HUAWEI iMaster NCE Data Sheet
iMaster NCE-IP
HUAWEI iMaster NCE is the industry's
first network automation and intelligence
platform that integrates management,
control, analysis, and AI functions. It
effectively connects physical networks
with business intentions. In the
southbound direction, NCE implements
centralized management, control, and
analysis of the global network, enables
cloud-based resources, lifecycle network
automation, and intelligent closed-loop
driven by data analysis for commercial
and service intentions. In the northbound
direction, NCE provides open network
APIs for quick integration with IT
systems. NCE is mainly applied in data
centers, enterprise campuses, enterprise
private lines, and carrier networks. It
accelerates service transformation and
innovation for carriers and enterprises by
improving the simplicity, intelligence,
openness, and security of networks.
As the smart brain of the entire network,
NCE effectively connects physical
networks to business intents. It has the
following key capabilities:
• Ultra-large capacity, all-cloud
platform,
• Lifecycle network automation
• Intelligent closed-loop management
based on big data and AI
• Scenario-based application
ecosystem enabled by open
programmability
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Product Description
With the advent of the 5G network and cloud era, innovative services such as
VR/AR, live broadcast, and unmanned driving are emerging. The traffic on the
entire network increases explosively. The dynamic complexity of services also
increases the complexity of the entire network. As an IP network that carries
various services such as mobile, home broadband, and private line services,
how to accelerate network service deployment and provide reliable SLA
assurance to improve user experience and service agility has become an
opportunity and challenge for IP bearer networks in the new era.
NCE is a network automation platform that integrates network management,
control, and analysis and provides model-driven, simplified, and agile service
automation capabilities for scenarios such as IP leased line, IP backbone, 5G
bearer, MAN, and data center interconnection. It provides differentiated SLA
capabilities based on the self-developed intelligent multi-constraint path
algorithm, and network intelligence capabilities based on network big data
analysis and AI. In addition, NCE uses open southbound and northbound
programmable interfaces to connect to third-party network controllers or
network devices in the southbound direction, and to fast integrate with
carriers' OSS or BSS, cloud-based AI training platforms, and IT applications in
the northbound direction. Application
Architecture and Key Components
Based on the Cloud architecture, NCE uses service-based module design and
distributed virtualization deployment. It consists of the following modules:
common services, Manager, Controller, Analyzer, scenario-based apps, and
southbound and northbound APIs.
Common services: provide basic network services such as alarms and logs
and product engineering capabilities such as DR.
Manager, Controller, Analyzer: provide network topology, L2/L3 LVN, path
computation and optimization, diagnosis, and prediction capabilities by
module.
Scenario-based apps: provide end-to-end service Key Features
capabilities such as agile private lines for different business
scenarios. Service Provisioning Automation

Northbound and southbound APIs: enable quick NCE implements automatic service provisioning on IP
interconnection and integration with third-party applications networks through service abstraction and model driving.
and other management and control systems and devices. NCE provides multiple service configuration templates for
mainstream services such as EVPN, L3VPN, and PWE3,
APP Basic APP Value-added APP Mobile bearer APP Unified Portal
greatly simplifying service provisioning parameter
OPEN API Restful SNMP XML Corba FTP configurations. It supports batch service provisioning,

Manager & Controller Analysis

automatic parameter verification, and service-driven tunnel
Service mgmt.
Network path
optimization PCEP Network health analysis Network congestion analysis creation, greatly shortening the service rollout period and
NE mgmt. IP optimization BGP-LS Intelligent incident mgmt. Service quality diagnosis improving service provisioning efficiency.
Centralized path Configuration anomalies Multi-dimensional
Slice mgmt. computation Route flooding detection visualization

3rd device
Compatibility Southbound programming framework Big-data engine

Unified Cloud Platform Basic services Common services Engineering

SBI Netconf Telnet SNMP BGP_LS PCEP FTP Telemetry

Highlights
Service Automation
• Minute-level provisioning: model abstraction, template-
based design, and service provisioning within minutes
• Centralized path computation: automated tunnel path
disjoint, intelligent path selection, and batch path
deployment
• Automated configuration: device plug-and-play and
flexible solution customization
• Model-driven service automation and simplified service
provisioning parameters
Network Intelligence • Service-driven automatic creation, centralized tunnel and
• Real-time perception: 360-degree service visualization, path computation based on SLA constraints, and
multi-layer visibility, and real-time service status simplified service provisioning process, and SLA
perception assurance
• Closed-loop: network self-optimization driven by
network or service SLAs Network Path Optimization

