ATLDC NETWORK

ATLDC has multiple GigE connections to international backbones to ensure uptime. These connections are provided by Telia-Sonera (which includes a primary direct link to their European backbone), Level III Communications (recognized as one of the premier backbones in the North American continent) and Cogent Communications (which has recently acquired a European subsidiary). We also have 80 Gbs capacity of dark fiber connected to the main POP in the Southeastern United States, TELEX's Marietta 55, giving us access to over one hundred national and regional providers.

Network circuits are provisioned on a fiber optics network that uses the latest SONET and FDDI technology. ATLDC has physically diverse entrance facilities to the Data Center to ensure maximum separation of circuits for greater reliability. ATLDC uses multiple high end Cisco routers and switches for connections to the Internet. These routers are continually active and will automatically redistribute traffic load using HSRP protocol upon failure events, resulting in minimal site downtime.

Service Availability
ATLDC services are designed to provide maximum performance and uptime 24-hours-per-day. Backup servers replace production servers in case of a failure. Backups are performed on a daily and weekly basis(optional). ATLDC servers are SNMP-managed and utilize devices located on a remote and distant network to notify by pager any problems that internal SNMP may not be able to detect. This is a major factor that allows ATLDC to maintain at least 99.0% shared server or 99.5% dedicated server availability.

Hosting Team
ATLDC's team consists of veteran system administrators, network professionals, and programmers. Expertise is provided for Cisco routers, a variety of Linux and Unix operating systems, Windows NT, Netscape server products, Microsoft server products, security, and firewalls.