Data Center

FAQ

Attending the demands of market participants and in continuity with the continuous process of improving the service to our customers, we have created the B3 Colocation Services - Frequently Asked Questions. It is a complete material, result of the contribution of several areas of B3, which provides transparency for issues ranging from the capacity of B3's Data Center, to latency and the path between the servers and the negotiation center.

General Data Center Information

• Where B3’s Data Center is located?

  B3’s data center is located at Santana do Parnaíba, São Paulo and offers a state-of-the-art facility to B3 contractors, in addition to ultra-low latency connectivity to the PUMA electronic trading platform, both for order entry and Market Data.

  The address is R. Ricardo Prudente de Aquino, 85 - Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo. Zip Code 06543-004.

• What are the main characteristics of the data center (redundancy, security, etc.)?

  B3’s data center has a Tier III certificate, provided by the Uptime Institute, and also a Leed Sustainability certificate. It has 99.98% redundancy capacity and security infrastructure 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with operational centers and qualified technicians for on-site support. Since it provides privileged access to the PUMA electronic trading platform, it makes B3's Data Center an important technological center for liquidity in the Brazilian capital market.

• Is there access control? Could the customer have access to the structure? What are the security measures for accessing the racks?

  • The environment has 24/7 security, with controlled physical access;

  • Access is controlled by a biometric system and monitoring by a video system;

  • Main entrance to the data center is controlled by receptionist, security and monitoring by video system;

  • All visits to any area of the data center are accompanied by B3 technicians during the entire period of the visitor's stay in the area;

  • To access any area of the data center, the contractor must schedule the visit in advance by e-mail colocation@b3.com.br, providing full name and document number.

• Does the environment have power generator?

  Yes, the entire data center is supported by generators in the N + 1 configuration and ready for at least 72 hours of uninterrupted operation.

• What is the supply energy coming from the substation?

  Currently, 10 MW, but the is the possibility of increasing that in case of need

• How big is the data center?

  The space in data center made available for co-location is 600m² and 1,200kW. B3 is constantly monitoring its occupation and the growth will be done in phases necessary.

Services Provided in our DC

• What are the co-location services provided by B3?

  B3 co-location services enable contractors to fully host their technological infrastructure, being able to use it not only to access B3's electronic platforms but also the services and technological platforms of other contractors through interconnections (cross connections), reducing considerably the total cost of service contractors.

  The details of the services available, according to the contractor's profile, and the price list can be found in the Commercial Policy for co-location services.

• Is there a support service in place for operations such as physical server reboot?

  Yes, contractors have at their disposal local technical support (smart hands) for operationalizing the access of their equipment to B3 platforms. Contractors for B3 co-location services (see details of each profile described in the Commercial Policy) are automatically granted a 10-hour monthly allowance for Smart Hands services, regardless of the number of accommodation units contracted.

• What services are covered in the 10-hour smart phone franchise?

  • Monitoring of contractors and / or suppliers: monitoring performed at the contractor's rack with a specialized B3 professional;

  • Electrical activation of the rack: B3 offers the service of electrical activation of the rack for Participants, Customers, Managed Service Provider Solution Providers and Connectivity Providers;

  • Equipment installation: B3 provides specialized technicians to install equipment within the co-location environment during business hours;

  • Cabling: B3 offers the cabling service in the co-location racks, such as:

  • • Interconnection of equipment internal to the rack;

    • Interconnection of the rack to the data center (activation of the contractor);

    • Cable routing (copper and fiber).

  • Uninstall and move equipment;

  • Equipment inventory;

  • Support in the assembly of equipment in the staging area;

  • Transport of equipment for activation in the co-location area;

  • Reception of equipment from contractors;

  • Visual check of the rack;

  • Equipment reset;

  • Guidance to the contractor on the equipment;

  • Release of physical access to the co-location and staging area; and

  • Energizing the Trading Rack and Web Rack for Participants and Clients.

• How many PUMA cross connections are there available? Is it possible to expand the number of connections to the PUMA network (10Gb) per rack?

