CERN has selected HP network equipment to upgrade its campus network

The campus-based data network in Geneva, one of the world's largest research centers CERN, which processes up to 15 petabytes of data each year, is preparing to switch to the IPv6 network protocol.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research wants to switch to a new version of IP to increase network scalability and introduce new applications on its basis. The CERN campus network today has more than 50,000 active users. It consists of more than 10 thousand kilometers of cable and 2500 switches and hubs, of which a significant proportion falls on the network equipment HP Networking (HP ProCurve). Through this network, scientists from different countries gain access to six particle accelerators, including the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and the world's largest academic system of distributed computing Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG).

To upgrade the network and implement the IPv6 protocol, CERN selected HP E-Series switches. The E6600, E5412, E8212, and E3500 switches provide supercomputers to the campus network. All of these HP switches support IPv6 at the hardware level.


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The choice of HP Networking solutions to build the server boundary of the upgraded network was due to the fact that HP presented a five-year development plan for its network products that fully meets the CERN criteria and fits well with its campus network expansion strategy. In addition, the IT department was pleased with its experience of working with HP at the previous stage of development of the campus network, which began in 2007.

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