Case study
Validating True
Route Diversity
How Consortiv helped a trading firm uncover hidden fiber overlap between 350 Cermak and CME Aurora.
- Physical overlap
- identified between two “diverse” circuits
- Low-latency
- route alternatives evaluated
- True diversity
- designed into the replacement path
- Carrier A — 10G Wave
- Carrier B — 10G Wave
- Designed diverse path
When “Diverse” Circuits Weren’t Actually Diverse
A trading firm experienced simultaneous failure across two 10G wave services during a maintenance event. Both circuits had been purchased as diverse, low-latency paths, but a review of the underlying routes revealed physical overlap in the infrastructure beneath them.
Data-Driven Route Intelligence
- Reviewed carrier route documentation and KMZ files
- Compared physical routes for conduit overlap and metro convergence
- Reviewed shared infrastructure and entrance exposure
- Evaluated alternative carrier options
- Designed a route with true physical separation
A More Resilient Network
- Documented physical route diversity
- Reduced shared infrastructure exposure
- Better visibility into latency and route options
- Ongoing route documentation for future reviews
Route Intelligence
& Carrier Comparison
Explore how, using proprietary technology, Consortiv compares physical routes, KMZs, latency, carrier options and pricing side by side. Sample data shown for a 725 S Wells → 350 E Cermak build.
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Zayo
ZAYO-WAVE-A · Route A · 24 months term
Route engineering
Service
10G wave
Map path
Route A
Endpoint pair
725 S Wells → 350 E Cermak
Latency
0.19 ms RTT (est.)
Diversity status
Shares final metro segment with the third-carrier path
Shared path
~0.9 mi shared approaching 350 E Cermak
A-end entrance
North entrance
Z-end entrance
West entrance
MRC
$1,997
NRC
$5,000
Contract value
$52,928
over 24 months
Lifecycle Network Intelligence
Consortiv's proprietary technology manages your full global network and every carrier in one place — sites, circuits, providers, contracts, renewals, projects, and route documentation — so nothing about your network lives in a spreadsheet.
Sites
10 managed locations
Circuits
25 active services
Contracts
19 tracked agreements
Projects
3 installs in flight
Chicago — 1 N Upper Wacker Dr
2 circuits · Active
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Selected site
1 N Upper Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL
Network health
2
Active circuits
2
Providers
2
Contracts
0
Open issues
1,734 days
Next renewal
The key insight
Different carriers don’t always mean different routes.
Consortiv reviews KMZs, physical infrastructure, shared paths and carrier engineering to validate whether network diversity is actually diverse.
Source
Compare carriers, pricing and services
Validate
Review KMZs, latency and physical diversity
Implement
Track installs and network projects
Manage
Maintain circuits, contracts, renewals and route intelligence
Dive Deeper
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