Peering is the exchange of routing information between separate IP networks. It is limited to the exchange of your routing information and traffic, as opposed to IP transit, where access to the entire internet is provided.
Note: Most peering participants continue to use IP transit providers to reach end users or services that are unavailable through peering.
Features
Peering includes:
- Diverse geographical coverage with a global Equinix Internet Exchange platform
- Ability to publicly peer through Internet Exchange, or privately peer through Cross Connects within Equinix IBX Ecosystems
- Flexible connectivity options at speeds ranging from 1 Gbps (1 Gigabit Ethernet) to 100 Gbps (100 Gigabit Ethernet)
- Easily mitigate DDoS attack with Remote Triggered Black Hole (RTBH) filtering
- Dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 support
- Route server-based Multi-Lateral Peering Exchange (MLPE) to reduce the number of peering sessions
