Co-location
Platform & Services
In keeping up with the global trends and in continuation of service excellence, the Exchange is facilitating members and CaaS vendors i.e. Colo Participants, to co-locate their NNF infrastructure at NSE premises. The co-location facility would have the following features:
- Co-location facility shall be used only for CTCL trading on MSE.
- Co-location facility for Phase 1 has 3 variants: Standard 52U Full Rack with 17KVA power, half rack of 25U with 8.5KVA and Quarter rack 12U with 4.2KVA.
- Multicast-based Tick by Tick (TBT) feeds are enabled by default for all racks.
- Time synchronization services (PTP) are available upon request.
- MSE allocates 10 IPs addresses pull for each Full Rack, 05 IPs for Half Rack and 03 IPs for Quarter Rack.
- 5 Ethernet copper cables are provided from the Meet-Me room (MMR) to each rack for connecting their devices to selected internet service providers.
- Participants may perform their own cabling through their representatives / authorized vendors to connect their servers located in different racks in the colocation facility.
- All point-to-point lease lines will be commissioned via the Meet-Me room.
- Participants may use existing Ethernet cables provided by MSE or lay their own cables between MMR room and racks subject to feasibility.
- MSE is not responsible for the quality or latency of connectivity provided by telecom service providers to participants.
- UPS refined power and air conditioning are provided.
- If power consumption exceeds 90%, participants will be notified via email in accordance with the escalation matrix, prompting them to take appropriate action to reduce usage and maintain consumption at or below 90% and will have until the upcoming weekend to take necessary action.
- Only equipment with dual power supply configurations is permitted.
- MSE disclaims liability for outages resulting from single power supply setups.
The Exchange will provision the following resources in the new rack, as per the specifications outlined below:
| Rack Type | Slots / Sockets Available | Power Available | Recommended Max Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full (52U) | Vertical, (30) Locking IEC C13, (6) Locking IEC C19 | 17 kVA | Max 80% (13.6 kVA) |
| Half (25U) | Vertical, (18) Locking IEC C13, (6) Locking IEC C19 | 8.5 kVA | Max 80% (6.8 kVA) |
| Quarter (12U) | Horizontal, (10) Locking IEC C13/IEC C19 | 4.2 kVA | Max 80% (3.3 kVA) |
Additionally, the Exchange will provide:
| Ethernet Cables | Uplink Pair (Exchange Connectivity) |
|---|---|
| 4 cables for Full and Half racks, 2 cables for Quarter racks | 1 pair per rack for Exchange connectivity (10G) |
Charges & Fees: As of now, MSE has not prescribed any charges or fees for the Colocation Facility. However, if MSE decides to introduce any charges or fees related to the Colocation Facility in the future, a separate circular will be issued accordingly.
Material Checking and Right to Admission:
- MSE reserves the right to inspect all incoming and outgoing materials.
- MSE may deny entry of equipment/cables deemed harmful to the facility.
- MSE may deny individuals access to the COLO facility, who fail to comply with policies. Reasons for denial include:
- Unauthorized work permit submission.
- Missing visitor name in work permit.
- Mismatch between work permit and photo ID.
- Unclear photo ID.
- Banned individuals.
- Misbehavior with staff or other representatives.
- Non-compliance with MSE policies and ethics.
This list is not exhaustive and MSE reserves the right to deny access for other reasons as deemed necessary.
- MSE shall provide basic L1 IT services via colocation support staff.
- Support staff will not operate any equipment inside racks based on service requests.
- Only basic services like hard reboot, cable movement, and display info retrieval will be provided.
- MSE is not liable for any device failure resulting from actions performed by support staff based on the request of participants.
- Network performance parameters such as latency figures are published on periodic basis.
- Exchange has implemented robust access control and monitoring mechanism with appropriate policies.
- Due to security reasons, physical access to co-location data centre will be restricted only to the initial set up and access for periodic or urgent maintenance if any would be only with prior permission from MSE.