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Our Network
HostDr.com is connected to a national backbone that is ranked
among the top in the nation. With dual OC3 (155Mbps) connections
to several major exchange points, (including MAE-West in San
Jose, CA; PAIX in Palo Alto, CA; AADS in Chicago, IL; NYIIX
in New York, NY; and MAE-East in Vienna, VA) forming rings around
the nation.
The self-healing network architecture virtually eliminates a
single point of failure. In addition to the backbone, in place
is a backup transit from multiple providers in multiple locations
to ensure that data will arrive via the shortest possible route.
Because of the backup transit and the many international peers,
the network maintains the shortest routes for sending data all
over the world. On an ongoing basis, negotiations take place
with the top fiber carriers for new routes, additional backup
transit providers, and updated peering relationships are always
being added.
HostDr.comís switched network utilizes the Border Gateway Protocol
Version 4 (BGP4) over Cisco 12000 series GSR routers. With the
latest updates on the router's IOS after it has been stress
tested the latest IOS on a non-critical router, to make sure
it is very stable. The Cicso Catalyst switch utilized is connected
back to a core router via fiber.
Our peering arrangements include the following exchanges
and are ever-growing so do check back for the latest updates
here:
- MAE-West in San Jose (100Mbps FDDI,155Mbps OC3 ATM)
- MAE-East (100Mbps FDDI,155Mbps OC3 ATM)
- AADS in Chicago
- PAIX(Palo Alto Internet Exchange) in Palo Alto (1000Mbps
Gigabit Ethernet)
- NYIIX (New York Internet Exchange) in New York (100Mbps
Fast Ethernet)
- MAE-East in Vienna
- Level3 Communications
- Sprint
- MCI WorldCom
- Frontier
- Pac Bell (155Mbps OC3 ATM)
- AADS (Ameritech) (155Mbps OC3 ATM)
The facility that HostDr.com utilizes was designed from the
ground up to serve data housing needs. Raised floors, individually
locked cabinets, advanced climate control and back-up power,
custom designed video surveillance of every cabinet, and onsite
security measures assure that servers are safe and run optimally.
The Data Center is guarded, monitored, and staffed 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week and was engineered with HVAC environmental
systems, digital surveillance, stringent security, conditioned
uninterruptible power, and your convenience in mind. |
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