NL-ix Handles Massive Internet Surge with Juniper-Powered Exchange
Digital life, whether for work, learning, or play, depends on a resilient Internet connection. NL-ix, one of the largest Internet exchanges in Europe, is ready as more of our lives become digital. NL-ix is ready for the growth in digital life.
Overview
| Company | NL-ix |
| Industry | Service Provider, Cloud Provider |
| Products used | MX10004, MX10008, and MX10016 , Junos OS |
| Region | EMEA |
Business Challenge
NL-ix, with a strategic focus on resiliency, constructed redundant peering built on Juniper routing, to ensure a consistently exceptional experience for more than 600 members including carriers, telcos, ISPs, cloud and content delivery networks. NL-ix easily handled a 40 percent traffic spike from its customers. With an ultra-fast, ultra-resilient Juniper network, NL-ix is well-positioned for the coming demand for exponentially more cloud connections as organizations advance digital transformation.
The Products
The MX10004, MX10008, and MX10016 Universal Routing Platforms deliver unprecedented scale for service provider and cloud operators, enabling advanced business and residential multi-service edge services with a cloud-optimized form factor, and superior cost-per-bit economics. The MX10004, MX10008, and MX10016 are SDN-enabled, delivering up to 76.8 Tbps of system capacity in 4, 8, or 16 slot chassis supporting dense 100 GbE, 400 GbE, and, in the future, 800 GbE interfaces. These carrier-grade platforms have extensive automation capabilities.
The Junos operating system runs in Juniper Networks routing, switching, security and whitebox hardware products to create a consistent operational experience over network infrastructure end to end.
