Systems and methods for DMARC in a cage mesh design

• US 8,650,805 B1
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Equinix Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Equinix Incorporated
• Inventors: Poleshuk, Michael, Sclafani, Anthony, Widjaja, Lany
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilbert, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): ADAMOS, THEODORE V
• Application Number:
  US12/876,911
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• Field of Search: 52/361, 52/364, 52/365, 52/366, 52/797, 52/798, 521/06, 526/70, 526/76, 527/450.1, 527/450.5, 527/450.9, 527/451.5, 527/451.6, 312/223.1, 312/223.2, 312/223.3, 312/223.6, 312/242, 361/600, 361/601, 361/602, 361/614, 361/672, 361/724, 361/725, 174/50
• US Class Current: 52/36.5
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/7453 with panels and support posts, extending from floor to ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/025 Cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/13 Patch panels for monitoring, interconnecting or testing circuits, e.g. patch bay, patch field or jack field; Patching modules

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and system in which a demarcation point cabinet to provide network connectivity between networks is placed into a cage mesh panel design for a communication facility structure, wherein the demarcation point comprises a demarcation point cabinet placed in the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design for the communication facility structure, such as an Internet Exchange (IX), Peering Point, Data Center, or Co-location center, providing security to the customers using the communication facility structure, frees up square footage space inside the cage for customers to put their own equipment and wiring, and adds security because demarcation point cabinet is constructed with physical barriers to prevent physical tampering or access from a front side of the demarcation point cabinet to the back side of the demarcation point cabinet.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a demarcation point cabinet to provide network connectivity between networks arranged within a cage mesh panel design of a cage mesh structure of a communication facility structure, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is located in a non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design for the communication facility structure, the communication facility structure including an Internet Exchange (IX), Peering Point, Data Center, or Co-location center, the demarcation point cabinet arranged within the cage mesh panel design such that a front side of the demarcation point cabinet is accessible for connection from outside the cage mesh structure while other equipment within the cage mesh structure remains inaccessible providing security to the other equipment and freeing up square footage space inside the cage for customers to put their own equipment and wiring, where the demarcation point cabinet is constructed with physical barriers to prevent physical tampering or access from the front side of the demarcation point cabinet to a back side of the demarcation point cabinet.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, where the communication facility structure is configured to provide network connectivity between public networks, private networks, and a combination of public and private networks, and the demarcation point cabinet further comprises an at least semi transparent wall structure around a cable patch panel that forms a physical tampering and access barrier from a front side of the cable patch panel to a back side of the cable patch panel.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the semi transparent wall structure comprises a structure made out of a clear plastic type of material located inside the demarcation point cabinet, and wherein a remote power panel is located in the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh near the demarcation point cabinet, wherein the close proximity of the remote power panel and the demarcation point cabinet provides for cable runs from overhead cable trays in a facility side hallway to the demarcation point;

and wherein the demarcation point cabinet is attached to a structural channel support mechanically using a fastening mechanism including a nut and a bolt.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is attached to a structural channel support that also attaches to a door and helps hold the cage mesh in place;

wherein the channel has adjustable bracket supports built in to help hold in the cabinet;

wherein the brackets attach to the cabinet via compression; and

wherein the demarcation point cabinet is placed into the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design near a biometric security reader attached to the channel, wherein the biometric reader controls one or more locking mechanisms to access the cage mesh enclosure, and wherein the front side of the demarcation point cabinet is accessible from a hallway of the communication facility structure rather than inside the cage mesh structure to provide access on a front hallway side of the cabinet to connect cabling to the facility structure even when a back side of the cabinet is inaccessible, wherein the biometric reader controls access to the back side of the cabinet such that customers can install their wiring into the cabinet, and wherein access on both sides also mitigates and decreases risk that a wrong cable may be disconnected, as well as provides for faster times to perform maintenance, which increases overall uptime that a customer'"'"'s network and its portion of equipment located inside the cage mesh structure is connected to the Internet.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is placed into the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design above the biometric security reader to allow a consistency to be achieved because then the demarcation point cabinet is always easily findable;

and wherein the cabinet includes a secure locked door on an aisle side and is open on a cage access side.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is placed into the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design below the biometric security reader to allow a consistency to be achieved because then the demarcation point cabinet is always easily findable;

wherein the demarcation point cabinet has walls on its sides and is open on an aisle side and is open on a cage access side to allow easy connections on both sides.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a designed area in the cage mesh structure that is removable, forming a removable portion of a panel, such that a site team can remove the removable area in the future and insert the demarcation point cabinet and secure it to a cage mesh frame, wherein when the demarcation point cabinet is made to a standardized size and the removable portion of the panel matches the dimensions of the standardized size of the demarcation point cabinet, just the removable portion of the panel needs to be removed without having additional portions of the panel removed and without requiring additional preformed removable segments to account for different sized demarcation point cabinets, where the lack of removing additional removable segments enhances security of the cage mesh enclosure; and

the demarcation point cabinet is mechanically secured to a channel using a fastening mechanism.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein access to the demarcation point cabinet is provided on both sides of a security door and wherein limited access to the cage mesh structure from a hallway of the communication facility structure provides local and third party staff members access without entry into the cage mesh structure and wherein staff can do a cross connect in the hallway;

and

wherein the front side of the demarcation point cabinet has a secure locked door on the aisle side but the back side is open for access when in the cage mesh structure.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front side and a back side of the demarcation point cabinet are without walls, the lack of walls providing access to connect cabling to a cable patch panel and wherein a cage mesh structure and an internal tamper barrier inside the demarcation point cabinet combine to prevent access from a hallway to a customer area inside the cage mesh;

and thereby, ensure high security preventing unauthorized personnel from having access but enabling easy cabling installation, and wherein placing a removable portion of a panel in a cage mesh design eliminates a need to provide space for the demarcation point inside the cage, freeing up additional square footage for customer wiring and equipment.

