Internet2 Accelerates New Scientific Possibilities

Internet2 accelerates new scientific possibilities

With bandwidth demand increasing by 20 times in 10 years, Internet2 needed to deliver increased capacity for research and education. Learn how Cisco 8000 routers delivered massive scale, while lowering power consumption.

Summary

Challenges

Bandwidth demand increased by 20 times in 10 years
Access to larger data sets and cloud connectivity
Avoid costly updates to existing infrastructure
Reduce power and cooling expenses

Solutions

Results

Upgraded network backbone capacity up to 32 Tbps
Delivered massive scale for 48 400G access sites
Reduced footprint with higher density solutions
Lowered power consumption by almost 70 percent

What they're saying

“We need a network that can enable individual scientists to do their work in an increasingly multi-disciplined, distributed environment of collaborators and instruments around the world.”
Rob Vietzke, Vice President of Network Services, Internet2