not. Connect Fabric Cloud Routers with an IP-WAN

An Internet Protocol Wide Area Network (IP-WAN) is a multipoint network that enables users to interconnect Fabric Cloud Routers across different metro locations. IP-WANs can be created as regional or global networks. When multiple Cloud Routers are connected to an IP-WAN network, routes that originate from each Cloud Router location are automatically propagated through Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to other Cloud Routers in the IP-WAN network.

Creating an IP-WAN and connecting to it from a Fabric Cloud Router involves these steps:

1. Create an IP-WAN

2. Connect to an IP-WAN Network from the Fabric Cloud Routers

Note: For multipoint networking connectivity solutions between Fabric ports, refer to Multipoint-to-Multipoint Connections in the Equinix Fabric documentation.

There is no charge for creating an IP-WAN network. Standard charges apply for virtual connections that are created from IP-WAN networks.

IP-WAN Network Types

• Regional IP-WAN Network (AMER/EMEA/APAC) – Multipoint-to-Multipoint network that allows two or more Fabric Cloud Routers in different Metros within the same Region to receive and advertise routes learned from BGP peers of each FCR.

• Global IP-WAN Network – Multipoint-to-Multipoint network that allows two or more Fabric Cloud Routers in different Metros in any Region to learn BGP routes from each participating FCR.

  Note: An FCR can have an IP-WAN Connection with up to one Regional and/or Global IP-WAN Network.

Common IP-WAN Network Topologies

Single Regional IP-WAN Network Edge

Single Global IP-WAN Network

Segmented Regional IP-WAN Networks

Hybrid Regional + Global IP-WAN Networks