Huawei CE6850 series switches was announced in 2013.
Based on StrataXGS® Trident+/2/2+ .
Trident+ models are EOS for now, the product line is constantly updated and we can see new shiny CE6857 announced in the end of 2019.
Here you can read Miercom report about testing CE6850-48S4Q-EI.
Here is a list of models in CE6850 line, they have some difference in specifications:
| Switch model | Ports layout | Buffer | RAM | NOR Flash | NAND Flash | MAC Table | FIB V4/V6 | ARP | ACL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei CE6850-48S4Q-EI | 48 SFP+ и 4 QSFP+ | 9MB | 2GB | 8MB | 1GB | 128k | 16k/8k | 16k | in 2250/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6850-48T4Q-EI | 48 10G BASE-T и 4 QSFP+ | 9MB | 2GB | 8MB | 1GB | 128k | 16k/8k | 16k | in 2250/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6851-48S6Q-HI | 48 SFP+ и 6 QSFP+ | 12MB | 2GB | 16MB | 1GB | 288k | 256k/128k | 128k | in 3750/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6850U-48S6Q-HI | 48 SFP+/FC и 6 QSFP+ | 12MB | 4GB | 16MB | 1GB | 288k | 256k/128k | 128k | in 3750/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6850U-24S2Q-HI | 24 SFP+/FC и 2 QSFP+ | 12MB | 4GB | 16MB | 1GB | 288k | 256k/128k | 128k | in 3750/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6855-48T6Q-HI | 48 10G BASE-T и 6 QSFP+ | 16MB | 2GB | 16MB | 1GB | 288k | 256k/128k | 128k | in 14750/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6855-48S6Q-HI | 48 SFP+ и 6 QSFP+ | 16MB | 2GB | 16MB | 1GB | 288k | 256k/128k | 128k | in 14750/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6856-48T6Q-HI | 48 10G BASE-T и 6 QSFP+ | 16MB | 4GB | 16MB | 1GB | 288k | 256k/128k | 128k | in 14750/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6856-48S6Q-HI | 48 SFP+ и 6 QSFP+ | 16MB | 4GB | 16MB | 1GB | 288k | 256k/128k | 128k | in 14750/out 1000 |
| Huawei CE6857-48S6CQ-EI | 48 SFP+ и 6 QSFP28 | 32MB | 4GB | 64MB | 2GB | 288k | 380k/256k | 168k | in 7662/out 2000 |
Licenses:
| LICENSE CONTROL ITEM | EXTERNAL MODEL | PRODUCT MODEL AND MINIMUM VERSION |
|---|---|---|
| CE6800 VXLAN function: | CE-LIC-VXLAN CE68-LIC-VXLAN | CE6855HI, CE6856HI, CE6850HI, CE6850U-HI, CE6851HI, CE6857EI, CE6860EI, CE6865EI, CE6870EI, CE6875EI, and CE6880EI: V100R005C00 |
| All FCF ports of the CE6800: | CE-LIC-FCF-ALL CE68-LIC-FCFAL | CE6800 series switches excluding the CE6810LI and CE6880EI: V100R005C00 |
| 16 FCF ports of the CE6800: | CE-LIC-FCF-PORT CE68-LIC-FCF16 | CE6800 series switches excluding the CE6810LI and CE6880EI: V100R005C00 |
| CE6800 FCoE NPV function: | CE-LIC-NPV CE6800-LIC-NPV | CE6800 series switches excluding the CE6810LI, CE6870EI, CE6875EI, and CE6880EI: V100R005C00 |
| CE6800 NSH function: | CE-LIC-NSH CE68-LIC-NSH | CE6880EI: V200R002C50 |
| CE6800 Telemetry function: | CE-LIC-TLM | CE68-LIC-TLM V200R003C00 |
| CE6800 MACsec function: | CE-LIC-MACSEC | CE68-LIC-MACSEC CE6875EI: V200R005C00 |
| CE6800 intelligent lossless network functions: | CE-LIC-LLETH | CE6865EI: V200R005C00 |
| CE6800 1588v2 (PTP) function: | CE-LIC-PTP CE68-LIC-PTP | CE6865EI: V200R005C00CE6880EI: V200R005C10 |
| CE6800 discarded packet capture function: | CE-LIC-TLM CE68-LIC-TLM | CE6857EI and CE6865EI: V200R005C00 |
| CE6800 IOAM function: CE-LIC-TLM | CE68-LIC-TLM | CE6865EI: V200R005C00 |
| CE6800 finance-level high reliability: | CE-LIC-FINHA CE68-LIC-FINHA | CE6800 series switches excluding the CE6880EI: V200R005C10 |
| CE6800 function authorization package 1: | CE68-LIC-BUN01 CE68-LIC-BUN01 | CE6800 series switches excluding the CE6810LI: V100R005C00 |
