CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, will deploy the Alcatel 7770 IP Core Router for a trans-Atlantic multi-vendor testbed called DataTAG. The equipment will be used for the IP core of DataTAG's Grid, whose main centers are in CERN's Internet Exchange in Geneva and the Starlight Internet Exchange in Chicago. The network will support the research of more than 6,500 scientists, representing about half of the world's particle physicists. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.alcatel.comOther announced deployments of the Alcatel 7770 include:
- BELNET, the Belgian national research network for education, research and public communications services
- The Poznañ Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) in Poland
- Project ATRIUM and GÉANT, the European-wide research networks sponsored by the EC
