For either Internet or private network, are back up mechanisms recommended or required?
The IESO has put in place redundancy to the point of having no single point of failure. Market participants should take this into consideration and establish alternate paths or contingency plans to accommodate their needs. • What is the customer premises equipment for connectivity to the private network? The termination equipment will be either a Motorola FRAD/Router and separate DSU/CSU, or a CISCO Router/DSU combination. This equipment will be provided by the IESO and be maintained by the IESO. The demarcation point will be the router that connects the market participant’s internal network. The market participant MUST provide the registered public IP addresses on the participant side of the network. A dial line will need to be provided by the market participant for router maintenance. • Will the IESO also install the private network to the Disaster Recovery site? Yes, the IESO will install the private network to the Disaster Recovery (D/R) site. The cost of the private network is cha
