CERN selects HP networking equipment to upgrade its campus network

The campus data transmission network in Geneva of one of the largest world scientific centers CERN, which processes up to 15 petabytes of data each year, is preparing for the transition to the IPv6 network protocol.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research wants to upgrade to a new version of IP to increase the scalability of the network and introduce new applications on its basis. CERN’s campus network employs over 50,000 active users today. It consists of more than 10 thousand kilometers of cable and 2,500 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 distributed computing system Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG).

CERN chose the HP E-Series switches to upgrade the network and implement IPv6. E6600, E5412, E8212, and E3500 switches connect supercomputers to the campus edge. All of these HP switches support hardware-based IPv6.



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

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