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OUR NETWORK
Here is some information about the J-Net Web Consulting Network.
The Data Center Features:
Redundant Connections to several Tier 1 providers
Multiple fiber paths
Multiple redundant power back-up
24 x 7 onsite staff
24 x 7 monitoring
Raised Floors
HVAC, Separate cooling zones with over 60 tons of cooling
Multiple Levels of Security
Card key access
Video surveillance
Multiple levels of Fire suppression
Early Warning System
FM-200 gas-based fire suppression system
Continuous, uninterruptible power supply
Environmental Monitoring Systems maintain constant temperature and
humidity
The Routers and Equipment:
Juniper Backbone Routers
Hewlett-Packard Gigabit Ethernet Switches
Routers have multiple connections to our backbone
The Connectivity:
Currently there is a full 2000 mbps (2GiG-E connections) supplying
the Data Center. In OC fiber line terms that’s close to 3- OC-12
lines and 1- OC-3 line.
The use of non-blocking gigabit devices throughout the network
ensures regional latency of a few milliseconds or less, suitable for
the most demanding delay-sensitive traffic. Use of redundant fiber
rings ensures network reliability and availability.
The data center has connections to many different Internet backbones
including Level3, Genuity, Time Warner and Yipes. By connecting to
multiple tier 1 backbones, the data can be distributed through many
sources. This architectural design also means that the network
connections are not dependent upon an single Internet backbone. Thus
when problems occur, traffic rerouting is automatic, thereby
ensuring the integrity of the network and continued access for our
high-speed servers.
This takes the term “multi-homing” to a whole new level. Presently
bandwidth utilization is 5% during peak traffic times. Therefore,
the network is very flexible. If one of the backbone connections
experiences problems, the traffic can simply be rerouted over other
paths, thereby ensuring that users receive fast access times to
sites hosted on our network.
In addition, the network runs Border Gate Protocol (BGP4). BGP is
used at a provider with more than one access point to the Internet.
It helps create a truly redundant network. In fact, in an ideal
situation, a lease line failure should result in the BGP routing
session to close on the bad leased line and the router on a working
circuit should then begin to accept the additional traffic. In other
words, traffic from a down circuit is redistributed across other
circuits, thereby maintaining network integrity. Providers that are
multi-homed and correctly setup can actually be more reliable than a
single backbone provider because they have multiple paths to
multiple providers.
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