  B3 offers 2 PUMA cross connections per rack (see details of each contracting profile described in the Commercial Policy). However, yes, it is possible to increase the number of connections with PUMA.

  The value of additional connections is described in the price table of our Commercial Policy.

  B3 does not establish any limit on the number of cross-connections to the PUMA network. However, we maintain the right to establish a maximum number if a large number of connections may be causing damage to our platforms or preventing other customers from contracting for the same service.

Technical specifications

• What are the technical specs of each rack?

  The B3 racks have 42 Us, divided according to the contracted service, that is, ½ trading rack in two modules of 21 Us each, or in four modules of 10 Us each, with independent accesses. The dimensions are as follows:

   

  Dimensions	½ Rack Unit (only High-Density Rack)	½ Rack Unit (other racks)	¼ Rack Unit
  Height	1000 mm	1100 mm	500 mm
  Width	600 mm	600 mm	600 mm
  Depth	1200 mm	1200 mm	1200 mm
  Support width (rails)	482.6 mm (19”)	482.6 mm (19”)	482.6 mm (19”)
  Support height	21 Us: 933.45 mm (36.75”)	23 Us: 963.45 mm (37.93”)	10 Us: 254 mm (10”)

• Additional rack information
  
  
• How many kW are available for each rack? Is there a possibility to purchase additional kW?

  The units have a dualized electrical circuit with a maximum electrical power of 6.0 kW (full rack with 42 Us); 3.0 kW (½ rack with 21 Us) and 1.5 kW (¼ rack with 10 Us), with equivalent heat dissipation. It is not possible to supply additional energy per contracted unit. 42 Us racks with up to 15 kW will soon be available.

  The High-Density Rack units, available in both negotiation and web modes, also have a dualized electrical circuit, with a minimum power of 5.5kW per ½ rack, reaching a maximum power of 7.5 kW (½ rack with 23 Us) and 15kW (entire rack with 46 Us), with equivalent heat dissipation, upon contracting.

• How many sockets are available per rack?

  Considering the standard trading rack units, 12 outlets (contingency) per ½ rack and 36 outlets are available for a complete rack, in the NBR 5410 standard, which are not remotely manageable.

  Regarding the High Density Rack, considering the greater energy capacity of the racks, 23 outlets (contingency) per ½ rack and 46 outlets per complete rack will be available, also in the NBR 5410 standard, which are not remotely manageable.

  The contractor can choose to install manageable rulers inside the rented rack (after technical approval of the equipment). In this case, the contractor must provide the rules themselves.

• Are all cables the same size (are they equidistant)?

  All cables for application management, negotiation or reception of dedicated circuits inside the co-location area have the same length, as attested by the manufacturer, including the High-Density Racks. The cabling between the trading rack, be it standard or High-Density Rack, and the trading platform is 10 Gb multimode optical fiber, while the Managed Service Provider's cabling at the RCB edge is 1 Gb. In addition, all co-location clients connect to the same switches, so that, in the event of failure, all are affected in the same way and have the same convergence.

• How long is the cabling? What is the data center map?

  The cable length and data center map can be found below:

  Point A	Point B	Cooper	Fibber
  Enter room	Co-location Network	-	82.2m +/- 0.5m SM LC/LC
  Client's rack	Co-location Network	40.5m +/- 0.4m	164 feet (49.9872m) SM LC/LC
  Co-location Network	B3's Platform Network	57.6m +/- 0.3m	328 feet (99.9744m) SM LC/LC

  

  

  The racks are distributed in a “2 yes and 1 no” pattern.

  

  Regarding the High Density Racks, those will follow the pattern indicated below, in addition to being in an enclosed area, inside the data hall, where the standard racks are located:

    

• Where is the matching engine located? Is there more than one matching engine?

  The network used in the co-location service is physically installed in the same infrastructure (same data center) as the technological components of the PUMA Trading System (B3’s trading platform), responsible for routing the bid and offers of assets and derivatives from contractors to the platform. negotiation. There are currently 6 matching engines for Equities and 6 matching engines for Derivatives.

