High-speed network infrastructure between KIT's campuses for computer system redundancy
Hideo Masuda, Kazuyoshi Murata, Yu Shibuya, Yasuaki Kuroe · 2013
In our university, we have updated our network infrastructure from Cisco-based 1-gigabit Ethernet system to Brocade-based 10-Gigabit Ethernet system in December 2012. We use a Brocade VDX Switch for aggregation Switch. It enables not only IP networking but also provides Fibre Channel and/or Fibre Channel over IP/Ethernet. Moreover, it provides connectivity between the Matsugasaki and Saga campuses (about a 10km distance) with 10GBASE-ZR Ethernet via our regional data center. It enables a campus-wide IP Storage Area Network (SAN), allowing computer systems to be operated with distributed environments, so our computer system will have redundant features against disasters. In this paper, we will discuss the merits and drawbacks of our system.