Colocation Services

LX offers institutional-grade colocation at premier financial data centers worldwide.

Data Center Locations

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│               GLOBAL COLOCATION NETWORK                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                              │
│                    ┌─────┐                                  │
│                    │ LD4 │ London                           │
│                    └──┬──┘                                  │
│                       │                                      │
│      ┌─────┐         │          ┌─────┐                     │
│      │ NY5 │─────────┼──────────│ FR2 │ Frankfurt          │
│      └──┬──┘         │          └─────┘                     │
│         │            │                                       │
│  New York            │                                       │
│         │            │                                       │
│      ┌──┴──┐         │          ┌─────┐                     │
│      │ CH1 │         │          │ TY3 │ Tokyo              │
│      └─────┘         │          └──┬──┘                     │
│   Chicago            │             │                         │
│                      │          ┌──┴──┐                     │
│                      └──────────│ SG1 │ Singapore          │
│                                 └─────┘                     │
│                                                              │
│  Backbone: 100Gbps dark fiber, < 1ms inter-DC latency      │
│                                                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Primary Locations

Equinix NY5 (Primary - Americas)

Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, USA

Specification	Value
RTT to Engine	< 50 nanoseconds
Cross-Connect	10G/100G available
Power	2N+1 redundancy
Cooling	N+1 with 72-hour backup
Network	DPDK/RDMA enabled
Cage Options	1/4, 1/2, full cage

Rack Specifications:

Standard: 42U, 10kW power
High-density: 42U, 20kW power
Custom: Up to 50kW per rack

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    NY5 NETWORK TOPOLOGY                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                              │
│  Your Rack                          LX Rack             │
│  ┌──────────────┐                   ┌──────────────┐        │
│  │ Your Server  │                   │ Gateway      │        │
│  │              │                   │ (FPGA)       │        │
│  └──────┬───────┘                   └──────┬───────┘        │
│         │                                  │                │
│         │ 100G Cross-Connect               │                │
│         │ (< 1 meter fiber)                │                │
│         ▼                                  ▼                │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │              Meet-Me Room (MMR)                      │   │
│  │              Patch Panel Location: NY5-MMR-A-12     │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                                              │
│  Cross-Connect Latency: < 10 nanoseconds                   │
│  Gateway Processing: < 40 nanoseconds                      │
│  Total Wire-to-Engine: < 50 nanoseconds                    │
│                                                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Equinix LD4 (Primary - EMEA)

Location: Slough, United Kingdom

Specification	Value
RTT to Engine	< 50 nanoseconds
Cross-Connect	10G/100G available
Power	2N redundancy
Compliance	FCA, MiFID II ready
Network	Low-latency switching

Equinix TY3 (Primary - APAC)

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Specification	Value
RTT to Engine	< 50 nanoseconds
Cross-Connect	10G/100G available
Power	Earthquake-resistant
Compliance	FSA Japan compliant
Network	Direct JPX connectivity

Equinix SG1 (Secondary - APAC)

Location: Singapore

Specification	Value
RTT to Engine	< 100 nanoseconds
Cross-Connect	10G/100G available
Power	Tropical cooling optimized
Compliance	MAS compliant

Network Architecture

Intra-DC Connectivity

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              COLOCATION NETWORK STACK                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                              │
│  Layer 4+: Application Protocol                             │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │  Binary Protocol | FIX 5.0 | Custom                  │   │
│  │  Message Size: 32-128 bytes                          │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                                              │
│  Layer 3/4: Transport                                       │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │  UDP (primary) | TCP (backup)                        │   │
│  │  Kernel Bypass: DPDK / RDMA                          │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                                              │
│  Layer 2: Data Link                                         │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │  Direct Cross-Connect | No switch hops               │   │
│  │  Jumbo Frames: 9000 MTU                              │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                                              │
│  Layer 1: Physical                                          │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │  Single-mode fiber | 100G QSFP28                     │   │
│  │  Distance: < 5 meters                                │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Inter-DC Backbone

Route	Distance	Latency	Bandwidth
NY5 - LD4	5,570 km	28ms	100 Gbps
NY5 - TY3	10,850 km	75ms	100 Gbps
LD4 - TY3	9,560 km	120ms	100 Gbps
LD4 - SG1	10,850 km	85ms	100 Gbps
TY3 - SG1	5,310 km	35ms	100 Gbps

