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NETWORK OPERATIONS
CENTER
Data Center
- 12,000 sq ft data
center
- Uptime on our
dedicated server network is currently running at 99.9
- Security managed
24/7 by permanently assigned staff
Security
- Restricted access
to the Network Operations Center
- Monitored by
qualified personnel 24 hours a day
- Prompt response
and thorough coverage to fire or security alarms
- Full digital video
surveillance system of the Network Operations Center
- On-site and
off-site recording
Power
- 1200amps 800amps 480V &
800amps 208V 3-Phase power
- 275KVA and 160KVA Powerware 9315/9395 facility-wide UPS (Uninterruptible Power
Supply)
- Cummins 250KW &
Detroit Diesel 580KW deisel generators start automatically
- Asco 7000 &
RussElectric RTBD automatic transfer panels
- UPS
(Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems feed PDI, MGE, & Liebert
PDU systems
- Generators
interface to the power grids thru Asco 7000 & RussElectric RTBD
automatic transfer panels
24x7x365 Monitoring
- SNMP (Simple
Network Management Protocol) provides round-the-clock monitoring
- Network Operations
Center also monitors power, environmental factors
- Monitoring of
generator status, and network connectivity
- All critical
services/ports monitored, including FTP, HTTP, SMTP, HTTPS, SSH,
TELNET, POP3
- Network monitoring
of Local Area Network, Internet connectivity, and the Internet
backbone
- Failure on any
monitoring service results in audible alarms, LAN messages, and
alerting staff paging system
Hardware
- Network is
centered on Cisco 6500-series border/core routers and switches
- Connections via
Gigabit Ethernet (1000mbps) to the Cisco 6500-series aggregation
switches
- Operating at
10/100/1000 mbps switched ethernet speeds
- Protection from
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks via Top Layer
Networks
- HP Procurve &
Extreme Summit 24/48/4 managed distribution switches comprise the
power and stability of the internal network
Connectivity
- Network is
connected via 10-Gigabit Ethernet handoff(s) (1000mbps)
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Redundant/dual-path OC48 (2048mbps) DWDM fiber-optic
transport connections
- 2nd largest
Telco. Verizon and PPL Telcom
- XO
Communications scheduled to deliver 2.5GBPS wavelength
transport
- For
redundancy, DC is currently running BGP4 to maintain the
speed and uptime
- If one
backbone line goes down, it will balance the load to the
other(s)
- If one line
gets congested, it will load balance the traffic
- Transit is
provided via multiple Gigabit Ethernet (1000mbps
Transit is provided via multiple
Gigabit Ethernet (1000mbps) transit circuits from:
- Global Crossing (http://www.gblx.com)
- Cogent Communications
(http://www.cogentco.com)
- BTN/PCCW (http://www.btnaccess.com)
- XO Communications (http://www.xo.com)
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