In this article, I’d like to discuss with you about ZTE ZXA10 C650 and Huawei MA5800-X7, how to choose?
ZTE ZXA10 C650
The ZXA10 C650 uses a 19-inch shelf of 6U high.
The ZXA10 C650 can be installed in a 19-inch B6030-22C-IB standard cabinet or a third party’s 19-inch cabinet that meets IEC standard specifications.
ZXA10 C650 Shelf Configuration
| Card Configuration Description for the Shelf | ||
| Slot | Height | Card Type |
| 1–4, 7–9 | 9U | Service cards, including PON interface cards and Ethernet interface cards |
| 10/11 | 9U | Switching and control card |
| 10/12 | 3.125U | Power card |
| 11 | 2.5U | Clock interface card |
| 13 | 6U | Fan unit |
ZXA10 C650 Cards
Main control board: SFUL, SFULV, SFUH (with 4*10GE optical uplink), SFUHV (with 4*10GE optical uplink)
Uplink board: XFTO, XFEO provide 8 10GE/GE uplink; XFTH, XFEH, XFNH provide 16 channels of 10GE/GE uplink
GPON board: GFGH (16-port GPON, GFGM, GFGL, GFGN), GFGO (8-port GPON)
XG-PON board 16-port: GFXL, GFXH
XGS-PON board 16-port: GFTN, GFTH
Combo PON Board: Asymmetric 16-port GFBN, GFBL, GFBT, GFBH;
8-port GFGX, GFBX, GFBO
Symmetrical 16-port GFCH, Symmetrical 8-port GFCO
Huawei MA5800-X7
Huawei SmartAX MA5800 X7 NG OLT, 19inch, with 6U height.
MA5800-X7 service subrack provides 12 slots, 2 for control boards, 2 for power boards, 1 for the universal interface board, and 7 for service boards.
Huawei MA5800-X7 Shelf Configuration
| Slot description | |||
| Slot Type | Slot | Supported Board | Remarks |
| Control board slot | 8,9 | Control board | The active and standby control boards must be configured, and the 2 boards must be of the same type. |
| Power board slot | 10,11 | Power board | – |
| Universal interface board slot | 0 | Universal interface board | – |
| Service board slot | 1-7 | · Uplink interface board
· Service board |
· Different types of service boards can be configured together.
· You can use a control board or uplink interface board for upstream transmission. However, it is recommended that you use a control board for upstream transmission. |
MA5800-X7 Cards
Main control board: MPLA, MPLB
Uplink board: NXED 8 10GE (SFP+)/GE (eSFP/SFP)
GPON board: GPHF, GPUF, GPSF, GPLF
XGS-PON board: 16-port XSHF; 8-port XSHD
Combo PON Board: Asymmetric 16-port CGHF; Asymmetric 8-port CGID
Symmetrical 16-port CSHF, Symmetrical 8-port CSHD
Comparation:
1, ZTE C650 and Huawei MA5800-X7, both belong to different brands of products of the same specification.
12 slots, 2 for control boards, 2 for power boards, 1 for the universal interface board, and 7 for service boards.
19inch, with 6U height.
2, Both models are equipped with GPON, XG-PON, and XGS-PON service boards that they support.
3, ZTE GPON/10GPON solution is almost half cheaper than Huawei GPON/10GPON solution.
Huawei GPHF GPON board with C++ price is about 2000$; Huawei CGHF GPON and XG-PON combo board with D/C++ module price is about 2800$; In contrast, ZTE GPON board and XG-PON board are half cheaper than Huawei’s. For customers who care more about price, I think ZTE is the better choice at the moment.
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