When some customers buy Huawei network routers or switches from HI-NEWTORK.COM, they often find that Huawei machine have two names or even more.Generally speaking, the box will have Part No.andModel name. Sometimes, one model may have more than 3 part numbers, which always make customers feel confusing. Today, let us unravel the mysteries of HUAWEI part numbers some basic information, which will help customers quickly find what items that they are looking for.

For the purposes of this post, Let us take one photo of one Huawei 8ports of PoE switch whose part number 98010875.  As you can see below photo, both Part No. and Model number are printed on label of Huawei Switches.

1: The model number(S1730S-L8P-A) is the general number for a machine. Most Customers are familiar with Models Name, which can tell what is this machine. However only the part number(98010875) is the specific and unique number to the model.

2: If low-series Huawei Routers or Switches, one Model name is always have only One Part Number. But for higher Functions machines, they always have many part numbers related to one Model.

Example: Huawei Switch S6730S-S24X6Q-A (24*10GE SFP+ ports, 6*40GE QSFP ports, 1*600W AC power). From this information, we will know: S6730S-S24X6Q-A is Model Name. But this Model Name have EIGHT Part Numbers:

 Let us watch above Part Number list, you will know. Same model machines are generally divided into two kinds of Part Numbers. One are Huawei S6730S Switches without upgrade license, another ones switches are with upgrade licenses already (also means Bundle). Such upgrade license can help Huawei S6730S switch 40GE ports can have 100GE ports function. So what is difference between02353AJX-001 02353AJX-003 and 02353AJX-004 ? Answer is IOS version. Different IOS version also cause different Part Numbers.

If you are interested in Huawei Routers or Switches IOS versions name, you could visit Huawei official link:

https://info.support.huawei.com/info-finder/search-center/en/null/index.html 

If you have more questions about Huawei Routers and Huawei Switches. You could contact uswww.hi-network.com  (Email:[email protected])