Network Infrastructure
ZipServers chose the INFOMART Telecom Hotel and SAVVIS facilities located in Dallas, TX to co-locate all of our dedicated servers.

To deliver on our 99.9% Service Level Agreement, ZipServers partnered with the best of the best in data center operations. Diesel generators, APC units, Cisco routers all give you the best possible hosting experience you've ever had.

Our networks architecture utilizes the Enterprise routing and switching engines from Juniper and Cisco.

SAVVIS DFW1 Network

SAVVIS has engineered its network around a single platform - AS3561 - which enables one global IP backbone, rather than regional Autonomous Systems stitched together. That means that once data gets on the network, it’s a single BGP hop to the global network node nearest its destination. This minimizes the number of router hops and reduces the risk of downtime when traffic has to traverse multiple networks. Customers are only one hop away from content hosted on the SAVVIS network.

Network Highlights
• Based on industry-leading Juniper core routers and Cisco equipment specifically designed for the needs of Tier 1 "carrier-class" customers
• OC-48/OC-192 backbone trunks, supporting MPLS protocol
• AS3561 is consistently rated over time as having the lowest latency, lowest packet loss, and highest reliability
• SAVVIS firmly segregates Layer-2 (transmission) and Layer-3 (routing)
• Layer-2 is ATM-based for traffic management
• Core network is designed for “zero” packet loss
• SAVVIS is moving to more efficient MPLS Layer 2 protocol

Peering
The SAVVIS Global AS3561 IP backbone has peering connections with 13 Tier 1 US and five Tier 1 European backbone providers. SAVVIS has built new OC-3 [STM-1] and OC-12 [STM-4] for a total of 26GBps connections to its largest direct connect peers, thus providing faster and more reliable access to their networks. With these enhancements, SAVVIS is able to allocate sufficient bandwidth to each peer, aiding in effective capacity planning.

In Europe, SAVVIS maintains pan-European private peering connections at LINX, PARIX and AMSIX operating at STM1 or higher speed with GTS/Ebone, Infonet/AUCS, UUNET AS703, Teleglobe and KPNQwest/EUNET. Additional European peering connections are under consideration.

These connections will provide our US customers with direct access close to 100 percent of the global address space and our European customers with direct access to 90 percent of the European address space. The benefits to SAVVIS customers include: faster access, minimum AS hops, lowest possible packet loss, and a better ability to plan for future growth for ISPs that peer with the SAVVIS IP backbone.

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Cisco Routers & Switches
6500, 3750, 2900 Series routers and switches with gigabit speeds available from the individual server to the Internet.

Redundant GigE Backbone
Multi-router gigabit connections to the Internap, SAVVIS, VERIO/NTT, and Abovenet core backbone exchanges located in the INFOMART in Dallas, Texas

Traffic Management & Analysis
Utilizing Peakflow from Arbor Networks coupled with Netflow data from Cisco routers and switches, network engineers continuously monitor the health, reliability, and performance of the network. Historical analysis is critical for demand and capacity planning.

Network IDS, IPS & DDOS
Industry best solutions from Tipping Point are utilized to guard against denial of service, malicious traffic, viruses, malware, phishing, spyware and other types of Internet threats via wire speed detection and remediation coupled with automatic
and zero day response.

Private VLAN & Port Control
All servers reside on private VLANs for security purposes. Additional servers or firewalls added after the initial install can be placed on existing VLANs or new VLANs without service interruptions or IP changes. Port control is also available to change port speeds from 10 / 100 / 1000Mbps to further manage security and bandwidth usage.

Bandwidth Graphs & Alerts
Detailed bandwidth graphs with historical data and projected monthly usage are available for all public server ports. Custom bandwidth alerts notify of bandwidth usage, spikes, or overages.

Private Backend Network
10 / 100 / 1000Mbps server-to-server connections with unlimited traffic between servers.

• Private VLANs are used for security with port speed control and bandwidth graphs for traffic management.
• Servers can be added to private VLANs at the time of purchase or added in the
future without service interruption.

Management Network
True out-of-band management of your IT environment via a separate and distinct Internet connection through an SSL VPN gateway.

• duoZ maintains a separate gigabit network connection through Cogent Communications for SSL VPN connectivity.
• Once connected, duoZ systems drop you into your private backend VLAN via radius authentication for secure control and management of your servers.