Superior OnNet Connection - We are uniquely OnNet with
Frontier GlobalCenter (FGC) and Qwest.
FGC, whose 13,000-mile
fiber optic network and Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
technology provide an enormous 460 Gbps of capacity worldwide,
has an ATM fiber node located just a few floors below our NOC.
Qwest, commonly known as the
Provider's Provider, brings an OC-12 and an OC-48 into
Baltimore. We are very excited about the Qwest joint venture
with EUnet, the largest data carrier in Europe. Our router will
be just one hop away from Pennsauken, NJ which is then just one
hop from Amsterdam and two hops from London, Stockholm,
Bucharest, Madrid and Paris.
With our OnNet connections, fiber
optic cables run inside our building directly from our NOC to
the Qwest and GlobalCenter points of presence, placing us right
on their network. Industry analysis reveals that 70% of downtime
over 10 hours with any ISP is caused by telephone circuit
failure. Because of the direct fiber optic connection between
our Cisco 7200 router and theirs, we do not need to link to the
Internet though an OC3 or T3 Telecom circuit. With this unique
arrangement, circuit failure is virtually eliminated.
Scaleable
Bandwidth-On-Demand Connection - Our internal fiber optic lines
can handle the bandwidth of multiple T3's or an OC3, and with
FGC's DWDM technology, it can handle several times the bandwidth
of an OC3. If our client's bandwidth needs were to increase
suddenly, we have the infrastructure to handle the traffic.
Optimal Network Redundancy and Peering - The second most
common reason for downtime is circuit failure on the tier 1
backbone. Because we are OnNet with Frontier GlobalCenter and
Qwest, we share their digital distribution architecture, which
includes private peering network connections to major Internet
carriers such as MCI, Sprint, UUNET, AT&T, AOL, Best, Erols,
@Home, IBM Advantis and others. These private peering
arrangements allow us to exchange packets of data with every
major backbone carrier in a one-to-one environment quickly and
efficiently. In addition, FGC has high-speed links to 8 public
exchanges including both MAE East and West and several NAPS.
Through these many public exchanges, customers have the ability
to reach their site wherever they are that is both efficient and
wide reaching. In addition, peering arrangements mean that
should something happen to FGC's lines, their traffic will
immediately be routed through other tier-1 providers. To give
you an idea how reliable this is, Yahoo is another fine company
who connects directly using Frontier GlobalCenter. If you can
reach Yahoo, you can reach our network.
Efficient Routing - We employ intelligent end-user routing
software called BGP. This Border Gate Protocol (BGP) can
identify which path is the most efficient for each packet, and
then route the packet to its destination on this path. This
increases the speed at which web pages sent from our NOC arrive
at their destinations.
Industry Leading Network Speed Guarantee - Our network daily
average is 6.5% of its capacity, with mid-day peak spikes
reaching only 15.5% capacity. Providers sometimes operate their
networks just under peak capacity, which is three to four times
responsible capacity. As a result, their corresponding transfer
times reach over 300ms. Our transfer times are consistently less
than 80ms, at any time of the day or night, and we are willing
to guarantee this to our clients.
