Datacenter and Network Overview
OCS Solutions makes use of several different datacenters across the country to maximize our reliability and help ensure that network connections take the shortest trip to their destinations. In every aspect of our network design, we use multiple, redundant locations and equipment and our software is configured to automatically check and heal itself whenever possible.
All datacenters use biometric security, have 24/7 security guard postings, and are staffed with highly educated, certified, and background-screened technicians.
The Lansing, Michigan Datacenter
The Lansing, Michigan datacenter has high quality Internet connectivity consisting of premium Tier-1 bandwidth providers such as MCI/UUNet, AT&T, and Savvis / Cable & Wireless. The internal network reaches 4,500 other networks without changing to secondary network uplinks.
Hardware and Fiber Specifications
- SBC Diverse Path OC-48 Fiber
- Cisco GSR 12000 Border Routers
- Cisco 6509 Sup720 Core Network
- Cisco 3550 Distribution Switches
- 300 kVa Powerware 9315 Primary UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
- Liebert Precision Power Distribution Units
- Cummins 313 kVa Diesel Backup Generator
- 11,000 Square Feet Facility
- Liebert Precision 22 Ton Air Conditioning Unit
The San Francisco, California Datacenter
The San Francisco datacenter offers immediate connectivity to our west coast customers, with impressive one-network hop access to networks in the eastern United States. Bandwidth providers include MCI/UUNet, Cable & Wireless, Layer42, and UnitedLayer.
Hardware and Fiber Specifications
- SONET OC-12 Fiber Rings
- Gigabit Fiber Connection from Downtown San Francisco
- Cisco Border Routers, Core Network, and Distribution Switches
- 750 kVa Diesel Backup Generator
- Liebert Precision Air Conditioning Unit
The Secaucus, New Jersey Datacenter
From the Secaucus, New Jersey datacenter, many east-coast locations of United States are within one-network hops. It is powered by XO, Quest, Allegiance, and Abovenet bandwidth providers.
Hardware and Fiber Specifications
- Multiple Single and Double Gigabit Ethernet
- Juniper Networks, Nortel Networks, and Cisco Router and Switching Equipment
- BGPv4 Routing with N+1 Network Upgrade Policy
- Energy Dynamics Diesel Backup Generators
- 3 Air Filtration / Cooling System
Our Multi-Homed, Global DNS Servers
We have 5 redundant DNS (Domain Name Servers) for maximum reliability and speed, located in Chicago, Lansing Michigan, two in San Francisco, and in the United Kingdom.
Our domain name servers are strategically located to provide maximum performance to visitors in multiple parts of the United States and the world, and to provide a high level of redundancy should one fail. By having both east and west coast datacenters house our nameservers, countries all over the world are but a quick hop from their networks to our DNS servers.
Use of our DNS servers is free to all of our customers, no matter which service you use!
