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CERN and the LHC

The CERN laboratory and the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) are large users of IPv6 for massive data transfers. Some recent statistics are shown here:Graph showing 644 Gb/s

(Image from the February 2024 data challenge at CERN.)

The CERN site itself operates a classical IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack, and uses DHCPv6 for IPv6 address assignment.

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