Network Overview
The network consists of over 100 miles of fiber optic cable threading throughout Aurora. The entire backbone is 100% underground.
The City of Aurora designed and built this network as critical infrastructure, initially to connect municipal facilities and public safety sites. The network includes more than a dozen public and private towers/monopoles that are well-situated for radios transmitters and receivers.
The network uses a ring architecture with self-healing capabilities: if a fiber cut or outage occurs on one part of the ring, traffic is automatically rerouted the other direction, keeping your connection alive. The core fiber backbone runs on a 10 Gbps Metro Ethernet design, and is scalable to even higher capacities as needed.
Data Centers
CME/CyrusOne Aurora Data Center: Our network connects to Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) space in CyrusOne CHI-1, located in Aurora’s northeast corridor on Diehl Rd.
US Signal IL02 Data Center: OnLight fiber also links to the US Signal IL02, located on Meridian Parkway between Eola Rd and Route 59.
Network Operations
The OnLight network is actively monitored 24/7/365 by our Network Operations Center (NOC) based right here in Aurora.
Call (630) 256-4621 to report a problem.
Available Assets
Dark Fiber & Conduit: The Aurora Network has excess fiber capacity on many routes. We offer dark fiber strands for lease on a vendor-neutral basis to those that wishes to run their own network services. If your project requires connecting through Aurora, we likely have infrastructure in place to facilitate it.
Towers: We have more than a dozen towers available for potential tower space lease. Namely, OnLight Aurora owns two 29-foot monopoles located at the SW corner of Eola and Diehl. We welcome inquiries to lease space on these monopoles.