Additional Internet Bandwidth is a charged service that allows users to increase the amount of public internet traffic that flows in and out of a Network Edge device.
Every virtual device comes with 15 Mbps of internet bandwidth and a public IP address. Internet bandwidth can only be used for SSH access or as a tunnel endpoint for the purpose of building overlay networks. In case the default 15 Mbps isn't enough, the Additional Internet Bandwidth service can provide the required amount.
Note: DDoS protection is provided on the public IP address that is assigned to the virtual device.
The Additional Internet Bandwidth service has the following attributes:
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Data Requirements |
Notes |
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Configure before launch: |
No |
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Configure at launch: |
Yes |
In the Additional Services section of the new device. |
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Configure during lifecycle: |
Yes |
In the Additional Services section of device details. |
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Optional or required |
Optional |
All devices include 15 Mbps of internet bandwidth. If the user removes values or does not use this service, it's assumed disabled, although the 15 Mbps remains active. |
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Additional Mbps |
Whole number |
Measured in Mbps or Gbps |
Can be any value above or below current or previous value, should not go below 15. |
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Device |
UUID; Required |
Alphanumeric |
On the portal, the device UUID is assumed based on the currently active device that user is viewing. |
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Max BW |
Whole number |
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Can’t exceed the overall throughput of the associated device. |
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Incremental charges |
Yes |
Expressed in local currency where the device resides, calculated by additional Mbps value x Tier rate. |
Additional internet has several pricing tiers, expressed "per Megabit per second." |
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Required same on secondary? |
No |
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Unless specified otherwise when configuring your device, the internet traffic uses the same interface as the SSH link, so both use a single, shared public IP address that is issued at the time of device creation. The total amount of throughput can be customized but can’t exceed the total of your device's allowed throughput. Traffic is treated as best effort and is not guaranteed. For the purpose of measuring it against other traditional internet access services, there is only one charge and selection made for the committed rate. There is no additional burst rate or charge.
When adding internet bandwidth to an HA-paired device, the system doesn’t require you to have the same settings on both devices. Users can add differing amounts to each device. This can be useful if you do not plan to pass traffic over the internet to the secondary device under normal conditions. This might save on expenses, and in an emergency the user can always ramp it up through portal or even create scripts to do so automatically through API when certain conditions are met.
If your use case demands large amounts of traffic and the primary solution fails, you might be bottlenecked and drop packets when traffic shifts to the secondary instance with a smaller internet throughput allowance.
Note: Equinix always recommends that the user maintain equivalent settings on the primary and secondary solutions.