Cisco assists First Economic and Trade in deploying efficient and reliable data center networks

Recently, Cisco and Capital University of Economics and Business cooperated to deploy data center architectures
including industry-leading data center switches such as Cisco Nexus7000, 5000 and 2000 for Capital University of Economics and Business through the Data Center 3.
0 architecture and concept, with the help of FCoE and Unified Fabric based integrated and virtualized data center technologies.

Founded in 1956, Capital University of Economics and Business is a key university in Beijing approved by the Ministry of Education, with a total campus area of 480,000 square meters, 1,483 faculty members and more than 20,000 students
.
At present, the campus network of Capital University of Economics and Business is equipped with three Cisco 6509 and one Cisco 6006 as core switches in the two campuses, and the core switches are interconnected
through optical fiber.
In order to meet the growing demand for campus network applications and ensure the normal operation of the network, the university decided to build a unified server room (IDC) for the whole university, and at the same time carry out the construction of data center network architecture to realize the access of
IDC servers.

The original data center network architecture of Capital University of Economics and Business is based on traditional Ethernet technology, which has a series of problems such as difficult maintenance and management, low resource utilization, complex server upgrades, poor flexibility and scalability, etc
。 In order to meet the needs of Capital University of Economics and Business and achieve the set goals, Cisco adopts FCoE-based Unified Fabric, packet loss Ethernet transmission and other technologies to help Capital University of Economics and Business achieve maximum resource integration
in the data center.
At the same time, the Cisco Nexus series switches used in the project are specially designed for data centers and achieve low power consumption and high efficiency
in hardware.
In addition, Cisco's network-centric data center design concept not only reduces investment, but also can be well connected with the original system, effectively protecting the initial investment
of Capital University of Economics and Business.

In the construction of the data center network of Capital University of Economics and Business, Cisco adopts the typical hierarchical and modular networking structure of large data centers, using Cisco Nexus 7000 series large DCE switches as the core of high-speed forwarding of the entire network of Capital University of Economics and Business, and the access layer adopts Cisco Nexus 5000 and 2000 series DCE access switches
。 As the flagship member of the Cisco Nexus family, the Unified Fabric Architecture of the Nexus 7000 series combines Ethernet and storage capabilities into a single platform, enabling all servers to access all network and storage resources, making the data center of Capital University of Economics and Business well integrated and virtualized
。 In addition, the Nexus 7000 is designed for the data center to reduce management tasks and simplify system operations through a seamless system, while working with the Cisco NX-OS operating system provides "zero" disruption
to the business when upgrading.
The Nexus 5000 is the industry's first commercial FCoE switch, and all its 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports support FCoE, which forms the basis for
the unified switching of the data center of Capital University of Economics and Business.

Through the construction of the data center network, Capital University of Economics and Business has met the growing network application needs of the university, successfully built an efficient and reliable data center network, and also achieved seamless connection with the original system, achieving maximum protection
for the school's initial investment.
Moreover, the new data center platform makes network system management and maintenance easier, greatly reducing the cost of
campus network operation and management.
In addition, with the leading technical advantages of Cisco solutions and products, the network security of the school is also well guaranteed
.

Fu Xing, director of the Education Technology Center, project leader of Capital University of Economics and Business, said: "Cisco's professional service team and advanced data center construction concepts and technologies have impressed us very deeply, and have really brought higher performance, lower power consumption and complexity of management and maintenance to our campus network, which well meets the needs of the school's data center network construction and provides great convenience
for the development of the school's teaching and scientific research tasks.
" ”

As the first university user in China to adopt Nexus7000, 5000 and 2000, the cooperation between Capital University of Economics and Business and Cisco has set a model for the deployment of data center solutions in the domestic education industry, and also played a good role in demonstrating the construction of future data center networks in universities
.