The Planet's High-Powered, Screaming-Fast Network
The Planet's network speed and capacity eliminate bandwidth traffic jams and roadblocks to assure high volume, instantaneous response for hosted applications.

By using multiple Tier 1 telecom providers and direct Internet connections, they bypass transit networks and shorten the network path between our IT infrastructure and you, our customers. The result is lower latency, maximum speed and unsurpassed reliability.



The Planet Network Overview

• Fully redundant network architecture with no single points of failure
• Industry-leading network bandwidth capacity: 120+ gigabits/second
• Multiple layers of network security
• Centralized network monitoring in the Network Operations Center (NOC)
• Multiple concurrent, high-capacity Tier 1 bandwidth providers

Bandwidth Providers

• AT&T
• AboveNet
• NTT
• Savvis
• Global Crossing
• Level 3
• Time Warner Telecom

Parallel, Redundant, Multi-Tiered Network Architecture
The Planet has taken special care in building one of the best network routing and switching infrastructures in the industry. Designed without single points of failure, The Planet\'s network operates at full redundancy across multiple layers that contain redundant core routers, core distribution switches and carrier diversity.

The diagram below illustrates The Planet's multiple routers and switches at the primary network layers:


The Planet's Multiple-Layer Network Security
The Planet takes network reliability and performance to the next level. They maximize our network security protection by adding Cisco Guard XT appliances and Arbor Peakflow protection against DDoS attacks that could harm our business.


The Planet combines cutting-edge security technology, best practices and a team of certified senior-level professionals. Using state-of-the-art traffic profiling and anomaly detection capabilities, they manage and secure our networks, pinpoint and troubleshoot network attacks, monitor our servers and applications, and analyze network security performance issues.

DDoS Attack Response
Once a DDos attack is detected and confirmed by the Network Operations Center, the affected traffic is routed through a DDoS Mitigation Service. This filters out the attack traffic and allows the legitimate traffic to continue to its original destination. When the attack has subsided, the original direct path between the destination and the rest of the Internet is restored.