup, bidirectional
forwarding detection (BFD), Ethernet OAM, routing protocol/port/VLAN
damping technologies and IFIT. In addition, the device supports end-to-end
protection switching within 200 ms for uninterrupted services.
● Service-level reliability: The device uses VPN FRR, E-VRRP, VLL FRR, Ethernet
OAM, multicast dual-root protection, PW redundancy, and E-Trunk
technologies to provide service-level redundancy backup in L3VPN and L2VPN
scenarios, ensuring stable, reliable, and uninterrupted services.
Energy-Conserving Design
The environmentally friendly design of the device conserves energy and reduces
emissions.
● The device has a cooling and energy-conserving system adopting an advanced
ventilation and heat dissipation design and intelligent fans. This allows the
device to automatically detect and adjust the temperature, greatly improving
power utilization.
● The device supports intelligent fan speed adjustment, greatly reducing power
consumption and providing more obvious advantages in energy saving.
2.4 Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction

Feature Description
NetEngine 8100 ● Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of

M, NetEngine certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic
8000E M, Equipment (RoHS)
NetEngine 8000 ● Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the
M's compliance Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of
with energy Chemicals (REACH)
conservation
and emission ● Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic
reduction equipment (WEEE)
regulations ● ATIS-0600015.03.2016 Energy Efficiency for
Telecommunications Equipment: Methodology for
Measurement and Reporting for Router and Ethernet
Switch Products
● Directive 2009/125/EC establishing a framework for the
setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related
products (recast)

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Feature Description
Power ● Power supply management

consumption ● Device- and board-based power consumption query
management
function of the ● Configuration and query of the energy conservation mode
NetEngine 8100
M, NetEngine
8000E M,
NetEngine 8000
M
Power ● Allows fan modules to automatically adjust the fan

consumption rotation speed based on ambient temperatures.
reduction design ● Provides commands used to power off boards, except the
of the active main control board.
NetEngine 8100
M, NetEngine ● Allows users to run commands to power off unused
8000E M, subcards and shut down interfaces on service boards.
NetEngine 8000 ● Supports dynamic energy conservation for unused
M modules.
● Supports dynamic energy conservation based on service
loads.
Energy ● Separate hot air ducts from cold air ducts in the
conservation equipment room of the NetEngine 8100 M, NetEngine
suggestions for 8000E M, NetEngine 8000 M, place an air intake vent
the NetEngine besides a cold air duct, and prevent hot air from entering
8100 M, the air intake vent.
NetEngine ● Select the best suited AC power modules to prevent high
8000E M, power consumption resulted from AC power light load
NetEngine 8000 (load ratio is less than 30%).
M
● Cover vacant slots with filler panels and cap unused ports
with rubber plugs to help ensure efficient heat dissipation
of the NetEngine 8100 M, NetEngine 8000E M, NetEngine
8000 M.
● Power off boards and shut down ports if they are not
currently used.
● It is recommended that the NetEngine 8100 M, NetEngine
8000E M, NetEngine 8000 M work in basic energy
conservation mode.

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Product Description 3 Product Architecture
3 Product Architecture
3.1 Physical Architecture

The NetEngine 8100 M, NetEngine 8000E M, NetEngine 8000 M adopts the
modular design. The physical architecture includes the following subsystems:
● Functional host subsystem
● Power distribution subsystem
● Heat dissipation subsystem
The following describes only the functional host subsystem.
The functional host subsystem consists of the system backplane, interface cards.
The functional host subsystem processes data and monitors and manages the
entire system (including the power distribution subsystem and heat dissipation
subsystem), and it connects to the NMS through a network management port.
Figure 3-1 shows the functional host system.

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Figure 3-1 Functional host subsystem
NOTE
The preceding figure shows the functional host subsystem of the NetEngine 8000 M14
(DC).
3.2 Logical Architecture

The logical architecture of the HUAWEI NetEngine 8100 M14/M8, NetEngine 8000
M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4 & NetEngine 8000E M14/M8 series consists of three
planes: data plane, control and management plane, and monitoring plane, as
shown in the following figure.

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Figure 3-2 Logical architecture
● The data plane is responsible for high-speed processing and congestion-free

switching of data packets. It encapsulates and decapsulates packets, forwards
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS packets, performs QoS as well as scheduling and internal
high-speed switching, and collects statistics.
● The control and management plane provides all control and management
functions for the system and is the core of the entire system. Control and
management units process protocols and signals and configure, manage,
report, and control system status.
● The monitoring plane monitors the ambient environment to ensure the secure
and stable operation of the system. It detects voltage levels, controls system
power-on and power-off, monitors the temperature, and controls fan
modules. If a unit fails, the monitoring plane isolates the faulty unit promptly
so that the other units remain unaffected.
3.3 Software Architecture

The HUAWEI NetEngine 8100 M14/M8, NetEngine 8000 M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4
& NetEngine 8000E M14/M8 series provides an overall software architecture that
features multi-component, multi-process, distributed structure, high reliability,
ultra-large capacity, all-service, customization, scalability, and service flexibility, as
shown in Figure 3-3.

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Figure 3-3 Software architecture
Involved acronyms and abbreviations are as follows:

● RM: Routing Management
● LDM: Local Dispatch Module
● FES: Forwarding Engine Service
● FEI: Forwarding Engine Instance
● DEVM: Device Management
● IFM: Interface Management
● SMP: System Management Plane
● SSP: System Support Plane
● NP: Network Processor
Functions:
● Service Control provides services such as L2 protocols, L3 protocols, and
various service applications.
● Packet Receive And Dispatch provides local packet receiving and dispatch
services.
● Forwarding Control provides services such as forwarding chip management,
forwarding service processing, and forwarding resource management.
● System Resource provides services such as device management, board
management, subcard management, and interface management.

