SWIFT The global provider of secure financial
messaging services

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Alliance Connect Overview

SWIFT's messaging services are provided through our secure IP network, a highly secure and reliable network. Full redundancy, advanced recovery mechanisms, first class operations and customer support services ensure continuous network availability.

SWIFT offers you a wide range of connectivity products ranging from internet-based to permanent access lines for higher speed and reliability managed by four Network Partners.

SWIFT has adopted a multi-vendor model for its permanent access lines offering, combined with the global availability and low cost offered by the Internet.  The key aspect of the architecture is the co-existence of multiple Network Partners, each with a standard offering of managed IP-VPN services.

The Alliance Connect products offer you the possibility to connect through the Internet or one or two Network Partners who provide and install one or more managed customer premises equipment and local loops at your premises.

Key features of our network connectivity products:

 
Alliance Connect Bronze
Alliance Connect Silver
standard set-up
Alliance Connect Silver
with Silver Plus option
Alliance Connect Gold
Prime Line Type
Internet
Network Partner managed connectivity with guaranteed service level
Internet
Network Partner managed connectivity with guaranteed service level
Back-up Line Type
Internet (optional)
Internet
Network Partner managed connectivity with guaranteed service level
Network Partner managed connectivity with guaranteed service level
Cluster of 2 VPN boxes in an active/standby mode with built-in resiliency
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IPSec Security
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Permanent Connection
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Prime Line Availability
Best effort (Internet)
Guaranteed (Network Partner)
Best effort (Internet)
Guaranteed (Network Partner)
Backup Line Availability
Best effort (Internet)
Best effort (Internet)
Guaranteed (Network Partner)
Guaranteed (Network Partner)
Load Sharing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Recommended Volume of Transactions
Low (up to 1,000 messsages per day)
Medium (from 1,000 to 40,000 messages per day)
Medium (from 1,000 to 40,000 messages per day)
High (more than 40,000 messages per day)
Former Products
Dial-up, ISP Local Loop
Dual-I, Single-I, Single-P
Dual-I, Single-I, Single-P
Dual-P
More Information

The main function of the VPN box is to create and manage a secure 'tunnel' between your site and the SWIFT-managed Backbone Access Points. The VPN box secures the connection over the IP-VPN networks of the selected network partners. It provides a security layer in addition to the managed IP services offered by the network partners and allows SWIFT to manage its network endpoints. Network equipment located at your site that is managed by SWIFT and its network partners. The managed customer premises equipment (M-CPE) consists of one or more VPN boxes and one or more network routers. Serves as one of the possible IP-VPN access networks, alongside with the offering of the network partners. Physical site, managed and controlled by SWIFT, where the different partner networks are connected to the backbone network. A high-speed, fully resilient IP network, managed by SWIFT, that interconnects the Operating Centres and the Backbone Access Points. One of the selected network providers for the multi-vendor network environment.