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Data Center Location
Bedford, Texas USA
Fastwebsites.com Data Center Specifications
The Data center sits on top of dual OC192-BLSR4 SONET Rings. These SONET rings
provide our Data Center with Tier 1 connectivity to numerous network carriers.
It provides our clients with the fastest, most reliable Internet connectivity,
unmatched by any other hosting provider in the industry.
We currently have 780 Mbits of bandwidth allotted to and we are currently utilizing
27% of that bandwidth during peak times and 21% at off-peak times. Bandwidth
is expandable up to Dual OC-192's. Additional bandwidth will be allocated as
needed. By purchasing bandwidth from multiple backbone providers, over 98% of
the Internet is viewed as a private network . This network architecture provides
Fastwebsites' customers with unparalleled network performance and network availability.
General Specifications:
Rack UPS devices and server power management systems to ensure uninterrupted
service. UPS devices deployed in parallel redundant configuration with N+1 redundancy
to diesel generators.
Full daily client-content backups and hourly system backups ensure no data
loss to any housed server. Each week a complete tape backup is taken to Fastwebsites'
offsite fire-proof storage facility to ensure no data loss in the event of natural
disaster.
Network Specifications:
Bandwidth - 5 DS-3 connections and 2 OC-3's for maximum redundancy - 45Mbits
to E.spire; 45Mbits to Sprint; 45Mbits to Global Crossing; 45Mbits to PSINet;
45Mbits Genuity; 155Mbits to Qwest; and 155Mbits to InterNAP.
In addition to the DS-3 and OC-3 connectivity, CDC-01 is lit
with 50 T1 connections to UUNET. Currently 0% utilized at peak times of the
day (T1's used in emergency fiber cuts only).
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