Networking
Having a secure and reliable network is critical, especially with the unique set of demands that exist within the realm of the trading and financial services industry. YJT's network engineers give you the comprehensive expertise that you need, when you need it. With deep networking knowledge and the experience of applying it solely to the trading and finance industry, YJT is ideally suited to successfully deliver your network initiatives.
Our Network Consulting services include the following core offerings:
Network Routing/Switching Infrastructure
YJT helps trading and financial services firms design, implement and optimize their internal network infrastructure in order to meet the high demands of trading and financial services firms. Following are some of the areas that YJT has extensive experience:
- Multicast based market data delivery and order execution
- Redundant switching infrastructure to provide connectivity for traders' workstations, back-office systems, application servers, and other critical systems
- Network routing infrastructure to optimally route traffic to multiple sites or to third party vendors (exchanges, market data providers, clearing firms, etc.)
- Provide higher level support to our Managed Services clients
Network Assessment
Network assessments of existing client networks result in the following outcomes:
- Validation of optimal network topology and configuration
- Identification of performance issues and obsolete network gear
- Recommendation for network optimization
- Roadmap for network improvement
Datacenter/Co-location
YJT has experience in designing and implementing client office datacenters and/or co-location datacenters. Over the years, YJT has acquired strategic relationships with major co-location providers and has now streamlined the process of establishing presence in the co-location facilities. The services provided include:
- Evaluating and recommending appropriate datacenter/co-location depending on the client's needs and trading strategy
- Determining network and server hardware required for the client solution
- Mapping power, cooling, business continuity, and latency requirements to an appropriate datacenter/co-location solution
- Designing and implementing the datacenter/co-location network infrastructure
- Coordinating with collocation third party vendors and connectivity providers
Telephony Systems
YJT has expertise in the design and implementation of voice-over-IP telephony systems, specifically the following components of IP telephony systems:
- Private exchange (PBX) IP based call processing system
- Voicemail, including unified messaging that integrates email and voicemails
- Automated call attendant systems
- Call center call handling systems
Security
YJT utilizes its expertise to help trading and financial services firms improve the security of their network and systems. YJT has experience assisting clients to comply with regulations, provide assurance to customers, and reduce business risk. The services provided include:
- Internet Connectivity
- Firewall Implementation
- VPN Solutions
- Remote access VPN solutions (client software based and web based)
- Site-to-site VPN (providing connectivity to vendors or remote offices)
- Intrusion Detection/Prevention
- Web and Mail Filtering
- Security Assessments
Connectivity Services
YJT has the expertise and experience to fully evaluate, recommend, and manage the implementation of client connectivity services:
- Content Provider Connectivity
- Exchanges
- Financial Services Providers (Activ, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, etc.)
- Execution Connectivity
- Clearing firms
- Exchanges
- Carrier Connectivity
- Metro Ethernet providers
- Internet service providers
- Dark Fiber providers
- MPLS
- T1/DS3 providers
- Sonet
Trade Messaging Infrastructure
YJT has experience in the design, implementation, and optimization of trade messaging infrastructures and provides clients with support for the following messaging technologies:
- TCP/UDP
- IP Multicast
- 29 West
- TIBCO
- FIX