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Get in TouchEquinix Internet Exchange Enables efficient interconnection between hundreds of networks.
Easily and effectively exchange Internet traffic.
The Equinix Internet Exchange facilitates IP peering via an Ethernet switching fabric. An alternative to purchasing IP transit to reach partners across the Internet, the Equinix Internet Exchange aggregates thousands of peering sessions onto the shared fabric, connecting peers at multiple IBX® locations in 18 global metros. The service lowers overall IP transit costs and delivers enhanced end-to-end network performance, speed, and reliability.
Over 690 networks globally peer through the Internet Exchange to enhance network performance by eliminating network hops.
Network service providers, as well as content and e-commerce companies and enterprises delivering video, gaming, and other applications use peering relationships to increase network efficiency.
For more information on the Equinix Internet Exchange, please email peering-info@equinix.com.
- Public VLAN — offers access to all peering participants
- Supports industry standard IEEE 802.1Q trunking encapsulation
- Private VLAN (Required: Unicast Peering VLAN enabled) — create a private broadcast domain over the public switched infrastructure that can be used for direct bi-lateral peering or to create a community of interest
- Defined as a bi-lateral peering relationship between two companies
- Access to IX Peering Portal
- 24x7 Network Operations Centre for issue resolution at every site
- 99.99% uptime guarantee for individual ports
- Best practice information on peering and interconnection
- Account, technical and operational support
- Access to Peering community
- sFlow-based data and charting tools — view how much traffic is being exchanged with each peer
- Participant lists for each Internet Exchange location
- Network Health Reports —jitter, latency and packet loss stats
- Network topology diagrams and information
- Peering events calendar
- Carrier-class service including an SLA commitment
- Access to Equinix events targeted at peering coordinators and network engineers
- Diverse geographical coverage with a global Equinix Internet Exchange platform
- Flexible and scalable connectivity options at speeds ranging from 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet) to 10 Gbps (10 Gigabit Ethernet)
- Dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 support
- Route server-based Multi-Lateral Peering Exchange (MLPE) which reduces the number of peering sessions
- Strategic IX Partnerships:
- In Europe, Equinix partners with ALP-IX in Munich, AMS-IX and NL-IX in Amsterdam, DE-CIX and KleyReX in Frankfurt, ECIX in Dusseldorf, LINX in London, and co-operates CIXP in Geneva in conjunction with CERN.
- In Asia-Pacific, Equinix has partnerships with BBIX, JPIX and JPNAP in Tokyo.
If you are interested in peering solutions for Equinix Internet Exchange, please contact us.
If you are a peering participant of the Equinix Internet Exchange, register for access to the IX Peering Portal.
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