Network
We run our own network based in Manchester UK. Our primary network node is located at the IFL2 datacenter, Reynolds House on Manchester Technopark. This is a carrier neutral facility. We have multiple racks on different floors. http://www.internetf.co.uk/tour.php
We run a mixed vendor network.
Internet
We have direct connections to multiple Tier 1 providers (Level 3 & Global Crossing) as well as numerous other peering aggregators (C2Internet & Fused Networks).
We run our own AS (Autonomous System) number AS39925. http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?form_type=simple&full_query_string=&searchtext=as39925.
We have our own IPv4 allocation from Ripe.
Core Layer
Multiple Cisco routers connect to our transit and peering providers for full redundancy.
Distribution Layer
We have stacked layer 3 cisco switches at our distribution network layer.
Access Layer
We run a mixture of HP procurve switches for our access network layer both public and private networks.
