Since its beginnings, the MIX Data Centre has been designed to accommodate network and transmission equipment.
Management and support procedures are based on principles of efficiency and neutrality, consistent with MIX’s mission.
It has a total area of 800 m2 divided into two data rooms – DC1 and DC2 – offering a high level of reliability and redundancy of power and cooling systems.
DC1
Data Room 400 m²
Power Grid 1 x 400 kW
2 x Generator 1200 kVA – 2 x UPS (A+B)
Meet-Me-Room
DC2
Data Rooms 400 m²
Power Grid 1 x 400 kW MV
2 x Generator 1200 kVA – 2 x UPS (A+B)
Meet-Me-Room
DC3
Coming soon
Both data rooms are divided into functional areas in order to offer a tailor-made service and to manage each intervention quickly and accurately:
- GREEN AREA – Passive racks dedicated to the colocation of the optical fibers coming from the campus ring
- BLUE AREA – Shared racks, powered in AC230V, dedicated to the colocation of network equipment for members of the Internet Exchange
- RED AREA – Footprint for the installation of proprietary racks dedicated to hosting transmission equipment, powered by 48V, for the management of geographic networks
- ORANGE AREA – Racks intended for special projects
Power supply system
All the components of the MIX data room energy supply system have a backup twin that guarantees reliability, redundancy and therefore service availability.
The data rooms are divided into subsections, each equipped with two diversified power supply lines, A and B, which are in turn connected to two Medium Voltage transformer stations. The UPS of each section are connected to the two 1 MVA generator sets.
Physical Security System
The data centre is located on a private campus equipped with 24-hour security
In addition to perimeter security, an integrated intruder alarm system with active video surveillance has been installed.
Every activity inside the data room takes place under the direct supervision of the MIX NOC technicians
Environmental controls
The data rooms are kept at a variable temperature between 21 and 26°C with percentages of relative humidity between 40% and 60%. The refrigeration system consists of a direct expansion system and a hydronic system, with indirect free cooling.
The fire-fighting system, based on automatic inert gas discharge, is equipped with a VESDA-type laser technology air detection and suction unit, which analyzes the air drawn from the environment, checking in advance for the presence of combustion particles .
The sensors of the anti-flooding system, which cover the entire surface of the rooms, are placed at the level of the floor level of the building, below the level of the floating floor.