Technical Components

Equinix Fabric takes a component-based approach to service design and implementation. Users can create solutions using a set of micro-services, or with predefined configurations.

Equinix Fabric users are empowered to create solutions that ideally suit their network needs from a set of business objects that can be combined in a variety of ways:

  • The component model is highly scalable and flexible and can be combined into nearly unlimited solution variations
  • The same components are used by both buyers and sellers
  • Each component has a minimum viable operating state and a series of optional services that any user can enable to enhance their design

Note: In some cases, an optional service might be required depending on the configuration of other components in the solution. New services are added to the components with nearly every software release.

Components Involved in Building Solutions

There are several components you can use in building your Equinix Fabric solutions, including the following:

  • Port – Networking interface that enables establishing Fabric connections.

  • Port package – Determines the pricing scheme for local connections.
    Standard – Preferred when fewer connections might be needed per port and fixed connection speed tiers are sufficient.
    Unlimited – Offers unlimited local connections to enhance support capability when you need a higher number of connections.

  • Virtual Connections (VC) – For all connection types using a sub-interface.

  • Service Profile – Aggregates several other components for the purpose of offering services to create connections. A service profile is either Layer 2-centric (built around ports) or Layer 3-centric (built around Routing Instances).

  • Service Token – Authorizes access to Fabric ports, allowing to create connections based on pre-determined set of parameters.

  • Network – Enables optimizing the number of connections needed to create multipoint-to-multipoint networks.

  • Fabric Cloud Router – A virtual routing service that enables Layer 3 connectivity between public clouds, colocated assets, Equinix Metal instances or Network Edge devices.

Layer 2 Solution

Layer 3 Solution