Our servers are located in Tier 1 data centers in Chicago, California, New Jersey and Texas. These state-of-the-art data centers and network operation centers (NOC) feature the most advanced monitoring and control systems available.
Speed
The network is powered by a mesh of Gbps ethernet connections and connected to multiple Tier 1 IP backbone providers. The network uses state of the art routing and switching equipment from Juniper Networks and Extreme Networks for maximum throughput.
Intelligent Routing
The network utilizes the BGPv4 routing protocol to provide the fastest, fail-safe route. Traffic is routed to the fastest and closest backbone provider to achieve the best speed with the lowest latency.
Redundancy
Along with the full automatic redundancy of the BGPv4 protocol, we maintain a N+1 network upgrade policy to ensure that there is always a spare router and/or connection available for immediate fail-over during unexpected situations.
Scalability
We buy IP transit bandwidth from Tier 1 providers such as XO, AboveNet, HE and Tiscali. All transit connections are routed over single or double Gbps ethernet links which gives multi-gigabit data capacity for high scalability and future growth.
Immediate Response
Our network is supported by some of the finest engineers with multiple years of experience running and building networks for top providers such as UUnet (MCI/Worldcom), Qwest and XO. Our network engineers carry certifications from top network equipment vendors such as Cisco, Juniper Network, Nortel Network, Extreme Networks and more.
The AboveNet backbone has been optimized for scalability, survivability, performance, efficiency and manageability. The current AboveNet network consists of a set of sites interconnected in a partial mesh and will be extended to accommodate a larger number of sites moving toward a two level hierarchy. This two level approach allows arbitrary scaling at either level according to various technological and business imperatives.
AboveNet hubs are connected via AboveNet fiber and DWDM equipment terminating the fiber. This allows AboveNet to scale the bandwidth as needed. Backbone trunks range from OC12 to OC192 and AboveNet uses Packet Over SONET IP(POSIP) on all trunks due to its increased efficiency over ATM. This infrastructure enables AboveNet to deliver a high level of availability and fast Internet response for both domestic and international traffic.
XOŽ has a wealth of network assets that ensure we can handle your current needs and that we're well positioned for the convergence of voice and data IP services. XO has an OC-192 IP backbone with OC-12 uplinks in our markets and data centers; that means we have one of the highest capacity and scalable IP backbones in the industry, along with the highest levels of performance and reliability. A suite of world-class tools that facilitate the communication of customer information and continuous network monitoring set the XO network apart from its rivals.
Hurricane Electric's national backbone is ranked among the top in the nation. Connections ranging from OC48s (2.4 Gbps) to gigabit ethernet (1,000 Mbps) form rings around the nation connecting Hurricane core routers at several major exchange points.
Hurricane Electric's self-healing network architecture virtually eliminates a single point of failure. In addition to our own backbone, we also purchase backup transit from multiple providers in multiple locations to ensure that your data will arrive via the shortest possible routes. Because of our backup transit and the many international peers, our network maintains the shortest routes for sending your data all over the world. On an ongoing basis, we are negotiating with the top fiber carriers for new routes, additional backup transit providers, and we are signing on new peering relationships.
Hurricane Electric's switched network utilizes the Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGP4) over Cisco 12000 series GSR routers. We always update the router's IOS after we have stress tested the latest IOS on a non-critical router, to make sure it is very stable. The switch that your equipment will ultimately be connected to is connected back to a core router via fiber.
Tiscali
This network has been built to deliver top performance in terms of service availability, support and ease of provisioning and monitoring of service. The network is set up according to current, best industry practices featuring a seamless deployment of service-enabling protocols such as MPLS, Class of Service, Multicasting and IPv6.
Over 50,000 Km of routes running Multi-Protocol Label Switching & CoS to create a more flexible, more reliable QoS-based IP network; 15 countries in Europe and USA; Over 60 IP/MPLS POPs in Europe & USA connected as a minimum at 2.5 Gbps and more often at 10 Gbps.
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