• What is the latency and the path between the servers and the matching engine? Are there any latency differences between co-location modalities?

  Within B3's infrastructure, latency at the network level is the same for everyone within the same modality, since customer connections to B3 are made on the same equipment. This includes trading rack, High Density Rack trading, web rack and High Density Rack web.

  Although the modalities have the same standards, the web modality will pass through a security layer, which will result in greater latency.

  To		From	Application	Trafic	Hops	Network latency (µs)	RTT (µs)
  Rack Negociação	TCP	Gateway	order entry	tcp	4	11,00	22,00
  Fix Adapter	UDP	Rack Negociação	market data	udp	4	11,00	-
  RCB borda	TCP	Gateway	order entry	tcp	4	25,50	51,00
  Fix Adapter	UDP	RCB borda	market data	udp	4	25,50	-
  Rack Negociação PSG	TCP	Gateway	order entry	tcp	5	25,87	51,74
  Fix Adapter	UDP	Rack Negociação PSG	market data	udp	5	25,87	-
  Rack Web	TCP	Gateway	order entry	tcp	7	42,70	85,40
  Fix Adapter	UDP	Rack Web	market data	udp	7	111,00	-
  Rack Negociação + Rack Web	TCP	Gateway	order entry	tcp	8	42,7 + latência do sw neg cliente	85,4 + 2x a latência do sw neg cliente
  Fix Adapter	UDP	Rack Negociação + Rack Web	market data	udp	8	111 + latência do sw_neg_cliente	-
  Rack Web PSG	TCP	Gateway	order entry	tcp	8	57,57 + latência do sw_psg_cliente	115,14 + 2x a latência do sw_psg_cliente
  Fix Adapter	UDP	Rack Web PSG	market data	udp	8	125,87 + latência do sw_psg_cliente	-

  In all the cases it is taking in consideration only the network elements. It is not considered added latency of servers or application.

  

Network

• How is the link made to the B3 structure? What is the network topology?

  The co-location client connects to B3 in two main ways:

  • a) LAN Co-location: Through two pairs of 10 Gbps multimode fibers, each pair of 10 Gbps multimode fibers, connected to different elements in B3, thus ensuring the high availability of accesses.
  
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  • b)Web Co-location: through two pairs of UTP 1 Gbps cables, each UTP being connected to different elements in B3, thus guaranteeing the high availability of accesses.
  
• Which telecommunications providors are accredited by B3 to contract dedicated links?

  The list of the telecom operators certified by B3 for dedicated links and RCB can be accessed at our website.

• Do I need to hire an RCB link?

  For customers in the co-location to access the B3 trading environment, it is not necessary to contract an RCB link. Within Co-location, access to post trading can be done through an RCB cross connetion, available in our Commercial Policy.

• Is the traffic inspected? What is not allowed to traffic?

  In general, everything that is aimed at negotiation can travel in the co-location environment. Post-trade traffic must follow another access path.

• Are there plans to change the network setup in the coming years (eg 25 Gbps, cut-through switching)?

  Currently, there are no plans to change the network setup, but B3 is always up to date with new technologies and any changes are informed to customers in advance (eg: B3 communication channels, roadshows with customers).

• How is the VPN configuration done, can the client choose the addressing, or is it provided by B3?

  B3 provides a configuration manual with all the procedures and addresses to configure the VPN. The public IP (Peer) of the client will be necessary to perform the configuration.

• Is it possible to install firewall equipment in the Trading Rack?

  Yes, the client will be responsible for the network topology inside the rack.

• For cross connections with the racks in the Telecom Rooms, is it possible to use different
  Operators?

  Yes, the client will be responsible for the choice of operators.

• To configure the BGP session with the Trading network, is it necessary to use a router?

  It is possible to use an L3 switch, it is only necessary to make sure that the BGP feature is included in the switch.

• How to ensure standard connectivity between Web Rack and Trading rack?

  After contracting the Web rack, B3 will provide a range of private ips that must be configured in the Web Rack. With this, the standard connectivity will already be activated.