Let's introduce the Network equipment for the financial Datacenter

In this post we will talk about the equipment offered by our provider, Juniper and with which we will implement the network architecture.

Since in our case we must design a data center for a financial institution, we will need this architecture to comply the following requirements: high availability and high capacity, due to the large number of connections that will have to support.

Due to all these requirements, we have to focus on those equipments that can provide us with a high capacity and bandwidth, discarding those who can not offer it to us. As juniper networks can provide a wide range of switches, from those targeted for campus or small business to those prepared for high traffic volumes.

If we focus on our provider, Juniper Networks, in terms of network equipment offered, we can highlight the EX9200 switch model, modular switches with the following features:

If you want more information: http://www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/switching/ex-series/compare/?p=EX4300,EX4550,EX9200

Once you have chosen the right equipment, let's compare it with the CISCO provider, the leading company in network equipment, CISCO's most powerful current model is the Cisco Nesus 9500 series, let's look at its features:

More information about cisco Nesus 9500 series: http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/nexus-9500-chassis-comparison.html

As we can see the CISCO Nesus is slightly superior in terms of bandwidth, the number of total ports and high capacity, yet the Juniper EX9200 switch offers good resilency and redundancy.

That's all for todays post, See you in future posts!