Our DC has made
significant investments in equipment from major
vendors such as Cisco and
Juniper, We feel that using industry
leading equipment that has a proven track record
is the best choice, and is well worth the extra
expense.
Backbone Connectivity
Our connections to multiple
backbone providers, and peering with many
carriers on a regional and international basis,
allows us to easily reach remote networks even
in the case where a NAP may be unhealthy, or
when a specific backbone connection is down. It
also allows us to make intelligent routing
decisions; for example, if we are trying to
reach a remote network which is on the Sprint
network, there's no reason to send it out to
UUNET first.
Node Reliability
By placing our core nodes at
different places, we are guaranteed a
level of competent service.
Our
network is made up from multiple
BGP-4 protocols, which essentially
provides a dual-redundant, counter-rotating ring
technology, and in the event of a fiber cut, the
SONET will automatically heal itself. We also
divide our circuits among several
telecommunications providers.
Expertise
We invest a significant amount of time and
money in our staff to make sure that they are
knowledgeable and are capable of helping and
handling our customers. A network is only as
good as the people who manage it!
Monitoring
The NAC staff is working around the clock to
ensure that the network is operating at optimum
state. We continually review collected
statistics to watch for traffic trends so that
we can react with the proper routing adjustments
and bandwidth addition.
Honesty
We are honest with our customers, and keep
them informed of all problems we're having (and,
just as importantly, how to solve them). We
continually update our Outages and Upgrades page
so that users and customers are fully aware of
all network situations.