M14/M8 series
● SMP is the system management plane and provides operation and

maintenance services such as NETCONF, YANG, CLI, alarms, and logs.
● SSP is the system support plane. It provides basic services required for system
running, such as patch running, backup, system commissioning, message
communication, and component management.

M14/M8 series
3.4 Forwarding Process

Data Forwarding Process
Figure 3-4 Data forwarding process of the M14/M14K

M14/M8 series
Figure 3-5 Data forwarding process of the M8/M8K/M4
As shown in Figure 3-4Figure 3-5, the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) uses the
Network Processor (NP) to implement high-speed packet forwarding through
table lookup. External memory types include the Static Random Access Memory
(SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), and Net Search Engine
(NSE). The SRAM stores forwarding entries; the DRAM stores packets; the NSE
performs non-linear searching.
Data forwarding is processed on the NetEngine 8000 M14 in both the upstream
and downstream directions.
● Upstream process: The Physical Interface Card (PIC) encapsulates packets into
frames and sends them to the PFE. The inbound interface processing module
on the PFE decapsulates the link-layer protocol information and identifies the
packet types. Then the upstream traffic classification module classifies traffic
based on the QoS configurations on the inbound interface. After traffic
classification, the PFE searches for forwarding entries to determine where to
forward the packets. For example, to forward IPv4 unicast packets, the PFE
searches the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) for the outbound interfaces
and next hops of the packets based on the packets' destination IP addresses.

M14/M8 series
Finally, the PFE sends the packets and the scheduling priority and forwarding
information to the Traffic Management (TM) module.
● Downstream process: The PFE encapsulates link-layer information in the
packets based on the packet type and outbound interface type. For example,
for an IPv4 packet destined for an Ethernet interface, the PFE obtains the
MAC address of the next hop. Then the downstream traffic classification
module classifies traffic based on the QoS configurations on the outbound
interface. The outbound interface processing module encapsulates the packets
with new Layer 2 headers and sends them to the PIC.
Data forwarding is processed on the NetEngine 8000 M8/NetEngine 8000 M4 in
both the upstream and downstream directions.
● Upstream process: The Physical Interface Card (PIC) encapsulates packets into
frames and sends them to the PFE. The processing module on the inbound
interface parses the link-layer protocol information and identifies the packet
type. Then the upstream traffic classification module classifies traffic based on
the QoS configurations on the inbound interface. After traffic classification,
the PFE searches for forwarding entries to determine where to forward the
packets. For example, to forward IPv4 unicast packets, the PFE searches the
Forwarding Information Base (FIB) for the outbound interfaces and next hops
of the packets based on the packets' destination IP addresses.
● Downstream process: The PFE encapsulates link-layer information in the
packets based on the packet type and outbound interface type. For example,
for an IPv4 packet destined for an Ethernet interface, the PFE obtains the
MAC address of the next hop. Then the downstream traffic classification
module classifies traffic based on the QoS configurations on the outbound
interface. The outbound interface processing module encapsulates the packets
with new Layer 2 headers and sends them to the PIC.

M14/M8 series
Product Description 4 Application Scenarios
4 Application Scenarios
The HUAWEI NetEngine 8100 M14/M8, NetEngine 8000 M14K/M14/M8K/M8/M4

& NetEngine 8000E M14/M8 series is mainly used in scenarios such as 5G
transport, metro access and aggregation, DC-GW, Mini-BNG, and industry vertical
network access and aggregation.
Figure 4-1 Application scenario

M14/M8 series
Product Description 5 NMS
5 NMS
The device supports iMaster NCE-IP. iMaster NCE-IP is an innovative network

cloudification engine of Huawei. Positioned as the brain of the future cloud-based
network, iMaster NCE-IP integrates functions such as network management,
service control, and network analysis. It is the core enabling system that
implements network resource pooling, network connection automation and self-
optimization, and O&M automation.
iMaster NCE-IP is located at the management and control layer of the cloud
network.
● iMaster NCE-IP manages and controls IP devices on lower-layer networks,
supports unified management and control of SDN and legacy networks, and
supports automation of single-domain, multi-domain, and multi-layer
services. iMaster NCE-IP can also connect to a third-party management and
control system to implement multi-vendor service orchestration and
automation.
● In addition, iMaster NCE-IP opens capabilities to support interconnection and
integration with upper-layer OSSs, BSSs, and service orchestrators to support
quick customization of the application layer.
iMaster NCE-IP aims to build an intent-driven network (IDN) that is first
automated, then self-adaptive, and finally autonomous:
● Automation: Network deployment and maintenance are automated
throughout the network lifecycle.
● Self-adaptation: Service policies are automatically generated based on big
data using the real-time analyzer to implement proactive maintenance and
closed-loop optimization.
● Autonomy: Artificial intelligence and machine learning are used to build an
intelligent network that can automatically generate dynamic policies.

M14/M8 series
Product Description 6 Product Specifications
6 Product Specifications
To query or export features supported by the product, use the Specifications

Query tool of Info-Finder.
To query or export the product hardware information, use the Hardware Center
tool of Info-Finder.
● Enterprise users

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2 Product Positioning and Features

2.1 Product Positioning

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Figure 2-2 Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M4 (AC)

Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M8

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Appearance of the NetEngine 8000 M14

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2.3 Product Features

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Powerful Service Support

SRv6-Powered Intelligent Connection

Comprehensive Network Slicing Functions

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FlexE isolates services through interface-based bandwidth isolation, and isolated

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convergence of IGP, BGP, and multicast routes, Virtual Router Redundancy

2.4 Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction

NetEngine 8100 ● Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of