Huawei NE40E-X8A Base Configuration Core Router

Equipment Overview

The Huawei NE40E-X8A base configuration (MPN: CR5P08BASA77) is a high-capacity modular router chassis designed for core and metro aggregation roles in service provider and large enterprise networks. This bundle includes the NE40E-X8A chassis, two Main Processing Units (MPUs), two Switch Fabric Units (SFUs) rated at 1 T, eight AC power supplies, and three fan trays. The system provides redundant control and forwarding planes, ensuring high availability for mission-critical routing environments. It is optimized for IP/MPLS backbone deployments, broadband remote access server (BRAS) functions, and large-scale data center interconnect scenarios. The configuration ships without a software license or documentation fee, allowing operators to apply existing Huawei service contracts.

Main Parameters

• Product Code: Huawei CR5P08BASA77
• Chassis: NE40E-X8A (included)
• MPU Slots: 2 (both occupied)
• SFU Slots: 2 (both occupied, 1 T each)
• LPU Slots: 8 (available for line cards)
• Power Supplies: 8 x AC units (included)
• Cooling: 3 fan trays (included)
• Switching Capacity: 25.16 Tbit/s
• Forwarding Rate: 5,760 Mbit/s

Key Advantages

This model offers carrier-grade redundancy with dual MPUs and dual SFUs, eliminating single points of failure in the control and data planes. The high switching capacity of 25.16 Tbit/s and line-rate forwarding of 5,760 Mbit/s support dense 100GE/400GE aggregation in demanding core networks. The included eight AC power supplies and three fan trays provide N+1 power and cooling redundancy out of the box, reducing deployment time and ancillary hardware costs.

Compatibility & Integration

The NE40E-X8A supports Huawei’s full suite of LPU line cards for 10GE, 40GE, 100GE, and 400GE interfaces, compliant with IEEE 802.3 standards. It integrates with Huawei NCE (Network Cloud Engine) for unified SDN and telemetry management, and interoperates with standard IP/MPLS, Segment Routing, and BGP/OSPF/IS-IS protocols. The system is backward-compatible with existing NE40E series modules and supports mixed slot configurations for phased capacity upgrades.