Link colo
link colo
Description
Collocation hosting facilities for Link Africa customers where Link Africa is not already collocated in an Open Access Data Centre. This service is for collocation of customer’s telecommunication equipment in a secure environment, considering cooling and power for a reliable carrier-class service.
Managed rack space in a secure facility with access to metered AC Un-interruptible Power Supply (UPS) power in a controlled environment.
Managed rack space in a secure facility with access to metered AC Un-interruptible Power Supply (UPS) power in a controlled environment.
Three generic colocation facility types are envisaged:
- A core aggregation facility with a minimum of two cable entry points and power and HVAC provided in N+1 configuration. Generally between 9 and 18 sq. meters in size.
- Access Active: An access aggregation facility with a single entry point and single power feed. Smaller in size than a core aggregation site. This includes street furniture. Units of 1U only can be taken up in such facilities.
- Access Passive: An access aggregation facility with single entry point (passive only) such as manholes, and could include street furniture.
link colo
Key Value Proposition
1
Eliminates the need to secure cost effective carrier class facilities for transmission and switching/routing equipment.
2
Scalable to access demand
link colo
Technical Parameters
Demarcation
The coordinates and name if the colocation site.
Client Interface
Meet-Me Cabinet and ODF
Specification
ITU-T G.652.D or G657a2
Monitoring
Link Africa Network Operations Centre (NOC).
Service Naming
Site Code and Row/rack position The collocation facility will have the following features:
- 1. Lockable AC distribution boards with dedicated A and B feed wire ways
- 2. Supplied with air conditioner(s)
- 3. Environmental Alarms system.
- 4. CCTV camera (optional).
- 5. Lockable cabinets.
- 6. Lockable Meet Me cabinet.