Our Network

We are proud of our high speed connection, in fact one of our most frequent compliments from our customers is how fast their site loads... read on and you will see why. We have had tremendous growth due to our great value and customer service, add the best equipment and network connectivity and you have quite a product to offer. KEKHOST makes hosting simple, and affordable

Network Infrastructures

Our Servers are located in a Network Operations Center (NOC) which features raised flooring. This enables a constant flow of conditioned air and helps to maintain uniform room temperature at all times. In addition, raised flooring reduces static and ensures a professional, computer grade environment for our servers.

The facility is equipped with a Raytheon fire suppression system, designed to immediately extinguish fire and protect equipment and personnel. The command center is controlled via automatic doors to further secure and protect the equipment.

Finally, the NOC is located in a secure, monitored, class A building with a minimum number of approved personnel allowed access to highly sensitive areas and equipment. A detailed record of employee and visitor entry is maintained at all times.

Connected to Three Backbones

Our network is inter-connected with both Frontier GlobalCenter and Qwest Communications' 13,000-mile fiber optic network and Dense Wave Division Multiplexing technology. This allows our network to provide an enormous  500Gbps  capacity worldwide.

This technology also allows our router to be within one to two hops of every major-city in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, anywhere in the world. Direct connections between our router and major GlobalCenter and Qwest hubs ensures elimination of all circuit failures and prevents the 'bottle-neck' effect experienced with a number of service providers.

Our network is completely scalable and can handle several times the bandwidth of an OC-3c line, so if our clients bandwidth needs increase we have the infrastructure to handle the traffic effectively.  Also our digital distribution architecture includes private-peering network connections with every major Internet carrier, including MCI, UUNET, Sprint, AT&T, Best, Erols and others.

This arrangement allows us to exchange packets of data with every major backbone carrier from a single location in a efficient one-to-one environment. We also have high-speed connections to 8 public exchanges including MAE-East, MAE-West and several NAPS. This allows our customers to reach their site from anywhere in the world. We have a network that is both wide-reaching and best of all, efficient.

Furthermore, because of these unique connections, we do not need to link to the Internet though an OC3 or T3 Telecom circuit. Instead, independent cables run inside our building directly from the NOC to all three carriers points of presence. These lines can handle the bandwidth of a T3 or an OC3 with DWDM. Plus, they handle several times the bandwidth of an OC3.

Our automated systems are Linux-based which is known around the world for it's stability and scalability. Being the most used platform on the Internet today, it suits the needs of both beginner and advanced web hosts, offering an entire suite of programming/scripting environments and tools.

Network Redundancy

Our NOC uses intelligent end-user routing software called Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), between Qwest, GC and Genuity, who use the same protocol. BGP identifies which path is the most efficient for each data packet and then routes the packet to its destination on the fastest path. This increases the speed at which web pages sent from our NOC arrive at their destination.

Studies have shown that the most common reason for downtime is circuit failure on Tier 1 provider backbones, the major data highways. To guard against this potential problem, we have three Tier-1 providers. If one experiences problems, we can route traffic down the other one. Furthermore, because we are OnNet with GlobalCenter, Qwest and Genuity, we share their digital distribution architecture, which includes private peering network connections to major Internet carriers such as the major Corporations we mentioned earlier. These private peering arrangements allow us to exchange packets of data with every major backbone carrier in a one-to-one environment quickly and efficiently.

In addition, GC has high-speed links to eight public exchanges including both MAE East and West and several NAPS. Through these public exchanges, customers have the ability to reach their site, no matter from where they are coming on the Internet.

Uninterruptible Power System (UPS)

To guard against local power failures, we are connected to two industrial-grade, three phase Liebert UPS systems. These act as back-up batteries, maintaining uninterrupted power in case of surges or power outages. With these backup systems in place, we can keep our network up and running indefinitely without relying on external power.

Custom Web Servers

Our web servers are custom-built industrial machines designed for a 24/7 web serving environment. All servers are equipped with dual redundant 450-watt power supplies, hot swap drives and force-filtered cooling systems. In addition, our NOC is equipped with an inventory of identically configured, burned-in standby servers.