Huawei ME60-X8A Subrack with 12 slots, including 8 BSU/MSU, 2 SRUs, and 2 SFUs, AC/DC power options
Huawei ME60-X8A is Huawei ME60 Series BRAS Router as a range of multiple-service control gateways — a type of Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS). Based on a 2T platform, Huawei ME60 Series router boasts the industry’s largest-capacity routing line card (480G) plus a large-capacity NAT service line card (160G), enabling smooth evolution from IPv4 to IPv6, with the following compelling features:
Large Capacity
Developed based on a 2T platform, with the industry’s largest capacity routing line cards (480G) plus large capacity Network Address Translation (NAT) service line cards (160G).
High Reliability
Stable operation of services is guaranteed with device-, network-, and service-level reliability and innovative multiple-device hot backups.
Full-Service Access
Unified platform for user access and management with full support for various access services, including IPoX, PPPoX, 802.1x, and web authentication.
Basic information about the ME60-X8A
Description | Part Number | Model |
ME60-X8A Integrated Chassis DC Components(Including 2 Fan Tray) | 02350RGX | ME0B0BKP0871 |
ME60-X8A Integrated Chassis AC Components(Including 2 Fan Tray) | 02350RGY | ME0B0BKP0872 |
ME60-X8A Integrated Chassis HVDC Components(Including 2 Fan Tray) | 02351CCJ | ME0B0BKP0873 |
ME60-X8A Integrated Chassis DC Components | 02353MYQ | ME0B0BKP0874 |
ME60-X8A Integrated AC/HVDC Chassis Components | 02353MYR | ME0B0BKP0875 |
Slot Layout of Huawei ME60-X8A

Attribute | ME60-X8A |
Switching capacity | 25.16 Tbps |
Forwarding performance |
5760 Mbps |
Number of slot | 12 slots, including 8 LPUs, 2 SRUs, and 2 SFUs |
Dimensions (H x W x D) |
934mm x 442mm x 650mm (21 U) |
Maximum power consumptions |
4110 W (BSUF-240) 4770 W (BSUF-480) |
Full configuration weight | 190 kg |
Interface type | 100GE-WAN/LAN 10GE-WAN/LAN GE/FE |
BRAS | • User access protocols: PPPoE, IPoE, 802.1X, ND access • User authentication protocols: PAP, CHAP, MSCHAP, RADIUS, HWTACACS • User billing protocols: RADIUS, HWTACACS, COPS • User authorization protocols: RADIUS, HWTACACS, COPS • Policy protocols: COPS, COA |
L2TP | • Maximum number of sessions supported: 64K per slot and 128K per device • Maximum number of tunnels supported: 16K per slot, 16K per LAC device, and 48K per LNS device |
IPv4 | Supports the static routing protocol and dynamic routing protocols, such as RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP4. All ports support line-rate forwarding even in complex routing environments, for example, when route flapping occurs. |
IPv6 | Supports the following: • IPv4/IPv6 dual stacks • A variety of IPv4-to-IPv6 transition technologies: manually configured tunnels, IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels, GRE tunnels, IPv4 over IPv6 tunnels, and IPv6 provider edge (6PE) • IPv6 static routes and dynamic routing protocols, such as BGP4/BGP4+, RIPng, OSPFv3, and IS-ISv6. • IPv6 neighbor discovery, PMTU discovery, TCP6, ping IPv6, tracert IPv6, socket IPv6, static IPv6 DNS, IPv6 DNS server, TFTP IPv6 client, and IPv6 policy-based routing • Supports MAT-T, MAT-E • Network Address Translation IPv6-to-IPv4 (NAT64), NAT44 and Dual-Stack Lite (DS-Lite). Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 (ICMPv6) Management Information Base (MIB), User Datagram Protocol Version 6 (UDP6) MIB, TCP6 MIB, and IPv6 MIB |
MPLS/MPLS VPN | Supports the following: • MPLS TE and MPLS/BGP VPN in compliance with RFC 2547bis • Inter-AS Option A, inter-AS Option B, and inter-AS Option C • Integration with Internet services • Martini MPLS L2VPN and Kompella MPLS L2VPN • VPLS and VLL • Heterogeneous interworking Multicast VPN |
Huawei ME60 Series Router Specifications
Parameters | ME60-X16A | ME60-X8A | ME60-X16 | ME60-X8 | ME60-X3 |
Switching Capacity | 50.32 Tbit/s | 25.16 Tbit/s | 12.58 Tbit/s | 7.08 Tbit/s | 1.08 Tbit/s |
Forwarding Performance | 11,520 Mpps | 5760 Mpps | 5760 Mpps | 2880 Mpps | 360 Mpps |
Number of Slots | 22 slots, including 16 BSU/MSU, 2 MPUs, and 4 SFUs | 12 slots, including 8 BSU/MSU, 2 SRUs, and 2 SFUs | 22 slots, including 16 BSU/MSU, 2 MPUs, and 4 SFUs | 11 slots, including 8 BSU/MSU, 2 SRUs, and 1 SFU | 5 slots, including 3 BSU/MSU and 2 MPUs |
Dimensions | 1778 x 442 x 650 mm (40 U) | 934 x 442 x 650 mm (21 U) | 1420 x 442 x 650 mm (32 U) | 620 x 442 x 650 mm (14 U) | 175 x 442 x 650 mm (DC 4 U) |
(H x W x D) | 220 x 442 x 650 mm (AC 5 U) | ||||
Maximum Power Consumption | 7220 W (BSUF-240) | 4110 W (BSUF-240) | 4610 W (BSUF-100) | 2340 W (BSUF-100) | 920 W (BSUF-100) |
9040 W (BSUF-480) | 4770 W (BSUF-480) | 6210 W (BSUF-240) | 3220 W (BSUF-240) | ||
Full Configuration Weight | 356 kg | 190 kg | 279 kg | 136 kg | DC: 42 kg (100G) |
AC: 52 kg (100G) | |||||
Interface Types | 100 GE-WAN/LAN 10 GE-WAN/LAN GE/FE |
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BRAS | User access protocols: PPPoE, IPoE, 802.1X, and ND access. User authentication protocols: PAP, CHAP, MSCHAP, RADIUS, and HWTACACS. User billing protocols: RADIUS, HWTACACS, and COPS. User authorization protocols: RADIUS, HWTACACS, COPS, and COA. |
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QoS | Provides a well-designed HQoS mechanism. Provides advanced scheduling and congestion avoidance technologies, accurate traffic policing and shaping, and complex rule definition and fine-grained flow identification. Supports MPLS HQoS and ensures QoS for MPLS VPN, VLL, and PWE3 services. Supports DiffServ- and MPLS TE-based DS-TE, eight class types (CTs), and TE-tunnel-based QoS. Supports a maximum of 768K flow queues per slot. |
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Value-Added Services | Supports Destination Address Accounting (DAA), which helps carriers identify services based on destination network segments and perform separate accounting for different services on IP carrier networks. Supports Enhanced Dynamic Service Gateway (EDSG), which identifies various user services based on traffic destination addresses and implements independent rate limit, accounting, and management for each service. |