Worldwide LHC Computing Grid
E892770
distributed computing infrastructure
grid computing project
high‑energy physics computing grid
scientific computing infrastructure
The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid is a global distributed computing infrastructure that processes, stores, and analyzes the vast amounts of data produced by the Large Hadron Collider experiments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Worldwide LHC Computing Grid canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributed computing infrastructure
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grid computing project ⓘ high‑energy physics computing grid ⓘ scientific computing infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | WLCG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | CERN IT Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataSource | LHC detectors ⓘ |
| enables | collaborative data analysis by LHC collaborations ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
international research programs
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national funding agencies ⓘ |
| geographicScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
national computing centers
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research laboratories ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| hasTier |
Tier‑0
NERFINISHED
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Tier‑1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tier‑2 ⓘ Tier‑3 ⓘ |
| hasUserCommunity |
ALICE collaboration
NERFINISHED
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ATLAS collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ CMS collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ LHCb collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedFor | CERN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
enable analysis of LHC data
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process LHC data ⓘ store LHC data ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European Grid Infrastructure
NERFINISHED
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Open Science Grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | Large Hadron Collider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsDiscipline | particle physics ⓘ |
| supportsExperiment |
ALICE
NERFINISHED
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ATLAS NERFINISHED ⓘ CMS NERFINISHED ⓘ LHCb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsTask |
Monte Carlo simulation production
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data re‑processing ⓘ end‑user analysis jobs ⓘ event reconstruction ⓘ |
| Tier‑0LocatedAt | CERN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tier‑0Role |
archival data storage
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first‑pass data reconstruction ⓘ |
| Tier‑1Role |
large‑scale data storage
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re‑processing of data ⓘ |
| Tier‑2Role |
simulation production
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user data analysis ⓘ |
| usesModel | tiered architecture ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
distributed storage systems
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grid middleware ⓘ high‑speed research networks ⓘ high‑throughput computing ⓘ |
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