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Updated 1-10-02
Connectivity
The servers your website is hosted on connect to the Internet through
multiple redundant connections provided by some of the largest backbone
providers in the world - UUNET, Genuity, Global Frontier and Applied
Theory - ensuring data delivery to the end user in the fastest,
most efficient manner possible.
- Network is
fully switched with top quality components from Cisco Systems.
- Wired with
100Mbps UTP Category 5 wiring.
- 2 DS-3’s
(45Mbps) and 1 OC3 (155Mbps) on separate and diverse backbones
(UUNET, Genuity and Global Frontier).
Routing
Our network utilizes Border Gate Protocol (BGP4). BGP4 protocol
is the standard that allows for routing of packets of information
sent out from the Network, thus creating a truly redundant network
by routing traffic over the most efficient route possible. Due to
our redundant entirely switched Cisco powered network, data is automatically
redirected through another route in the event of a router failure.
Should one of our backbone providers fail, packets are automatically
redirected through another one.
Bandwidth
We installed top-of-the-line Cisco Systems 7000 series backbone
grade routers on the core layer and Layer 3 switching on the distribution
layer providing superior segmentation and increased bandwidth across
the backbone. Each server is connected to its own switched 100Mbps
port reducing congestion. This configuration provides maximum uptime
in the event one of our providers faces an outage. Bandwidth utilization
is continuously monitored, allowing us to accommodate even the largest
bandwidth surges.
It is a misconception
that the amounts of bandwidth (size of the pipes that carry the
data) differentiate web hosting companies. But in reality it is
not the size of the pipe that matters, it is the utilization levels.
We have multiple redundant connections which allow us to guarantee
customers a maximum of 60 per cent capacity utilization at peak
times and an average of 40 per cent utilization across our network.
Monitoring
We monitor the HTTP port, and conduct Ping tests every 5 minutes
to determine if the servers are active. In the event that a port
is unreachable, an email is sent to every member of our technical
staff. Additionally, the network provides our engineers with real-time
status, notification and forecasting of network events.
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