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Telecom Hotel
The MondoConnect datacenter is a tier one datacenter facility located inside the well-known INFOMART telecom hotel near downtown Dallas. Specializing in datacenter and hosting facilities, INFOMART is home to multiple datacenters including MCI, Level 3, Equinix, Verio, Switch & Data, Verizon, DataSides, and more. The building sits atop three redundant electrical grids from TXU delivering diverse power to each quadrant of the building. HVAC needs are supplied via five one hundred ton onsite water chillers to deliver N+1 cooling requirements. Home to over twelve switch sites and thirty-five different carriers, INFOMART houses technology and telecom related businesses in a complex communications ecosystem.
MondoConnect Datacenter
With room for over 5000 dedicated servers, the private N+1 datacenter facility incorporates
the following infrastructure:
• 2000 amps 480v Input Power
• Parallel 500Kva UPS Battery Backup Units
• 2000Kw Diesel Generator with Onsite Fuel Storage
• Redundant Liebert 20 Ton HVAC Units
• Pre-Action Dry Pipe Fire Suppression
• Proximity Security Badge Access
• Digital Security Video Surveillance
• 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas

public network
MondoConnect maintains a carrier class network designed and built for the lowest latency, highest reliability, and maximum scalability.
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, Abovenet, and Global Crossing 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 network
The MondoConnect private routed network is comprised of Cisco 6500, 3500 and 2900 series switches and routers. The functional areas of the Private Network are listed below.
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.
• MondoConnect maintains a separate gigabit network connection through Cogent
Communications for SSL VPN connectivity.
• Once connected, MondoConnect's systems drop you into your private backend VLAN
via radius authentication for secure control and management of your servers.
Service Network - 10 / 100 / 1000Mbps connections from the server to the service
network allows secure, fast, and reliable connections to internal services.
Current services available on the service network include:
• DNS Resolvers
• FTP Backup Storage
• IPMI Metrics and Control
• Secure LockBox Storage
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• Network Attached Storage
• Graphing and Monitoring Servers
• Provisioning & OS Reload Servers
• Microsoft & Red Hat Update Servers
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