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We utilise the network architecture
at The Planet Data Centre who use the Enterprise routing and
switching engines from Juniper and Cisco.
The Planet owns and operates a state of the
art data center located in Dallas, Texas which offers complete
redundancy in power, HVAC, fire suppression, network connectivity,
and security. With over 35,000 sq ft of raised floor, The
Planet has an offering to fit any need. The data centre
facility sits atop multiple power grids driven by TXU electric,
with PowerWare UPS battery backup power and dual diesel
generators onsite. The HVAC systems are condenser units
by Data Aire to provide redundancy in cooling coupled with
10 managed backbone providers. Twelve more third party backbone
providers are available in the building via cross connect.
Fire suppression includes a pre-action dry pipe system including
VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) with over 500
smoke detectors.
| Data
Center Details |
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- 60,000 sq. ft. facility
- 35,000 sq. ft. of raised
floor
- (21) 26-ton Data Air AC
units
- Very Early Smoke Detection
Apparatus (VESDA)
- Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler
system
- Over 500 smoke detectors
in an integrated system
- Simplex security badge
entry/exit on all doors to facility
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- Multiple TXU electrical
grids
- 4800 volts of input power
- 3 main transfer switches
- (6) 500KVA Powerware UPS
units with 90 batteries per unit
- Standalone PDUs at each
cabinet row
- 1-megawatt generator (2000-gallon
tank)
- 1.5-megawatt generator
(2200-gallon tank)
- DataTrax monitoring software
for all data center infrastructure
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Our network architecture utilizes the
Enterprise routing and switching engines from Juniper and
Cisco. We utilize Juniper M20 routers as border routers, Cisco
6500 series switches in our distribution layer and Cisco 6500
switches in our aggregation layers, and Cisco 3500 and 2900
series switches at the customer layer. Our network is fully
meshed and redundant with 10 backbone providers. Our current
network consists of UUNet (GigE), Sprint (GigE), Level 3 (GigE),
Global Crossing (GigE), Verio (GigE), AT&T (GigE), Time
Warner (GigE), Allegiance Telecom (2 x GigE), Broadwing (GigE)
and AboveNet (2 x GigE).
| Network |
Building
Fiber |
- Cisco Certified Network
- Cisco 6500 series distribution
routing switched
- Cisco 6500 series aggregation
switches for customer access
- Juniper M20 border routers
- 100% uptime SLA utilizing
JSRP/BGP
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- OC48 SONET Ring - SBC
- OC48 SONET Ring - Time
Warner
- OC48 SONET Ring - XO Communications
- OC48 SONET Ring - MCI
- OC48 SONET Ring - Looking
Glass
- OC48 SONET Ring - Broadwing
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| Backbone
Carriers |
Access |
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
MCI/UUNET
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
Time Warner
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
Level 3
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
Verio
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
Global Crossing
- 2 Gbps Direct Fiber -
Allegiance Telecom
- 2 Gbps Direct Fiber -
AboveNet
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
Sprint
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
AT&T
- 1 Gbps Direct Fiber -
Broadwing
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- T3 and T1 Access - EPGN
- T3 and T1 Access - SBC
- T3 and T1 Access - Time
Warner
- T3 and T1 Access - XO
Communications
- T3 and T1 Access - MCI
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The network
architecture utilizes the Enterprise routing and switching
engines from Juniper and Cisco. We utilize Juniper M20 routers
as border routers, Cisco 6500 series switches in our distribution
layer and Cisco 6500 switches in our aggregation layers, and
Cisco 3500 and 2900 series switches at the customer layer.
Our network is fully meshed and redundant with 10 backbone
providers.
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diagram.
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