This server is connected to the EV1Servers network, which can support an amazing amount of bandwidth and has redundant connectivity. Currently, the network has over seven Gigabit links, over five GigE links, one OC-3 line and one DS3 line.

It also uses multi-homed bandwidth. This means that even if one or more backbone connections stop working (for whatever reason), there are several more in their place to take the fall and keep things running smoothly.

Our primary ActiveWorlds world server is located in the state of Florida in the DataColo data center. It is connected to a diversely routed fiber optic dual OC-3 backbone with Level(3) and Genuity as backbone providers. The network can automatically select the quickest route from the server to your computer so data always moves smoothly and without delay.

Redundant connections ensure that if one link would fail, another is there to pick up the slack. Network utilization is kept to a minimum and more capacity can be added at any time.

Finally, our ActiveWorlds bot server (which doubles as our secondary ActiveWorlds world server) is connected to a high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) in Pennsylvania. Bandwidth statistics are gathered directly from the router itself and bandwidth usage is carefully monitored to ensure that lag is kept to an absolute minimum.