The Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will deploy Cornelis Networks technology to power Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s high-performance computing cluster “Lynx.”
The “Lynx” cluster is a supercomputer with 952 computer nodes that is part of NNSA’s Advanced Simulation and Computing initiatives, which assesses the validity of the U.S. nuclear stockpile through modeling and simulations. The models are put up against data from when the U.S. used to detonate nuclear weapons to test them, which the nation hasn’t done since 1992.
“Cornelis Networks is honored to partner with the NNSA on advanced computing and simulation for the safety and security of nuclear technologies in the U.S. and worldwide,” Rob Hays, Cornelis Networks vice president of public sector, said in local publication Pennsylvania Business Report. “With CN5000, we’re helping the DOE accelerate scientific discovery and tackle complex national security challenges.”
Cornelis Networks is based out of Wayne, Penn. and provides networking solutions and computer hardware to clients. Its CN5000 Fabric, the networking powering “Lynx,” is made for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads, the company website said. Reuters wrote in June that CN5000 can speed up AI datacenters, which DOE is developing at four weapons complex sites.