CERN Selects Juniper Networks
Summary
Home to the world-renowned Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN is advancing the boundaries of human knowledge through breakthrough research in fundamental physics. CERN’s Geneva data center supports all of its scientific projects, experiments and administrative systems, from spotting camera-shy pentaquarks and charm mesons to everyday video conferencing and payroll tasks. The QFX10008 switch delivered on CERN’s requirements for fast, reliable connectivity and 100-Gbps port density to support the inevitable traffic growth. Multiple virtual router instances with different class-of-service policies allow different traffic types, such as management, control, data, monitoring and simulation, enhancing redundancy, load balancing and increased network efficiency. Juniper has provided the network that supports the collider’s operations and experiments, as well as its data center and backbone.” say Tony Cass, IT Infrastructure Group Lead, CERN
