Force10 Networks TeraScale E-Series Powers Network at Radiological Conference

Force10 Networks, the pioneer in building and securing high performance networks, today announced that the TeraScale E-Series family of switch/routers is anchoring the 10 Gigabit Ethernet show network at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2006 conference this week in Chicago. The Force10 TeraScale E-Series delivers the Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet densities and resiliency the world’s largest medical conference requires to build a high performance network that can connect exhibitors and attendees in three convention halls to points around the world. “The storage of large digital files for telemedicine applications such as MRIs and advanced supercomputing-based research into diseases and new drugs are driving the need for resilient networking platforms,” said Mark Cooper, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Force10 Networks. “The Force10 TeraScale E-Series is uniquely positioned to deliver the reliable density and scalable capacity to make these applications possible.” To interconnect the three halls of the convention in a high performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet network, RSNA deployed the Force10 TeraScale E600 in the core of RSNAnet, the conference’s premier network. Supporting 630 Gigabit and 112 Ten Gigabit Ethernet ports, the TeraScale E600 provides the scalability that enables seamless connectivity for more than 80,000 healthcare professionals that will attend the conference. Leveraging its unique three CPU architecture, the Force10 TeraScale E-Series distributes switching, routing and management functionalities between multiple processors to ensure predictable performance regardless of traffic conditions. Together, the leading density of the TeraScale E-Series and unmatched resiliency simplify network architectures and reduce the cost of owning and operating a high performance network. The combination of high performance, low cost servers and 10 Gigabit Ethernet has enabled medical institutions and research organizations to leverage computing clusters to enhance research into drugs, the human genome and the study of diseases. The Human Genome Sequencing Center at the Baylor College of Medicine, for example, has deployed the Force10 TeraScale E-Series to interconnect its storage and research facilities and speed the processing of human genome data. Georgia Institute of Technology also leveraged the high density of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series in its state-of-the-art biomedicine computing cluster that is the centerpiece of the new Center for the Study of Systems Biology. The 1,000 node biomedicine cluster provides researchers at Georgia Tech with the high performance computing power to analyze large quantities of information coming from the sequencing of the human genome and apply it to other practices, such as drug discovery research, genomics, proteomics, bio-imaging and pharmaceutical sciences RSNA is dedicated to promoting and developing the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research.