Software Architecture

The HUAWEI NetEngine 8000 F Series provides an optimized software architecture characterized by the following key aspects: multi-component, multi-process, distributed, highly reliable, ultra-large-capacity, all-service, customer-oriented, scalable, and flexible, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Software architecture

Acronyms and abbreviations:

SSP: system support platform
SMP: system management plane
NP: network processor
LDM: local dispatch module
FES: forwarding engine service
FEI: forwarding engine service
DEVM: device management
IFM: interface management
RM: routing management
PM: performance management