NCE uses the innovative routing optimization algorithm

Capability Openness based on matrix (ROAM) algorithm to perform real-time

• Agile Controller-based open architecture: standard analysis, centralized path computation, and unified

northbound RESTful APIs to open up network scheduling on the MPLS TE network, compute optimal E2E

capabilities and accelerate service innovation paths of MPLS TE tunnels, balance global network traffic,

• Third-party device management: efficient southbound and implement differentiated service management to ensure

third-party NE management and service provisioning the experience of high-priority services.

• Model-driven open programmability framework: flexible

adaptation to complexity, changes, and multi-scenario • Computes E2E optimal paths for MPLS TE tunnels

and multi-vendor integration (including RSVP-TE and SR-TE tunnels) in a domain.

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• Centrally computes paths based on the overall network
topology and tunnel information and implements global
optimization using the formula Min. ∑(Tunnel bandwidth
x Cost) to improve the network bandwidth utilization to
80%.
• Locally optimizes congested tunnels and links by using a
process that causes minimal impact on the entire
network.
• Provides centralized configuration and management of
TE topology information and tunnel constraints to
simplify network O&M.
IP Network Analysis
NCE uses protocols such as Telemetry to collect the quality
data of network-wide traffic. After intelligent big data
analysis, it shows device and network status through the
overview, topology, map, and reports to help O&M
personnel quickly detect and clear device and network
exceptions.
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Northbound and Southbound Openness
NCE supports the new RESTful NBI and traditional NBIs such
as XML, CORBA, and SNMP for compatibility with new and
existing evolvable networks. It covers all scenarios such as
network performance monitoring, automatic service
configuration, and network monitoring. In the northbound
direction, NCE provides various atomic APIs and scenario-
based APIs, greatly simplifying the integration of systems
such as the OSS and IT and shortening the service TTM. The
unified API gateway provides a secure and reliable access
entry.
Agile Open Container
The open programmability framework provides carriers and
enterprises with open programmable network capabilities.
They can flexibly customize northbound network services and
seamless integrate southbound devices from different
vendors. These capabilities help carriers and enterprises
flexibly design and quickly deploy network services, shorten
the TTM of new services, leverage network values, and lay a
solid foundation for building core competitiveness in the cloud
era.
Scenario-based Apps
Cloud-Network Automation
The Cloud-Network Automation app provides unified cloud-
network synergy functions for users through the UI and
simplified service-oriented interfaces, implements
interconnection between offline CPE nodes and clouds, and
connects the cloud PE to the network PE to implement one-
network access to multiple clouds.
Network Slicing
Network slicing uses FlexE or channelized interfaces to
divide one physical network into multiple slices. These slices
achieve hard bandwidth isolation and carry services
independently.
VPN Service Assurance
Based on technologies such as in-situ flow information
telemetry (iFIT), Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol
(TWAMP), and Y.1731, NCE meets the service level
agreement (SLA) assurance and O&M requirements of VPN
services, implements proactive and visualized SLA
awareness of services, and proactively and quickly
demarcates and locates faults, ensuring user experience.
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Mobile Transport Congestion Analysis
A complete solution is provided for automatic problem-
solving through multiple means, including the regional maps,
base station topology path restoration, and reports. It helps
visualize network-wide or regional poor-QoS base stations
and trends, precisely locate network congestion points, and
provide clear optimization suggestions, and will improve
carriers' proactive O&M capabilities and fault demarcation
and locating efficiency.
Mobile Transport Service Assurance
For IP RAN and PTN 5G networks, path restoration and
quality visualization capabilities are provided to monitor
base station services in an E2E manner. This enables users
to quickly locate and rectify faults based on analysis results
of indicators, such as SLA.
Intelligent Incident Management
Based on data O&M and expert knowledge, more than 480
fault propagation diagrams are created and continuously
updated online This reduces the processing costs of invalid
events and correlative events for O&M personnel, improves
the fault processing efficiency, and reduces the dependency
on service experts.
 Specifications
Feature Description

Basic IP network management Plug-and-play, inventory management

Topology management, network performance management
Alarm management, NE software management
NE security management, basic network configuration
Change audit, basic fault locating
BRAS CP and UP separation, southbound interfaces and protocols

