China's Leading Video Site Migrates to Juniper Networks Switching Solutions
27 June 2011 - 9:30PM
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Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) today announced that Youku.com Inc.
(NYSE: YOKU), China's leading Internet television company, has
deployed a new Juniper-based Ethernet switching infrastructure
running on the Junos® operating system in its data center and
Content Delivery Network caching points across the country. The
Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches with Virtual Chassis
fabric technology make it possible for Youku to easily scale its
data center and content distribution network to meet fast-growing
demand while simplifying network administration.
Since its creation in 2006, Youku has aimed to be the primary
source of online video content for Chinese Internet users across
all Internet-enabled devices. Youku has adopted a unique hybrid
content strategy by licensing long-form, professionally produced
content and fostering user generated content and original web
videos produced under its brand "Youku Original." According to
iResearch, Youku had approximately 231 million unique monthly
visitors from homes and offices in March 2011 and approximately 52
million from Internet cafes in February 2011. The rapid growth of
its online audience and content library, combined with the need to
deliver a high-quality streaming service, encouraged Youku to adopt
a more scalable, high-performance network infrastructure.
"Internet video is really taking off in China and we are
determined to remain at the forefront of this market," said Jian
Yao, chief technology officer of Youku. "In assessing our options
for new switching infrastructure, the Juniper Networks EX Series
switches stood out for delivering wire-speed performance,
tremendous scalability and excellent stability in a compact
footprint. With a single operating system running all switches and
the use of Virtual Chassis fabric technology, we can keep expanding
the data center without having to expand our network management
overhead."
Within Youku's data center, the EX Series switches have enabled
both internal and external networks to collapse multiple switching
layers to create a simplified two-layer network architecture. The
internal network uses Juniper Networks EX8216 modular switches
which, through Virtual Chassis fabric technology, have been
interconnected to create a single, logical device that forms a
large Layer 2 core domain. This is connected to EX3200 access
switches using dual 10GbE uplinks configured into Redundant Trunk
Groups. On the external network, EX4200 switches deployed in a
Virtual Chassis configuration form the switching core, with
multiple 10GbE links to service provider routers and redundant
link-aggregated GbE connections to Juniper Networks EX2200 access
switches.
At Youku's remote caching sites, Juniper Networks EX3200
switches have been deployed to support 10GbE uplinks to the service
provider and GbE link aggregation groups connecting to EX2200
access switches.
"Projections are that video will account for 50 percent of all
Internet traffic by 2014 so, as a streaming video service provider
addressing the world's largest Internet-connected population, Youku
needs reliable, highly-scalable network performance," said Alex
Gray, general manager and senior vice president, campus and branch
business unit, Juniper Networks. "Our EX Series switches with
Virtual Chassis fabric technology flatten the network to increase
performance, reduce latency and make it possible for Youku to scale
IT operations without increasing complexity."
With the Junos® operating system running as a single operating
system across its entire switching infrastructure, Youku can enjoy
increased reliability, the ability to deploy new services faster
and a decrease in network operation costs. An independent analyst
study of 10 Juniper Networks customers documented a savings
potential of up to 41 percent in network operation costs with
Junos® and Juniper equipment.
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