InterNAP Network Infrastructure Profile

This Insight focuses on the network infrastructure and architecture development philosophy of InterNAP. This profile includes an overview of the service provider's service, its key equipment vendors, the leading issues for equipment selection, and the unique characteristics of its offering.

InterNAP is not a transport provider in a traditional sense. It does not own or operate transport facilities outside of its Private Network Access Points (PNAPs). InterNAP's business model is focused on the ecommerce provider and the corporation that has chosen to use the Internet to reach its remote branch offices. It focuses on customers that want one or two large circuits into the Internet and want very high performance for their Web site users.

Companies Mentioned: Cisco; Juniper