Backbone Features:

Dedicated dark fiber (not shared)
Automatic failover (< 50ms)
DDoS mitigation at edge
24/7 NOC monitoring

Hardware Requirements

Recommended Server Specifications

Tier 1: Ultra-Low-Latency

# For market makers, HFT firms
CPU: Intel Xeon W-3375 (32 cores, 2.5GHz base)
     OR AMD EPYC 7763 (64 cores)
RAM: 512GB DDR5-4800 ECC (8 channels)
NIC: Mellanox ConnectX-7 (100GbE, RDMA)
     OR Solarflare X2522 (kernel bypass)
Storage: Intel Optane P5800X 800GB (< 6us latency)
OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (PREEMPT_RT kernel)

Tier 2: High-Performance

# For quantitative trading, arbitrage
CPU: Intel Xeon Gold 6348 (28 cores)
RAM: 256GB DDR4-3200 ECC
NIC: Mellanox ConnectX-6 (100GbE)
Storage: Samsung PM1733 NVMe 1.92TB
OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Network Interface Configuration

#!/bin/bash
# Optimal NIC configuration for LX colocation

# Disable interrupt coalescing
ethtool -C eth0 rx-usecs 0 tx-usecs 0

# Enable busy polling
echo 50 > /proc/sys/net/core/busy_read
echo 50 > /proc/sys/net/core/busy_poll

# Pin IRQs to dedicated cores
echo 2 > /proc/irq/$(cat /proc/interrupts | grep eth0 | awk '{print $1}' | tr -d ':')/smp_affinity_list

# Enable jumbo frames
ip link set eth0 mtu 9000

# Disable TCP timestamps (reduces overhead)
sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=0

# Increase socket buffers
sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=134217728
sysctl -w net.core.wmem_max=134217728

Pricing

Colocation Fees

Item	NY5	LD4	TY3	SG1
1/4 Cage (monthly)	$8,000	$7,500	$9,000	$6,500
1/2 Cage (monthly)	$15,000	$14,000	$17,000	$12,000
Full Cage (monthly)	$28,000	$26,000	$32,000	$22,000
Power (per kW)	$150	$140	$180	$120
10G Cross-Connect	$500	$450	$600	$400
100G Cross-Connect	$2,000	$1,800	$2,400	$1,600

Additional Services

Service	Monthly Fee
Dedicated Gateway Instance	$5,000
24/7 Remote Hands (4 hrs included)	$1,000
Additional Remote Hands (per hour)	$150
Hardware Monitoring	$500
Custom Network Configuration	$2,500

SLA Guarantees

Uptime SLA

Tier	Uptime	Credit
Standard	99.99%	10% per 0.01% breach
Premium	99.999%	25% per 0.001% breach

Latency SLA

Metric	Guarantee	Measurement
Cross-connect RTT	< 100ns	99.9th percentile
Gateway processing	< 50ns	99.9th percentile
Market data delivery	< 1us	99.9th percentile

Support SLA

Priority	Response	Resolution
P1 (Critical)	5 minutes	1 hour
P2 (High)	15 minutes	4 hours
P3 (Medium)	1 hour	24 hours
P4 (Low)	4 hours	72 hours

Onboarding Process

Timeline

Week 1: Agreement & Planning
├── Sign colocation agreement
├── Technical requirements review
├── Network design finalization
└── Hardware procurement guidance

Week 2-3: Infrastructure Setup
├── Rack installation
├── Cross-connect provisioning
├── Network configuration
└── Gateway deployment

Week 4: Testing & Go-Live
├── Connectivity testing
├── Latency verification
├── UAT with production-like load
└── Production cutover

Required Documentation

Company verification
- Certificate of incorporation
- Proof of regulatory status
- Authorized signatory documentation
Technical specifications
- Server hardware list
- Network topology diagram
- IP addressing requirements
- Bandwidth requirements
Operational contacts
- 24/7 NOC contact
- Escalation matrix
- Remote hands authorization

Contact

Colocation Sales

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (212) 555-0101

Technical Pre-Sales

Email: [email protected]
Telegram: @LuxColocation

Existing Customer Support

Portal: colo.lux.network
Emergency: +1 (212) 555-0199 (24/7)

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