Multi-ringed internet co-location facility security system and method

US6971029B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Equinix, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Albert M. Avery IV · San Jose, US
• Jay Steven Adelson · San Francisco, US
• Derrald Curtis Vogt · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2001
• Grant date: Nov 29, 2005
• Expiry date: Oct 20, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/107
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An Internet co-location facility security system and method integrates all the major components of the system and makes tracking information from these components available to co-located members on a database accessible from the web. A web-based interface allows co-located members to assign visitor access to the Internet co-location facility through the Internet from remote computer terminals. A visitor access and enrollment system allows a visitor to enroll only once in the system to be granted access to one or more other Internet co-location facility security systems around the globe.