China Infrastructure

China Meraki
Architecture

Hub Topology · Site Deployment · Management Strategy
May 2026
Meraki Hubs

China operates 5 Meraki Hubs serving different traffic purposes with built-in redundancy:

Hub NameLocationPurposeFailover Partner
CTG BJ Intranet Hub Beijing Intranet traffic CTG SH Intranet Hub
CTG SH Intranet Hub Shanghai Intranet traffic CTG BJ Intranet Hub
CU SH AOA2.0 Hub Shanghai AOA overseas traffic CTG GZ Google Hub
CTG GZ Google Hub Guangzhou AOA overseas traffic CU SH AOA2.0 Hub
CNHQCHINALAB HQ Management traffic hub —
Intranet Hubs

Beijing ↔ Shanghai — mutual failover

AOA Hubs

Shanghai ↔ Guangzhou — mutual failover

Hub Architecture
Meraki Hub Architecture
Operations & Management Approach

Different site types follow different management strategies:

Retail Stores

Managed via Template + NetDevOps due to the large number of sites.

  • Firewall policies are template-driven
  • Bulk configuration changes (DHCP, access policies, switch ports, etc.) handled through NetDevOps

Offices & Warehouses

Managed as standalone networks, consistent with the global standard.

  • Individual network configuration
  • Aligned with global management practices

New Store Provisioning

New stores are created and configured through the NetDevOps platform.

  • Automated provisioning workflow
  • IP addresses centrally controlled by NetDevOps
Retail Stores — Standard & 5G
MX Security Appliance
MS Managed Switch
MR Access Point
Standard Retail
Standard Retail
Dual WAN: DIA + ADSL
5G Retail
5G Retail
Dual WAN: ADSL + 5G
Retail Stores — POP-UP Store
POP-UP Store

POP-UP Simplified Deployment

  • MX Security Appliance + 5G Box
  • No managed switch — simplified for temporary locations
  • Quick deployment for short-term retail events
  • 5G provides primary or backup WAN connectivity
Design Philosophy

POP-UP stores prioritize speed of deployment over full feature sets — no switch means fewer physical assets to manage at temporary sites.

Office Sites
Office Architecture

Office Warm Spare Architecture

  • MX: Warm spare pair (DIA + ADSL or DIA + DIA)
  • MS: Stacked core switches for redundancy
  • MR: Access points for wireless coverage
Management Model

Offices are managed as standalone networks, consistent with the global standard — unlike retail stores which use template-driven management.

Thank You

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