Case Study
Cern Peers Into The Origins Of The Universe With A Network Built To Handle A Data Deluge
Customer Story 1 Company: CERN Industry: Scientific Research Business Challenges: Prepare for the third run of Large Hadron Collider experiments, which will produce unprecedented volumes of data. Technology Solution: • QFX Series Switches • EX9200 line of Ethernet Switches • The Linux Foundation Tungsten Fabric Business Results: • Delivered a resilient network to support analysis of petabytes of particle physics data • Enabled a programmable network for increased flexibility and simpler operations • Automated configuration and management of 4400 routers and switches What’s the universe made of? How does it work? Answering the big questions about the universe is the mission of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Home to the world-renowned Large Hadron C