Speedwave

Technology
Servers

Speedwave's server of choice is Silicon Graphics Origin 200 and Challenge S servers.

Speedwave employs over 40 SGI servers.

Each Web Server Includes

128 to 192 MB of RAM

2 GB Internal Disk

8 GB External Disk

200 MHZ RISC CPU

Operating System - IRIX V6.2

Stats and Mail Processing

Web Statistics and Mail are processed by heavy duty SGI Origin 2000 computers with four R10000 Processors and 1 GB RAM .

SGI Symmetrical Processor - Challenge DM

Multiple Processors - Four

512 RAM

Sybase Database (version 11)

Network

1.2 GB/s Cisco Catalyst 5000 switches as backbone

Cisco 7505 Routers

Internet backbone level routing

Each server has dedicated 10 MB ports

Speed to router is 100 mb/s

Connectivity

Speedwave has three full fiber optic T3's to multiple redundant and diverse backbones (UUnet, MCI, and Sprint), with additional redundancy / diversity from dual building entry points and multi-homed central office provisioning. Speedwave monitors backbone performance and automatically sends IP traffic down the shortest path using the Cisco BGP4 protocol.

Software

Stable and Reliable Operating System - IRIX V6.2 for all Servers

Cutting Edge Web Server Software - Apache V1.2 currently has a 40% market share that is increasing. Apache is by far the leader in serving web sites.

Speedwave's Exclusive Application System

Reliability

40 TB (terabyte) robotic tape backup system by Storage Technologies which employs the latest DLT4 technology.

All servers and communications equipment are on Deltec battery backup (UPS).

60,000 watt backup generator can power entire office and all equipment.