Customer Success Story
i3D.net delivers immersive online experiences from a Juniper foundation
Real-time entertainment and communications companies Ubisoft, EA, and Discord rely on i3D.net for high-performance, low-latency infrastructure to power their immersive digital experiences.
i3D.net is one of the leading providers of high-performance hosting and global infrastructure services. The company operates a low-latency network, with thousands of servers spread across more than 40 points of presence on six continents. i3D.net excels in the gaming market and hosts a variety of AAA games, which led to its acquisition by Ubisoft in 2019. It continues to help various large-scale gaming and enterprise customers deploy, scale, and manage their applications to over 650 million users globally. One of its biggest customers is the WebRTC platform Discord, for which i3D.net is the main provider for its video and audio streaming services. i3D.net relies on Juniper equipment to scale out its global network and points of presence.
Overview
| Company | i3D.net |
| Industry | Technology |
| Products used | MX10003, MX10004 and MX10008, QFX5130, QFX5120, EX3400 |
| Region | EMEA |
23+ Tbps
Global network capacity
45+
Locations on 6 continents
#1
Fastest growing company in the Netherlands in 2022
2000+
Direct peering connections
Scale real-time services to reach 1 billion users by 2025
i3D.net, with two decades of experience in meeting the unique server and network requirements of the gaming industry, has set an ambitious goal to reach 1 billion users by 2025.
i3D.net has seen its business grow rapidly. To meet the demand for blockbusters like FIFA, Rocket League, and Discord, i3D.net must continue to expand the capacity and global reach of its high-performance, ultra-low-latency network.
“We are committed to providing the best possible end-user experiences for our customers with our game hosting platforms, no matter where they are, so our network is one of the most important pillars of our company,” says Michiel Mix, sales manager at i3D.net.
An infrastructure built to win
A key to i3D.net’s success is that it controls the infrastructure stack, including its own content delivery network and anti-DDoS solution, and the data center, compute, and networking resources for its hosting platform. That approach allows the company to deliver a high-performance, low-latency network designed for immersive experiences.
i3D.net relies on the line of Juniper MX10000 Universal Routing Platforms for its core and edge networks, which deliver high scale and density, power efficiency, and investment protection. It relies on the MX10004 and MX10008 routers, which deliver high scale and density and superior cost-per-bit economics, for data center interconnect. It uses the MX10003, a space- and power-efficient router, for its points of presence (POPs). The MX Series routers block DDoS attacks at the edge that are detected by i3D.net’s DDoS mitigation software.
The provider relies on the Juniper QFX5100 line of switches for the IP fabric in its POPs. The QFX5120 switch offers a flexible choice of 1/10/25/40/100GbE interfaces, while the QFX5130 delivers high-density 400GbE connectivity. Juniper EX3400 Switches serve the company’s access and aggregation networks.
New markets, new revenue opportunities
With the scalability, programmability, and operational efficiency of a Juniper network, i3D.net can bring the game closer to its players to deliver the highly responsive experience required for competitive gaming and real-time applications.
i3D.net provides gaming to hundreds of millions of people—and has its sights set on serving billions of users in the next few years.
With 45 POPs and growing, i3D continues to make games accessible in new markets. That leads to new revenue opportunities for game studios and satisfying immersive experiences for gamers and online communities. Enterprise customers can benefit, too, from a premium network for their own infrastructure and business continuity needs.
The Products
MX10003
The SDN-enabled MX10003 Universal Routing Platform is built for space and power constrained environments. It is also a carrier-grade, multiservice platform with extensive automation capabilities enabling operators to meet ever expanding bandwidth, subscriber and service demands. The MX10003 Universal Routing Platform delivers 2.4 Tbps of system capacity in a 3 RU unit and supports 144 x 10 GbE or 24 x 100GbE interfaces in a single chassis.
MX10004 and MX10008
The MX10004 and MX10008 Universal Routing Platforms deliver unprecedented scale for service provider and cloud operators, enabling advanced business and residential multi-service edge services with a cloud-optimized form factor, and superior cost-per-bit economics. The MX10004 and MX10008 are SDN-enabled, delivering up to 76.8 Tbps of system capacity in 4, 8, or 16 slot chassis supporting dense 100 GbE, 400 GbE, and, in the future, 800 GbE interfaces. These carrier-grade platforms have extensive automation capabilities.
QFX5130
The QFX5130 line offers high-density, cost-optimized, 1-U, 400GbE and 100GbE fixed-configuration switches based on the Broadcom Trident 4 processor. It’s ideal for environments where cloud services are being added. With 10/25/40/100/400GbE interface options, the QFX5130 is an optimal choice for spine-and-leaf deployments in enterprise, service provider, and cloud provider environments.
QFX5120
The QFX5120 line offers 1/10/25/40/100GbE switches designed for data center, data center edge, data center interconnect and campus deployments with requirements for low-latency Layer 2/Layer 3 features and advanced EVPN-VXLAN capabilities.
EX3400
The EX3400 line of Ethernet switches are a cost-effective solution for today’s most demanding converged data, voice, and video enterprise access networks.
Published March 2023