TowerCoverage.com – Technical Infrastructure & Platform Overview

TowerCoverage.com is one of the first fully web-based RF propagation mapping systems designed to support 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz, 3.6 GHz, and many additional licensed and unlicensed frequency bands. Since our launch in 2011, we have spent more than 15 years engineering and refining our platform to deliver accurate, high-resolution coverage maps for service providers around the world.

Gone are the days of deploying access points and performing ad-hoc site surveys just to determine if a potential customer can receive service. TowerCoverage.com enables you to model, predict, and validate coverage with confidence—before a truck ever rolls.

With our Multi-Map system, you can merge numerous individual access points into comprehensive, service-area-wide maps for internal planning or publish them directly to your website using our embedded iframe tools. We also support fiber and coax mapping capabilities to provide a complete toolkit for modern ISPs.

Through our integrated lead-generation system, customer inquiries submitted through your public maps automatically generate the six best path profiles to your towers within minutes. You can review the data, forward leads into your billing/CRM system, plan new tower locations, locate existing FCC towers, and much more—often with accuracy down to one meter in many regions worldwide.

High-Performance Storage Architecture (Powered by MikroTik RDS Architecture)

To deliver global reliability and performance, TowerCoverage.com uses MikroTik’s Rose Data Storage RDS2216-2XG-4S+4XS-2XQ units in an active/active storage configuration for all user-generated content, including logos, coverage layers, and Multi-Maps.

Each RDS has: 10 × 2 TB NVMe drives (via U.2 adapters) running RAID6, providing approximately ~15 TB usable high-speed storage, plus another RAID5 tier using 8 × 4 TB NVMe drives (via U.2 adapters), providing approximately ~22 TB usable high-speed storage.

We blend these using both local disk storage and iSCSI. Each RDS system mirrors data via RAID-1 across iSCSI hosts, delivering high-performance, redundant storage across both chassis. Our active/active design enables near-simultaneous writes to both units via iSCSI, providing exceptional reliability and data integrity.

Network Fabric

Both RDS units are connected via 40 Gbps links to a pair of CRS326-24S+ switches. Each RDS connects to both switches using Multi-Chassis LAG (MLAG), providing 80 Gbps aggregated bandwidth per RDS to the switch stack, switch-level redundancy, and seamless failover.

Routing & Network Redundancy

We operate dual MikroTik CCR2116 routers forming a redundant routing core.

Features include:

• Active/active BGP sessions with active/active routing across multiple transit and peering connections
• Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 with VRRP failover on public and private interfaces
• A/B power systems backed by generators
• Dual HVAC systems that alternate to ensure reliability and health
• Environmental monitoring (temperature, humidity, and air-quality)

This provides 24/7 continuity even during maintenance or hardware failure.

Backup, Replication & Disaster Recovery

We maintain a multilayer backup and replication system:

Local Backup Tier

• High-speed local backup storage
• Multi-gigabit restoration performance
• Rapid rollbacks and recovery

Cloud Backup Tier

• Encrypted off-site cloud storage
• Long-term retention of critical data

Redundant Data Center Replication

• Full VM and server snapshots replicated to a secondary data center
• Replication intervals: every 5–15 minutes
• Backup center runs its own independent internet uplinks, BGP routing, and core switching
• Provides complete failover capability

Monitoring & Telemetry

All systems are continuously monitored using:

• MikroTik The Dude
• Zabbix

We actively monitor:

• BGP peers
• OSPF sessions
• Switch fabrics
• Storage performance
• Environmental systems
• UPS/Battery performance
• Replication health
• Latencies
• Server health

This multi-layer monitoring ensures issues are detected long before they impact service.

Experience the Difference a Team Makes — Link Technologies, Inc.

With the expertise of Link Technologies, Inc.’s world-class engineering staff, we have built a fully redundant, enterprise-grade infrastructure designed to deliver unmatched reliability. Leveraging ISP-level networking protocols, redundant hardware, and geographically diverse data centers, our system is engineered for maximum uptime and seamless performance.

The consultants at Link Technologies, Inc. are recognized leaders in the industry and specialize in designing active/active, no-compromise redundancy solutions. Whether you’re a growing ISP or an established enterprise, our team can architect a resilient network that keeps your services online, even under the most demanding conditions.

Let Link Technologies, Inc. turn your network into a powerhouse of reliability, performance, and peace of mind.

Summary

Using a fully redundant MikroTik-powered infrastructure, TowerCoverage.com has become a global leader in RF propagation mapping. Our platform is built with active/active routing, storage, switching, and power systems—designed to maximize uptime, performance, and data integrity.