SC 13 to reveal Future of Big Data Transport

ADVA Optical Networking, Juniper Networks and the University of Michigan have jointly announced that they will be showcasing a demo at SC13 to define the future of big data transport. Comprised of a globally dispersed OpenFlow network, the demo reveals how research and education organizations can efficiently scale their networks to effectively transport multiple petabytes of data  something that is critical to collaborative scientific research.
 
Niall Robinson, Vice-President, PLM, Packet Optical Solutions, ADVA Optical Networking, said, We live in an era of mass collaboration, an era of sharing data, resources and knowledge, an era defined by global interworking. This trend will continue to increase and will continue to demand a supporting network that can transport enormous volumes of data. We're not just showing an isolated technology here, we're showcasing a fully realized global network; one based on a seamless interworking of optical layer and Supercore routing technology.
 
Through our partnership with ADVA Optical Networking and the University of Michigan, we're doing our part to advance the research community's ability to stay ahead of the relentless pace of modern scientific breakthrough and discovery. This demonstration underscores our commitment to an open ecosystem where scientific organizations can migrate from their existing networks to a multi-vendor infrastructure that can accommodate the demands of big data and the demands of future scientific collaboration, commented Paul Obsitnik, Vice-President, Service Provider Marketing, Juniper Networks.
 
The demo is built around Juniper Networks' PTX Series Packet Transport Routers, including their integrated 100G coherent transponder and ADVA Optical Networking's 100G Core technology, and firmly underlies the strong interoperability and shared vision of the three parties.