[Summary] Overview and features of corporate network line “Colt” [Points]

This is Ohara from the technical sales department.

This
article summarizes the overview, features, and key points

of corporate dedicated network line services (Internet lines, leased lines, closed networks, etc.) provided by Colt Technology Services Co. , (Information as of May 2019)

Overview of “Colt”

■ The only foreign-affiliated telecommunications carrier in Japan.

■ International network line service between Asia, America, and Europe.

Long-distance network, metro fiber, submarine/terrestrial leased line, connecting 29 countries on three continents, with a total distance of 187,000km

■ Network connectivity in over 200 cities with over 27,450 directly owned buildings.

■ Owns its own optical fiber network that does not go through NTT's central offices.
(However, NTT Dark Fiber is used at some last mile locations)

■ You can select low-latency, wide-band network lines from 1Gbps to 100Gbps.

■Ethernet, leased line, and closed network services.
(We do not provide best effort Internet VPN, only bandwidth-only services.)

■ All network backbones are redundant as standard.

■ Guaranteed SLA of 99.99% annual uptime and less than 1 hour of downtime.

■ Cloud PBX voice services are also available.

■ 24/7 network monitoring.

Direct connection to public cloud environments such as Amazon Web Service (AWS), Google Cloudplatform (GCP), and

■ Coverage areas in Japan *As of May 2019
(areas not provided can be connected using NTT, KDDI, and Softbank access lines)

◇ Kanto
, Tokyo's 23 wards
, Tama / Mitaka area
, Yokohama / Kawasaki area,
Atsugi / Sagamihara area
, Chiba / Makuhari / Inzai area
, Saitama City

◇ Chubu
/Nagoya City
/Kasugai City
/surrounding areas above

◇ Kansai
, Osaka City
, Sakai City (some areas)
, Kyoto City
, Keihanna area

Network interconnection with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

, we will take as an example the network interconnection between Colt's Dedicated Interconnect and

between an on-premises environment and a public cloud environment
, or when sharing network bandwidth among multiple departments,
it is appropriate to introduce and construct a dedicated line to avoid network delays.

Colt is also connected to most GCP POP regions.
(Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam)

Two patterns of network interconnection

You can choose from two connection methods to interconnect the public cloud and network:
"Dedicated Interconnect" and "Shared Interconnect."

■ Dedicated Interconnect
- Dedicated 10G port type only for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Provides cross-connect with Colt dedicated port
- Colt bandwidth: 1-2-5-10Gbps
- Same Multiple BGP sessions, VLANs, and multiple VPCs on a port

■ Shared type (Partner Interconnect)
/Single BGP peering/VLAN based
/Shared DCA-NNI
/Connection with dedicated line possible at minimum cost

Network interconnection with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

In the GCP console below, select "Dedicated interconnect" this time.

*When connecting to the network,

two companies (two charges) will be collected each month: ``line fee from Colt'' and ``port/data usage fee from GCP.''

To perform network interconnection with Colt,
if you are in Japan, select one of the following "Equinix TY2" or "ComSpace 1" data centers.

summary

Since Colt's network line mainly provides Ethernet/dedicated line services,
it seems that the cost will be higher than a cheap best-effort type network line, but it
is suitable for corporations with the following requirements. is the best service.

■ With the increasing use of the cloud, communication delays with best-effort lines have become a concern.
■ You want to centrally manage and integrate network connections between domestic and overseas locations using one telecommunications carrier.
■ You want to run systems that require mission-critical workloads.

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