2019 Annual Report (^45)
■ Data center network (DCN) domain: Data centers
are shifting from cloud to AI. The need to process
massive amounts of data and the shift to a
distributed service architecture are creating new
challenges for DCNs. To address these challenges,
Huawei has taken the lead in proposing the idea
of intelligent and lossless DCNs and worked with
partners to develop testing specifications. All of
these mark key milestones in Huawei’s commitment
to contributing to the development of lossless
networks.
Huawei has released the industry’s first data center
switch with built-in AI chips – the CloudEngine
- This innovative switch sets new benchmarks
for ultra-high-speed signal transmission, powerful
heat dissipation, and power supply efficiency.
CloudEngine 16800 comes with the industry’s
highest density 400GE line card per slot and offers
the industry’s largest switching capacity (five times
the industry average), which can cope with future
traffic surges. In addition, power consumption per
bit has been reduced by 26%, ensuring greener and
more energy-efficient operations.
Huawei’s DCN solution delivers the industry’s only
intelligent and lossless Ethernet network with zero
packet loss, taking AI computing power and the
input/output operations per second (IOPS) to new
heights. Powered by AI technologies, the DCN
solution can automatically identify service intents,
and quickly and precisely deliver configurations.
It can also detect faults within one minute, locate
faults within three minutes, and fix them within
five minutes. With these merits, customers can
accelerate towards the autonomous driving network
and usher in ultra-broadband, lossless, and fully
intelligent DCNs.■ 5G converged transport network domain: Huawei
has been actively contributing to the SRv6
protocol development to meet diversified service
requirements in the 5G and cloud era. Given that
services vary with demands for bandwidth and
latency, SRv6 protocols allow networks to provide
differentiated service assurance and enable fast
service provisioning. Huawei has also been actively
engaged in the SRv6 standards initiatives led by
IETF, independently contributing 25% of current
standards drafts, and an additional 34% together
with our peers. We have worked with customers
worldwide on SRv6 joint innovations and pilots.
By the end of 2019, Huawei had deployed over 20
SRv6 commercial networks for customers.
Our NetEngine 5000E-20, the industry’s first cluster
router series with Petabit-level capacity, and the
NetEngine 8000, the industry’s first intelligent
metro router series with a capacity of 14.4 Tbit/s
per slot, both support SRv6 network protocols.
These flagship products are a good choice for
customers to build a converged transport network
solution with committed SLAs, helping carriers offer
premium user experiences in the 5G and cloud era.■ Network security: Huawei has differentiated
itself from peers by proposing and defining
next-generation AI firewall (AIFW) standards
and security defense technology directions. Our
industry’s first T-level AIFW – the HiSecEngine
USG series – designed to provide intelligent border
defense for enterprise networks has earned the
coveted “Recommended” Rating from the NSS Labs.Cloud core networks: Centered on the idea of
cloud native, one core, real-time operation,
and edge computing, Huawei helped carriers
build deterministic networking-oriented 5G core
networks to accelerate their 5G rollout. Focusing
on 5G development in industries, we established
the 5G Deterministic Networking Alliance
together with industry stakeholders to drive the
commercialization of 5G industrial applications.
Specifically, we have:
■ Proposed the concept of 5G Deterministic
Networking (5GDN). 5GDN utilizes 5G network
resources to build manageable, verifiable, and
deterministic virtual private mobile networks,
offering customers a predictable and differentiated
service experience and enabling the industry
digitization. Huawei worked with carriers and
industry partners to establish the 5G Deterministic
Networking Alliance. By the end of 2019,
this alliance had attracted over 80 member
organizations, carried out 27 joint research
projects, released multiple industry white papers,
and promoted the development of 3GPP standards.
The deterministic networking solution has been
commercially used in multiple industries such as
smart grid, smart port, smart manufacturing, and
AR/VR, to lead the development of the 5G industry.■ Unveiled the deterministic networking-oriented
5G core network solution, which is the industry’s
first fully containerized and converged 5G core
network solution. The microservice-based 5G core
network solution supports fully converged 2G,
3G, 4G, 5G NSA, and 5G SA networks, provides