Inside Huawei CloudOpera IES: Architecture, Open Capabilities & Hands‑On Labs

Part 1 – Opening

On July 30, Huawei Developer Group (HDG) gathered in Hangzhou, kicking off with an enthusiastic welcome and a brief introduction by founder Lin Luqi.

Part 2 – Technical Sessions

CloudOpera IES Overview

CloudOpera IES (Infrastructure Enabling System) is an ICT infrastructure‑enabling platform for telecom operators, linking operator assets with customer and industry applications. It enables on‑demand, agile access to ICT resources and services.

Key features include unified orchestration of network services and resources across physical, virtual, and cloud layers.

North‑bound Open Capabilities

The platform offers cloud‑network one‑stop services, video distribution acceleration, intelligent WAN offloading, self‑monitoring, CloudVPN, and collaborative orchestration.

South‑bound Open Framework

South‑bound APIs allow third‑party vendors (e.g., VMware, Ubuntu, OpenStack) to integrate quickly. The session also covered plugin development flow and examples.

Huawei CCE in Hybrid‑Cloud & Large‑Scale Clusters

Senior engineer Huang Yuqi introduced the rise of containers, Docker, and Kubernetes, emphasizing Huawei Cloud Container Engine (CCE) built on K8s for hybrid‑cloud scenarios.

Kubernetes Core Design

Speaker Zhong Cheng discussed Kubernetes’s data‑consistency design, code reading strategies, and community organization, highlighting its multi‑cluster management, networking, service discovery, load balancing, and security features.

Video UI Open Architecture

Peng Hao presented the multi‑screen OTT architecture, current practice, evolution, and future directions for Huawei’s video services.

Part 3 – Live Streaming Experience

The event was streamed live via Huajiao and Yunxi platforms, featuring a professional host and real‑time interaction for remote attendees.

Part 4 – Audience Interaction

Attendees engaged in Q&A sessions, discussing CloudOpera, PaaS, and video integration, with lively exchanges and on‑site demos.

Part 5 – Food & Prizes

Besides technical talks, participants enjoyed catering, snack breaks, and a variety of prize draws (shake‑to‑win, red‑packet giveaways, rock‑paper‑scissors contests).

Part 6 – Happy Ending

The gathering concluded with a group photo and a reminder of upcoming HDG events in other cities, encouraging continued learning and community collaboration.