CERN selects Juniper Networks to increase network capacity

Juniper Networks announced that CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), one of the world’s largest and most respected centers for scientific research, has deployed Juniper’s networking solutions to increase the capacity of its data centers and technical network to adapt to increasing research requirements.

CERN deployed Juniper Networks QFX Series switches, EX Series Ethernet Switches and is evaluating Tungsten Fabric to create a network built for extreme computing.

CERN’s mission is to learn more about how the universe works. Home to the world-renowned Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN is advancing the boundaries of human knowledge through breakthrough research in fundamental physics.

CERN chose Juniper Networks for powerful, high-density switching that is ready to help unlock the mysteries of the universe.

The LHC experiments are designed to observe up to 1.7 billion proton-proton collisions per second and produce a data volume of more than 7.5 terabytes per second. Only some of these events lead to new discoveries, therefore the flow of data is filtered and reduced to a manageable level.

The LHC experiments’ Trigger and Data Acquisition Systems handle data filtering, collection, and infrastructure monitoring. Juniper’s switching portfolio provides high-throughput connectivity to support data collection and infrastructure monitoring.

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 data center network supports more than 15,000 servers and 260,000 processor cores. It enables researchers around the world to receive data from the LHC experiments for analysis. In the last 12 months, 370 petabytes of data have moved across the network.