Foundry’s HPC accelerates GSI

BANGALORE, INDIA: IT networking solution provider Foundry Networks, Inc. today announced that German-based Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) selected its high-performance computing (HPC) networking solution.

Foundry’s performance-focused switches will enable GSI to efficiently transport and process data from the collisions of subatomic particles on about 2,500 processing cores with computing power of 20 teraflops said a press release.

Their10 gigabit Ethernet switching solution for the GSI’s particle accelerator network and facility allows wire-speed handling of the enormous volume of data resulting from experiments with the GSI's own revolutionary particle accelerator and with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, said a press release.

The GSI decided on Foundry's high-performance networking solution to ensure congestion-free communication for its large group of computing and data nodes, the release added.

The switch delivers maximum flexibility and throughput, with up to 1,536 ports of GbE or 128-ports of 10GbE in a single chassis at wire-speed.

Dr. Mathias Münch, responsible for the IT infrastructure at the GSI said, “GSI is a high-technology institution that puts extremely challenging demands on its network. Foundry Networks’ advanced switching technology is able to meet our unique performance needs.”