400G/Slot Platform
Leading the Internet to 10T era, Huawei was the first to launch NE5000E 2+8 cluster system with 40G Line Process Unit (LPU) in April 2008. NE5000E 2+8 cluster system capacity can be up to 25T with 100G LPUs, which can meet the requirement of extra-large bandwidth service deployment for carriers. NE5000E has adopted the leading non-block switch fabric. The bidirectional interface capacity of single chassis with leading 100G LPU is up to 3.2Tbps, backplane can support future 400Gbps/slot capacity.
NE5000E cluster system supports single chassis mode and multiple chassis cluster modes, such as back-to-back, 2+4, 2+8. The future-oriented design ensures the cluster system to be expanded to 16+64 multi-chassis with 200T capacity.
Innovative ISHE Technology
NE5000E adopts the innovative In-service Hardware Expansion (ISHE) technology. ISHE technology ensures cluster to be expanded smoothly without changing hardware. The bidirectional port capacity of the 100G system can be scaled from 3.2Tbps to 200Tbps. It is the most flexible core router in industry, which meets the requirement of continuous expansion very well. NE5000E cluster system adopts the innovative Flexible Matrix technique to make Switch fabric units (SFUs) and electric cross shuffle full-mesh. High-speed Optical Flexible Card (OFC) of cluster can be configured on demand and the switch mode of fabric chipset can be configured flexibly. All these innovative core features are integral part of In-service Hardware Expansion (ISHE) technology, which not only improves the availability of network, but also protects original investment of the customers for decades to come.
Unique Back-to-Back Cluster
The unique back-to-back cluster system of NE5000E, which needs no Cluster Central Chassis (CCC), saves OPEX 40% and can meet a carrier's requirement for the bidirectional capacity of 6.4Tbps. The back-to-back cluster system of NE5000E is the most cost-effective solution for bidirectional 6.4Tbps port capacity scenarios.
The First End-to-End 100G Solution
In 2009, NE5000E becomes the world’s first End-to-End 100G solution cluster system. NE5000E supports 100GE, 10*10GE and 2*40G POS interfaces. By combining the strength in both 100G IP and 100G optical, Huawei supports GE + DWM 100G solution, which fulfills the flexible network requirements of the customers. Powered by self-developed Solar 2.0 chipset, NE5000E can provide sustainable high bandwidth capacity in the future. Through innovative asymmetrical load balancing, 100G platform can provide asymmetrical binding of 100G with existing 40G and 10G links. LPUF-100 board can support several flexible cards in 1/4 slot size or 1/2 slot size, such as 5*10GE card, 2*10G POS and 40G POS card, to meet the different service application.
Carrier-Class Reliability
Based on unified Huawei Versatile Routing Platform (VRP) operation system platform, NE5000E provides multi-level protections to make sure the device and network always on line. For device-level protection, NE5000E has a passive backplane, with all the key parts of the device hot-swappable, hot-pluggable and hot-backup. NE5000E supports non-stop routing (NSR) for control and data plane. NE5000E provides hot-patching and comprehensive In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) technology for smooth upgrading of the software. For network-level protection, NE5000E supports comprehensive high-availability mechanisms, such as IGP fast convergence, IP/LDP/TE FRR, BGP/ISIS Auto FRR, BGP/ISIS/OSPF/LDP/PIM GR, VRRP, BFD and Trunk, which will effectively ensure the network operation with high reliability. As a result, NE5000E system achieves 99.999% carrier-class reliability.
Green Cluster
NE5000E is designed with green concepts from the beginning. NE5000E core chipset, with 65nm technology, reduces power consumption of 30%. The adoption of the cycling air heat dissipation system in CCC greatly improves the dissipation efficiency, and reduces 50% power dissipation. NE5000E support linked Optical Flexible Card (OFC), which can be configured flexibly as required. The compact design of the chassis reduces the size and weight of the device. NE5000E cluster system is truly “All-Green” in design, deployment and operation.
