Internet Connection with Fabric

Equinix Internet Access offers Fabric users a virtual connection to the internet. You can use the Fabric portal or public API commands to set up and configure your new internet service.

In addition, Internet Access is now available with global billing. If you use an Equinix global billing account, you can purchase Internet Access across multiple countries with a single currency.

Prerequisites

• You must have an active Equinix Fabric port.

• Your organization must be onboarded to an Equinix CRH/AM Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform.

  • Admins must be assigned the Fabric Manager role to order the resources. For instructions about assigning the role, see Grant Access to Organizations or Projects.

  • Users must be assigned the Fabric Viewer role to view resources. For more information about the Equinix Internet Access (EIA) roles and permissions, see Roles and Permissions.

• You cannot use a billing account that requires a purchase order (PO). Currently, billing accounts that require POs (also known as PO bearing accounts) can’t be used to place orders for Internet Access with Fabric.

  Note: You can now use Equinix global billing to order Internet Access with Fabric. For more information, see Global Billing Account.

• Your Fabric port must be located in one of these supported metros:

  AMER Region
  AT – Atlanta, U.S.
  BO – Boston, U.S.
  CH – Chicago, U.S.
  CL – Calgary, Canada
  CU – Culpepper, Washington, D.C., U.S.
  DC – Ashburn, U.S.
  DA – Dallas, U.S.
  HO – Houston, U.S.
  KA – Kamloops, Canada
  LA – Los Angeles, U.S.
  LM – Lima, Peru
  MI – Miami, U.S.
  MT – Montreal, Canada
  NY – New York, U.S.
  PH – Philadelphia, U.S.
  RJ – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  SE – Seattle, U.S.
  SP – São Paulo, Brazil
  ST – Santiago, Chile
  SV – Silicon Valley, U.S.
  TR – Toronto, Canada
  VA – Vancouver, Canada
  WI – Winnipeg, Canada

  
  

  APAC Region
  HK – Hong Kong
  JH – Johor, Malaysia
  KL – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  MB – Mumbai, India
  ME – Melbourne, Australia
  OS – Osaka, Japan
  PE – Perth, Australia
  SG – Singapore
  SL – Seoul, South Korea
  SY – Sydney, Australia
  TY – Tokyo, Japan

  
  

  EMEA Region
  AM – Amsterdam, Netherlands
  BA – Barcelona, Spain
  DB – Dublin, Ireland
  FR – Frankfurt, Germany
  GV – Geneva, Switzerland
  HE – Helsinki, Finland
  HH – Hamburg, Germany
  IL – Istanbul, Turkey
  LD – London, U.K.
  LS – Lisbon, Portugal
  MA – Manchester, U.K.
  MD – Madrid, Spain
  ML – Milan, Italy
  MU – Munich, Germany
  PA – Paris, France
  SK – Stockholm, Sweden
  SO – Sofia, Bulgaria
  ZH – Zurich, Switzerland

Supported Configurations

Equinix Internet Access service with Fabric currently supports the following configurations:

• Single port or single connection

• Fixed billing account

• Flexible minimum bandwidth commitment

• Static, direct, and BGP routing protocol

In addition, Equinix will provide:

• Internet or WAN-facing IPv4 /30 and IPv6 /64 addresses

• Optional additional IPv4 /30 to IPV4 /24, and IPv6 /64 and /48, for customer devices

If you signed up for Internet Access services during the trial period, your service automatically updated to a paid service for the same configuration for the price that was shown when you signed up.

Internet Access with Remote Fabric Ports

A remote port can be used by customers who aren’t co-located in an IBX data center, but instead, use network service providers (NSPs) with Equinix Fabric to connect from their location to an IBX.

The following diagram shows two configurations using Internet Access to connect to remote Fabric ports. The customer on the left side of the diagram uses their own IP addresses, and the customer on the right uses IP addresses assigned by Equinix.

Fabric Portal

See Order Internet Access Using the Fabric Portal for instructions. Once you submit the order with the Fabric portal, your new internet service is available immediately after you place the order, and your new connection can be viewed in the Fabric Connections Inventory and the Internet Access Inventory dashboards.

Internet Access with Fabric Using API

You can use Equinix Internet Access API to automate this procedure and integrate it with your internal systems. For details, see Order Equinix Internet Access with Fabric.

Once you run the API commands, the internet service is available immediately. And within minutes, your new connection is visible in the Fabric Connections Inventory dashboard and in the Internet Access Inventory dashboard.