Our network technology - ABCreg.NET UK

In order to provide the best Internetwork connectivity for the sites we host we have a policy to always peer with a minimum of two upstream providers at least one of which being a tier one provider.

The technology we use for upstream failure prevention is BGP4 configured on our Cisco routing equipment. We are members of the Ripe NCC (AS34679) and benefit from having our own AS and IP allocation.

This means we have the freedom to migrate to new providers without the need to re-number our network, and most importantly, without imposing downtime on our clients websites. This in turn allows us to bargain hard for the best pricing in bandwidth, which we then pass on to our clients.

Currently we are connected to three upstream providers for our global transit. A fourth provider (Tiscali) will be added to our network by 19th November 2006.

Our network also benefits having local UK peering with several core ISP infrastructures via the PacketExchange eXpress network.

Please see below for more information on our current connectivity.

	Level 3 Communications Connection Speed: 100Mb One of the most respected Tier One providers in the industry. We have a 100Mb port into the Level 3 network. This provides us with full, fast routes to the UK, Europe and ROW via multiple Internet exchange points. Completed 2001, the Level 3 Network today operates as one of the world's newest and most advanced telecommunications platforms. The network spans 23,000 intercity route miles and delivers services to customers in major markets across the United States and Europe. The Level 3 Network was the first international network in the world built to be continuously upgradeable and fully optimized for Internet Protocol.
	AboveNet Connection Speed: 100Mb AboveNet owns a huge global network of over 2 millions miles of fibre worldwide. An aggressive and agile player in the industry, AboveNet provides security, performance, scalability and reliability through a wealth of interconnected services designed to facilitate information exchange.
	KPN International Connection Speed: 100Mb KPN has a state-of-the-art international IP backbone with a seamless footprint spanning all the major financial and business centres across Europe. KPN has an extremely high capacity network which is congestion free and boast a near zero packet loss. KPN's strong presence in Europe provides access to our resources at lightening speed.
	Tiscali Internation Network Connection Speed: 100Mb TINet IP/MPLS backbone covers 17 countries in Europe as well as North America and Asia, and its Autonomous Systems (AS3257) in only 5 years has grown up to become a core ASN in the global Internet routing table as well as the largest IPv6 backbone outside Asia. TINet is one of the few companies in Europe to have a “next generation Internet” network in actual production that implemented the seamless deployment of service-enabling protocols such as MPLS, IP Multicast, CoS, and IPv6, made available to its Service Providers customer base.