Ports

This topic covers pricing and billing for Ports. See the Ports documentation for more information on Equinix ports.

Fee Type

Prices for Equinix Fabric ports are determined by monthly recurring charges (MRC) that vary with the port speed and type.
Ports are orderable for a minimum of 12 months.
Non-recurring charges (NRC) are no longer applicable for new ports ordered from February 2023.

The following options determine port pricing.

Location – The region or country where the port is delivered.
Bandwidth speed – 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, or 100 Gbps.
Port type, based on your location:
- Standard or Metro ports – The port is delivered to your Equinix account colocated in the same IBX, or to a different IBX within the same Metro as the Equinix Fabric switch. The pricing is the same for both standard and metro ports.
- Remote or Metro-Remote ports – The port is delivered to a third party's demarcation in an Equinix IBX. In most cases, the third party is a Network Service Provider, who forwards connectivity to the Equinix Fabric Port on your account. Remote and metro remote ports are charged at the same rate than standard ports.
- Extended or Metro-Remote Extended ports – The port connects you to Equinix Fabric through a Building Meet-Me-Room (BMMR). These ports are priced higher than the rest of port types.

Availability of certain types of ports can vary by location, refer to your Equinix sales representative for further details.

Note: Equinix recommends dual port architecture for network redundancy.

Port connection package determine connection pricing model.

Standard

Includes only the ports and the physical network connection between your demarcation and the Equinix Fabric equipment, typically a Cross Connect, Fiber Connect or Metro Connect service.
Charges an additional fee for a local virtual connection (VC) provisioned on a port.
Standard port pricing does not cover Virtual Connection fees or any additional Equinix services.

Unlimited

Includes the ability to create local connections at no extra charge. It is available for standard and remote ports.
Create any number of local connections up to the allowed amount of VLANs (up to 4095 VLANs).
The Unlimited Local Connections port package includes Unlimited Local Connections and is priced higher than a standard port package.
Unlimited Local ports pricing does not cover Remote Connection (i.e. inter-metro) fees or any additional Equinix services, such as Routing Instances and IP Blocks.
You are responsible for managing any oversubscriptions on your port.

Unlimited Port Plus

Note:

Unlimited remote connections port package is available for offline ordering in Europe, US and Canada.
Unlimited remote connections package is applicable to standard ports only.
Remote Connections originating from these ports within the following geographic limits are not charged:
- Unlimited Remote Ports in Europe – Connections across all metros in Europe excluding Middle East (United Arab Emirates).
- Unlimited Remote Ports in Canada and US – Connections across all metros in Canada & US.

Includes the ability to create local and remote connections at no extra charge. It is available for standard ports.
Create any number of local and remote connections up to the allowed amount of VLANs (up to 4095 VLANs).
Unlimited Port Plus connections package does not cover any additional Equinix services, such as Routing Instances and IP Blocks.
You are responsible for managing any oversubscriptions on your port.

Two possible Port pricing scenarios are available.

You require Local Connections only. The Unlimited Virtual Connections Port product is the ideal choice.
You require Remote Connections. The Local Connection portion is included in the Unlimited Local Connections Port product. However, there are additional charges for Remote or inter-metro connectivity.
You require multiple Remote Connections...