10. A cage mesh enclosure in a Co-location communication facility comprising:

a plurality of panels in the cage mesh enclosure;

a demarcation point cabinet that provides network connectivity between a customer'"'"'s network components and either private carrier or public carrier network components, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is placed in a non-moving, stationary portion of a first panel of the cage mesh enclosure and is arranged within the cage mesh enclosure such that a front side of the demarcation point cabinet is accessible for connection from outside the cage mesh enclosure while a customer'"'"'s other network components within the cage mesh enclosure remain inaccessible providing security to the customer'"'"'s network components within the communication facility structure and wherein the demarcation point cabinet in the cage mesh enclosure prevents physical tampering or access from a front side of the demarcation point cabinet to a back side of the demarcation point cabinet.

11. The cage mesh enclosure of claim 10, wherein the demarcation point panel is configured to provide network connectivity between public networks, private networks, and a combination of public and private networks, and further comprising an at least semi transparent structure around a cable patch panel that combine to form a physical tampering or access barrier from a front side of a cable patch panel to a back side of the cable patch panel.

12. The cage mesh enclosure of claim 11, wherein the semi transparent wall structure comprises a structure made out of a clear plastic type of material located inside the demarcation point cabinet, and wherein a remote power panel is located in the non-moving, stationary portion of a cage mesh panel design of the cage mesh enclosure near the demarcation point cabinet, wherein the close proximity of the remote power panel and the demarcation point cabinet provides for cable runs from overhead cable trays in a facility side hallway to the demarcation point.

13. The cage mesh enclosure of claim 10, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is placed into the non-moving, stationary portion of a cage mesh panel design of the cage mesh enclosure near a biometric security reader that controls one or more locking mechanisms to access the cage mesh enclosure, and wherein the demarcation point cabinet is accessible from a hallway of the facility rather than inside the cage mesh enclosure to provide access on a front hallway side of the cabinet to connect cabling to the facility even when a back side of the cabinet is inaccessible, wherein the biometric security reader controls access to the back side of the cabinet such that customers can install their wiring into the cabinet, and wherein the access on both sides also mitigates and decreases risk that a wrong cable may be disconnected, as well as faster times to perform maintenance, which increases overall uptime that a customer'"'"'s network and its portion of equipment located inside the cage mesh enclosure is connected to the Internet.

14. The cage mesh enclosure of claim 10, further comprising:

a designed area in the cage mesh structure that is removable, forming a removable portion of a panel, such that a site team can remove the removable area in the future and insert the demarcation point cabinet and secure it to a cage mesh frame, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is made to a standardized size, and wherein the removable portion of a panel matches the dimensions of the standardized size of the demarcation point cabinet without having additional preformed removable segments to enhance security.

15. The cage mesh enclosure of claim 10, wherein access to the demarcation point cabinet is provided on both sides of a security door and wherein limited access to the customer'"'"'s cage mesh enclosure from a hallway of the facility provides local and third party staff members access without entry into the customer'"'"'s cage mesh enclosure and wherein staff can do a cross connect in the hallway.

16. The cage mesh enclosure of claim 10, wherein the front side and a back side of the demarcation point cabinet are without walls, the lack of walls providing access to connect cabling to a cable patch panel and wherein a cage mesh structure and an internal tamper barrier inside the demarcation point cabinet combine to prevent access from a hallway to a customer area and thereby ensure high security preventing unauthorized personnel from having access to easily installable cabling.

17. A method of performing network connectivity comprising:

providing a cage mesh enclosure including a plurality of cage mesh panels arranged in a cage mesh panel design, a removable area in the cage mesh enclosure, forming a removable portion of a panel, such that a site team can remove the removable area in the future; and

removing the removable area and inserting a demarcation point cabinet and securing it to a cage mesh frame, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is made to a standardized size, and wherein the removable portion of the panel matches the dimensions of the standardized size of the demarcation point cabinet without having to remove additional preformed removable segments to enhance security, the demarcation point cabinet secured within the cage mesh enclosure such that a front side of the demarcation point cabinet is accessible for connection from outside the cage mesh enclosure while other equipment within the cage mesh enclosure remains inaccessible.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising placing the demarcation point cabinet into a non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design near a biometric security reader that allows access to the cage mesh enclosure to allow a consistency to be achieved because then the demarcation point cabinet is always easily findable.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is placed into the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design above the biometric security reader to allow a consistency to be achieved because then the demarcation point cabinet is always easily findable.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the demarcation point cabinet is placed into the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design below the biometric security reader to allow a consistency to be achieved because then the demarcation point cabinet is always easily findable.