The databackup.ie backbone comprises multiple optical fibre links routed to various destinations throughout Europe and the US, peering with Tier 1 Internet providers. Our Network is carrier neutral and provides multiple choices from diverse fibre providers allowing redundant fibre connections out to the Internet. Fibre from these diverse vendors is routed via diverse physical paths into the Hosting Facility. This way eliminates any single point of failure between our network and the Internet. Our Network was designed from the ground up with the primary goal of providing 100% availability of the Internet to your equipment. This goal is obtained through multi-homing, BGP-4 and 4 layers of redundancy.

Layer 1 – Multiple Tier-1 ISPs and Peering Exchanges

Layer 2 – Diverse local loop providers connect us to each ISP and other Datacentres at Layer 2

Layer 3 – Fully Redundant, entirely Cisco Powered Network Mesh

Layer 4 – Use of HSRP (Hot Standby Routing Protocol) to provide physically redundant Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet connections from access layer switches to your equipment cabinet.

Local loop connections are provided by a variety of Local Carriers. We utilize four or more of these Local Carriers in the Internet data centre at all times, ensuring the local loop has no single point of failure.

The network runs on a completely redundant, end-to-end Cisco Powered Network utilising Cisco 7206 VXR and 7606 GSR Border Routers with Cisco 6509 Catalyst Switches in the Distribution and Access Layers. You are assigned to a unique Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN). Depending on your requirement and deployment different network connectivity options are available with Gig-E (1Gbps) over UTP provided as standard.