UniFi for Data Centers
Carrier-grade switching and routing for data centers, ISPs, and enterprise colocation — built for maximum throughput and zero-downtime operations.
100 Gbps
Uplink Capacity
Tier III
Redundancy Design
Sub-10ms
Failover Time
99.9999%
Target Uptime
THE CHALLENGES
Challenges that cost uptime and clients
In a data center environment, every millisecond of downtime has a financial cost. Network infrastructure must be over-engineered — redundancy is not optional.
Traffic Bottlenecks at Aggregation
Inadequate aggregation switching creates congestion during peak traffic events — degrading all tenants simultaneously and violating SLA agreements that cost thousands per incident.
Single Points of Failure
A single core switch failure can take down an entire facility. Data center architecture requires redundant switching pairs with LACP bonding and automatic failover in under 10 milliseconds.
Tenant Traffic Isolation
Colocation clients require complete Layer 2 and Layer 3 isolation from other tenants. A breach in one tenant's segment must never propagate to adjacent infrastructure.
Physical Security at Scale
Data centers must secure hundreds of server rows, cross-connects, and cage areas. AI cameras with rack-level access control logging are essential for SAS-70 and SOC 2 compliance.
THE SOLUTIONS
One platform. Carrier-grade throughput.
INALAMBRICA.US designs dense, redundant switching and routing infrastructure for facilities where uptime is measured in nines and throughput in terabits.
High-Density Core Switching
UniFi switches with 100GbE uplinks and 10GbE/25GbE access ports provide non-blocking switching fabric for data center deployments. Stacking capabilities allow linear scalability without adding complexity.
Redundant Gateway Pairs
UniFi Security Gateway pairs in active-passive or active-active configurations with VRRP provide sub-10ms failover on ISP link failures. BGP multi-homing optimizes routing across multiple upstream providers.
Multi-Tenant VLAN Architecture
Each colocation tenant operates in isolated VLANs with strict inter-tenant ACLs. Q-in-Q VLAN tunneling maintains tenant network isolation while allowing them to use their own internal VLAN numbering.
SOC 2 Physical Security
UniFi Protect cameras with AI analytics provide cage-level monitoring, recording who accesses which rack row, at what time. License plate recognition covers vehicle entrances. Local NVR stores 90 days minimum.
Per-Cage Access Control
UniFi Access provides electronic cage door locks with per-tenant credentials. Tenant staff only access their cages. Cross-connect areas log every entry. All access events are exportable for customer compliance audits.
In-Band Network Management
UniFi Network Manager provides complete visibility into all switches, gateways, and access points from a single dashboard — including traffic analytics, alert management, and remote troubleshooting capability.
THE BUSINESS CASE
Engineering for the highest stakes uptime.
Carrier-Grade Reliability
Our data center network designs are built to Tier III standards — N+1 redundancy at every layer, no single point of failure from cable to ISP. The result is measured uptime that satisfies even the most demanding colocation SLAs.
Scalable Without Redesign
UniFi's switch stacking and modular architecture allows data center operators to add switching density, port count, and throughput by adding units — no rack-and-replace cycles. The network grows with your tenant base.
SOC 2 / ISO 27001 Ready
INALAMBRICA.US provides complete network architecture documentation, change management logs, and physical security audit evidence in formats required for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits — reducing compliance costs significantly.
USE CASES
Solutions for every facility type
Colocation Facilities
Multi-tenant colocation facilities with cages, cabinets, and shared infrastructure require dense switching, tenant isolation, and per-cage physical access control with full audit trails.
Internet Service Providers
ISPs require high-throughput routing, BGP session management, and deep packet inspection for traffic management and DDoS mitigation. UniFi's routing platform provides carrier-grade capabilities.
Private Cloud Deployments
Enterprises building private cloud infrastructure need high-throughput east-west switching between compute nodes alongside south-north external routing. UniFi's spine-leaf architecture addresses both.
High-Security Vaults
Financial and government data vaults inside data centers require additional physical security layers. Mantrap access control, multi-factor authentication, and continuous AI camera coverage meet the highest classification requirements.
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We migrated our entire colocation core switching from a legacy vendor to UniFi. The performance metrics are actually better — lower latency, no congestion events in 14 months — and our annual maintenance costs dropped by 65%. INALAMBRICA.US handled the migration without a single minute of unplanned downtime.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Yes. UniFi's enterprise switches support 100GbE QSFP28 uplinks for ISP transit connections. For aggregation tiers, UniFi switches can be stacked providing linear bandwidth scaling. We design the uplink topology based on your traffic mix, redundancy requirements, and growth projections — typically with 2x100GbE in active-active configuration to each upstream provider.
We implement Q-in-Q VLAN double-tagging, which allows each tenant to use their own VLAN numbering while maintaining complete isolation between tenants at the provider level. ACLs at the aggregation switch prevent any inter-tenant traffic. Security policies are validated with penetration testing before going live with production tenant traffic.
With LACP port aggregation between redundant switch pairs, a single switch failure results in sub-50ms traffic recovery — typically 10-20ms in practice. For routing failover (ISP or gateway), VRRP/CARP achieves sub-10ms switchover. We test all failover scenarios during commissioning and document performance results.
UniFi Security Gateways support full BGP routing with multiple ISP peering sessions. We configure appropriate AS numbers, prefix announcements, and traffic engineering policies for multi-homed scenarios. For ISPs requiring more advanced BGP policies, we integrate UniFi infrastructure with dedicated routing appliances where necessary.
Yes — INALAMBRICA.US provides 24/7 NOC services for data center clients. We maintain out-of-band management access (LTE-connected management switches) so we can troubleshoot and remediate even if the production network loses connectivity. Critical alert escalations go to our on-call engineer within 5 minutes of detection.
Maximum throughput. Zero compromises.
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