Equinix Fabric Release Notes

Equinix Fabric 2023.4 is available as of August 2023.

This release of Equinix Fabric includes the ability to create 20G & 50G virtual connections from your ports to GCP, as well as the ability to connect to another Fabric customer’s EPL port.

20G and 50G VC – Port to Google Cloud Platform

Now you can create 20G or 50G virtual connections from your A-side ports to Google Cloud Platform. For more information, see 20 Gbps and 50 Gbps Virtual Connection Availability to Google Cloud.

Connect to Another Fabric Customer’s EPL Port

Now you can connect to another Fabric customer using their EPL port with a Z-side service token. The Z-side must have an EPL port and generate a Z-side token. For more information, see Connect to Another Fabric Customer’s EPL Port.

Equinix Fabric 2023.3 is available as of June 2023.

This release of Equinix Fabric includes the ability to create a virtual connection from a Fabric port to an Azure service profile using Quick Connect, 25 Gbps and 50 Gbps virtual connections, and 100G EPL ports.

Quick Connect to Azure

Create a virtual connection from a Fabric port to an Azure service profile using Quick Connect. Fabric offers support for single or redundant connections in one transaction.

25G and 50G VCs

Now you can create 25G and 50G virtual connections between your 100G EVPL or EPL ports in the same metro or between metros. See 25 Gbps and 50 Gbps Virtual Connection Availability for metro availability.

100G EPL Ports

Now you can order 100G EPL ports from the Fabric portal. See Product Availability for metro availability.

Equinix Fabric 2023.2 is available as of April 2023.

This release of Equinix Fabric includes the ability to use Network Edge devices in multipoint-to-multipoint connections. Additional new features include support for redundant Equinix Metal connections for Z-side tokens, and an API that displays all the VLANs used on a port.

EVP-LAN for L2 Multipoint-to-Multipoint Service

The October release of Equinix Fabric provided the ability to create EVP-LAN multipoint L2 networks with support for any-to-any, full mesh connectivity between multiple Equinix metros or locations. Now you can create a multipoint EVP-LAN network and connect to that network from Fabric ports and Network Edge virtual devices. This new capability eliminates the need to create direct connections between individual locations, and is limited to a single virtual device per metro. See Multipoint-to-Multipoint Connections and EVP-LAN Support for Network Edge for more information.

Service Token Enhancements

You can create a pair of connections from your redundant virtual devices with two separate Z-side service tokens and then view, edit, and delete them from your Connections Inventory. For instructions on creating redundant connections to redundant Network Edge devices, see Create Connections with Z-Side Tokens.

With this release you can also use an A-side service token to grant access to Z-side service token connections. The A-side token provider will be billed for the connection.

Display VLANs for Ports API

Equinix Fabric now provides an API that returns all the VLANs that are being used on a specific Fabric port. This allows users to provide better VLAN assignment for new Fabric connections on existing ports. For more information about Fabric APIs, check out Equinix Fabric API Documentation.

Equinix Fabric 2023.1 is available as of February 2023.

This release of Equinix Fabric includes the ability to connect to a private Network Edge service profile using an A-side service token, as well as the ability to update connection bandwidth and the connection name for service token connections.

Connect to Private Network Edge Service Profile

Fabric and Network Edge customers can now use an A-side service token to connect to a Network Edge device through a private Network Edge service profile. See Create a Network Edge Service Profile to learn how to set up a private Network Edge Service Profile. See Create Service Tokens for instructions on creating the A-side token. See Connect to a Private Network Edge Service Profile for details on using a service token to connect to a private Network Edge service profile.

Bandwidth Resize and Connection Name Update for Service Token Connections

Connections created using A-side and Z-side service tokens can now be updated with a new name and a new bandwidth. The new charges associated with bandwidth changes for Z-side connections clearly display during the editing process. See Create Connections with an A-Side Token and Create a Connection with a Z-Side Token for instructions on editing service token connections.

Equinix Fabric 2022.6 is available as of December 2022.

This release of Equinix Fabric includes the new EP-LAN service offering, 10 Mbps bandwidth option for port to port connections, the ability to increase or decrease bandwidth of connections to IBM Direct Link, and changes to the default expiration date for Service Tokens.

EP-LAN for Layer 2 Multipoint to Multipoint Service

In October we released the ability to create EVP-LAN multipoint L2 networks with support for any-to-any, full mesh connectivity between multiple Equinix metros or locations. We have added EP-LAN, a port based service, to the MP2MP offering.

10 Mbps Billing Tier

Create lower 10 Mbps bandwidth connections for port-to-port connections and connections to a network. This includes connections to service profiles for CSPs and other service providers.

IBM Bandwidth Resizing

You can now increase or decrease the bandwidth of a connection to IBM Direct Link on demand without deleting and recreating the connection.

Service Token Default Expiration

The maximum number of days has been increased to 90 for a default Service Token expiration date.

Equinix Fabric 2022.5 is available October 10, 2022.

This release of Equinix Fabric includes the new EVP-LAN connectivity option and greater flexibility when associating Fabric ports to locations.

Layer 2 EVP-LAN Service

You can now create multipoint L2 networks with support for any-to-any, full mesh connectivity between multiple Equinix metros or locations. You can also view these networks in the Fabric Network Inventory.

Service Profile Location Mapping

As a Fabric Service Provider, you have greater flexibility when associating Fabric ports to locations. You can create and map multiple location regions to ports associated with your Service Profile.