Alpha InfoLab has been accredited by Hurricane Electric as a ranker of stage 'SAGE' in IPv6 certification.
It is a validation of organization’s expertise in IPv6 server configuration. It is a seven-stage certification process. These stages are:
1. NewB, 2. Explorer, 3. Enthusiast, 4. Admin, 5. Professional, 6. Guru and 7. Sage.
Each stage is a mile stone where a particular ability of the organization is examined. These checks are highly technical, based on the knowledge of hardware and software.
Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered the largest IPv6 backbone in the world as measured by number of networks connected. Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to over 200 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with more than 7,500 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than five redundant 100G paths crossing North America, five separate 100G paths between the U.S. and Europe, and 100G rings in Europe and Asia. Hurricane also has a ring around Africa, and a PoP in Australia.