Level 3 London Data Centre: Goswell Road

Direct connectivity to the world’s largest IP backbone for the best performing and lowest latency bandwidth

Adapt’s London City facility is based at the London Gateway of leading network provider Level 3 Communications. Servers and services colocated within Level 3 data centres have the unique advantage of being on-net to a large percentage of the financial community, content and media providers. 

Adapt has worked in close partnership with Level 3 for over 10 years and is Level 3's largest European Premier Master Reseller offering direct connectivity to the world's largest IP backbone.

Facility overview

• London City Tier lll data centre
• Tier 1 IP backbone
• Financial community - on-net
• Ideal for low latency bandwidth
• Vyxx Hub
• Key node for access to Level 3 CDN networks

Connectivity

Level 3 data centres are carrier neutral and are directly connected to all major telecommunications and data networks with access to all major peering points including Telehouse East and North and Telecity.

Offering network interconnects with all the major telecoms providers, the site is an ideal communications hub - Adapt can also arrange any carrier cross-connects and cable routing throughout the facility.

Adapt offers a broad range of connectivity options:

• IP transit from a choice of Tier 1 IP providers
• MPLS for higher bandwidth and low latency data transfer
• Resilient inter-site data centre connectivity
• Fibre channel
• Wavelengths

Level 3 data centre sites are connected to  Adapt’s UK data centre network via resilient links, enabling  load balancing and synchronous replication across multiple production environments.

Space and power options

 Adapt will work with you to design the most appropriate environment for your servers and IT infrastructure:

• Caged private areas with a range of enhanced security offerings
• Custom builds, bespoke to unique requirements
• Power density options up to 4kw (16 amps) per rack

Intelligent rack options

• Intelligent IQ cabinets with high availability and full redundancy
• Environmental sensors included as standard
• Humidity and 2 x door microswitches
• Secure local and remote access integrated in to the  Adapt Management Portal (aMP)
• Environmental and power monitoring

Building

• Minimum floor to ceiling clearance: 2,570mm from top of raised floor
• 350mm-550mm raised floor height (depending on floor)
• Raised floor loading 14kN/m²
• Structural floor slab 5kN/m²

Power

• Dual redundant 20MVA, 33kV dedicated underground mains feeds
• 5 x 3.8MVA 11kV diesel-driven emergency power generators.
• Automatic start in less than 1 minute to feed 100% of the facility
• Fuel storage for 24hour continuous operation at 100% load
• 3 separate systems of 5 x 625kVA hybrid rotary UPS modules providing 2500kVA output each with N+1 redundancy
• Total facility UPS capacity 7500kVA N+1
• 15 minute battery autonomy per UPS module
• Dual redundant A & B distribution
• 8000Amps - 48VDC power system for telecom network equipment
• 4 hour battery autonomy
• Dual bus systems with dual redundant A & B distribution

Cooling

• Cooling criteria: 750W/m², 21°C +/- 2°C, 50%RH +/- 10%
• Underfloor cooling air distribution
• N+1 perimeter down flow chiller water cooling units
• 13x1100kWr air cooled package chillers giving 12,100kWr with N+2 redundancy

Fire detection and suppression

• Very intelligent early warning (VIEW) detection - above and below raised floor
• Smoke extraction system at 12 air changes per hour
• Double interlocked pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system

Security

• Full electronic access control system, based on proximity cards, PIN keypads and biometric palm-scanners
• Intruder detection system on escape and riser doors
• CCTV monitoring and recording of all access points and circulation areas

Building Monitoring System (BMS)

• 24/7 local monitoring and logging of environment alarms and conditions
• Critical alarm repeating to London RMC
• Full perimeter under-floor leak detection linked to building monitoring system

Connectivity

• Facility is designed to accommodate standard rack/cabinets of 2,200mm nominal height
• Power distributed under floor, fibre and copper cabling distributed overhead (fibre within a managed containment system, copper within a heavy duty racking system)
• The building has two fibre access points
• Multiple carriers including Level 3, COLT, BT, C&W, Interoute and Adapt

General facilities

• Dedicated loading area
• Customer test room and storage area
• 2 goods lifts (maximum loads 3,950kg & 4,400kg)

• Integrated with Adapt’s UK data centres
• Directly connected to Level 3 IP backbone
• On-net to global financial community, major content and media players
• Access to content delivery networks (CDN)
• Various transport offerings
• Flexible power solutions
• kW commercial models
• Carrier neutral facility
• Rapid deployment of custom build private suites
• Managed data centre infrastructure
• Flexible contract terms
• Intelligent integrated active server enclosures
• Environmental sensors included as standard
• Secure local and remote cabinet access
• Ideal for split site solutions and synchronous replication
• High Availability services