Heavy Networking 626: Choosing The Right Silicon For The Job (Sponsored)

We’re talking networking silicon on today’s Heavy Networking with sponsor Juniper Networks. The Trio 6 chipset is coming to market, and you’re going to get a hold of it in the workhorse MX platform. If you’re thinking networking silicon really doesn’t matter that much and so who cares, you are exactly the person who should listen. Juniper is making an argument for the right silicon in the right segment. That is, networking ASICs are not “one size fits all”. Having chatted with Juniper on this topic before recording today, they make a compelling argument. Our guests are Anna Wielosz and Jim Capobianco, both Senior Directors of Product Management at Juniper Networks. These folks have been around the networking industry for a long time, and are ready to get nerdy with us for this hardware-centric conversation. We’ll get into the background of the Trio 6 silicon design, examine the needs of the multi-service edge, and discuss the business and technology cases for custom ASICs. Show Links: MX Series Universal Routing Platforms – Juniper Networks Juniper Scales Edge and Core Routing with Next-gen Trio and Express ASICs – Juniper Networks Anna Wielosz on LinkedIn Jim Capobianco on LinkedIn