IP network service management IP service provisioning, 360-degree IP service view

Service resource pool management, service template management

IP network service control Tunnel creation based on route constraints, service BOD
Tunnel provisioning, tunnel policy control

IP network optimization MPLS network optimization, IP network optimization, performance

visualization, performance analysis

Basic IP network analysis Performance visualization, performance analysis

Intelligent IP network analysis Fault detection, RCA, exception detection, mass fault analysis

IP network O&M Network adjustment

IP northbound capability openness Service provisioning API

Inventory management API
Alarm management API
Performance management API
Network optimization API

Third-party IP NE management Third-party NE management

Third-party NE service provisioning
Third-party NE service performance data collection
Third-party NE alarm
Southbound protocols for third-party NEs
Openness and programmability of third-party devices

Open programming framework Engineering management, service management, NE management

Automatic generation of CLIs
Automatic generation of RESTCONF/YANG NBIs
Automatic generation of GUIs
Service package customization

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Running Environment
Hardware configuration (Taishan):

Hardware Type Model Requirements

512 GB Server standard TaiShan 200 (Model 2280) CPU: 2 x Kunpeng 920（2.6GHz,64 Core）
model RAM: 16 x 32GB DDR4
Hard disks: 12 x 1200G HDD
RAID controller card: PMC3152（2G Cache）
NICs: 2 x 4 GE electrical ports + 2 x 2 10GE/25GE
optical ports

GE switch S5320 (Compatible) GE ports: 28

10GE ports: 4
Version: V200R011C10

S5331 (Compatible) GE ports: 24

10GE ports: 4
Version: V200R019C10

S5335 GE ports: 24
10GE ports: 4
Version: V200R019C10

10GE Switch CE6865 (Compatible) 10GE ports: 48

100GE ports: 8
Version: V200R005C10

CE6881 (Compatible) 10GE ports: 48

100GE ports: 6
Version: V200R019C10

CE6863 10GE ports: 48

100GE ports: 6
Version: V200R019C10

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Hardware configuration (2288X):

Hardware Type Model Requirements

512 GB Server standard 2288X V5 CPU: 2 x Xeon Gold 6238R（2.2GHz, 28Core）

model RAM: 16 x 32GB DDR4
Hard disks: 12 x 1200G SAS HDD
RAID controller card: PMC3152（2G Cache）
NICs: 4 x 2 GE electrical ports + 2 x 2 10GE/25GE
optical ports

GE switch S5320 (Compatible) GE ports: 28

10GE ports: 4
Version: V200R011C10

S5331 (Compatible) GE ports: 24

10GE ports: 4
Version: V200R019C10

S5335 GE ports: 24
10GE ports: 4
Version: V200R019C10

10GE Switch CE6865 (Compatible) 10GE ports: 48

100GE ports: 8
Version: V200R005C10

CE6881 (Compatible) 10GE ports: 48

100GE ports: 6
Version: V200R019C10

FM6865 10GE ports: 48

100GE ports: 8
Version: V200R019C10

CE6863 10GE ports: 48

100GE ports: 6
Version: V200R019C10

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TaiShan/2288X V5 Server Requirements

Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Type Server Quantity

Manager+Controller+Analyzer (basic analysis) < 6000 equivalent NEs 512G GB server 3

standard model

Manager+Controller+Analyzer (basic analysis) < 15000 equivalent NEs 512G GB server 4

standard model

Manager+Controller+Analyzer (basic analysis) < 30000 equivalent NEs 512G GB server 5

standard model

Manager+Controller+Analyzer (only for China < 15000 equivalent NEs 512G GB server 12
Mobile SPN scenario) standard model

Manager+Analyzer (basic analysis) < 6000 equivalent NEs 512G GB server 1

standard model

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Software Configuration Requirements

Type Version Remarks

Virtualization software FusionCompute 8.0.0 (onsite installation) Used in on-premises and private cloud
FusionCompute 8.0.1 (factory installation) scenarios.

OS EulerOS V200R010C00 Used in on-premises and private cloud

scenarios.

Database Druid 0.21.0 NCE Analyzer

GaussDB T V3 OMP node

(also called Gauss100 OLTP 1.2.1) NCE Manager
NCE Controller
NCE Analyzer

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