# Create an IP-WAN

Set up a new regional or global Internet Protocol Wide Area Network (IP-WAN) by using the Equinix Customer portal.

An Internet Protocol Wide Area Network (IP-WAN) is a multipoint network that enables users to interconnect Fabric Cloud Routers across different metro locations. IP-WANs can be created as regional or global networks. When multiple Cloud Routers are connected to an IP-WAN, routes that originate from each Cloud Router location are automatically propagated through Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to other Cloud Routers in the IP-WAN.

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/fcr-ipwan-diagram-a505da13c90226dc8c6e807af37a92c5.png)

## IP-WAN Network Types[​](#ip-wan-network-types "Direct link to IP-WAN Network Types")

* **Regional IP-WAN Network (AMER/EMEA/APAC)** – Multipoint-to-Multipoint network that allows two or more Fabric Cloud Routers in different Metros within the same Region to receive and advertise routes learned from BGP peers of each FCR.

* **Global IP-WAN Network** – Multipoint-to-Multipoint network that allows two or more Fabric Cloud Routers in different Metros in any Region to learn BGP routes from each participating FCR.

> **Note**
>
> An FCR can have an IP-WAN Connection with up to one Regional and/or Global IP-WAN Network.

### IP-WAN Feature Support[​](#ip-wan-feature-support "Direct link to IP-WAN Feature Support")

| IP-WAN Feature                 | IPv4                      | IPv6 |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------- | ---- |
| Ingress Route Filter Policy    | Yes                       | Yes  |
| Egress Route Filter Policy     | Yes                       | Yes  |
| Route Aggregation Policy       | No[1](#user-content-fn-1) | No   |
| AS-Path Prepend                | No                        | No   |
| Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED) | No                        | No   |

### Common IP-WAN Network Topologies[​](#common-ip-wan-network-topologies "Direct link to Common IP-WAN Network Topologies")

#### Single Regional IP-WAN Network Edge[​](#single-regional-ip-wan-network-edge "Direct link to Single Regional IP-WAN Network Edge")

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/fcr-single-regional-34bc876f8c5dee1ca883850fba0a0d50.png)

#### Single Global IP-WAN Network[​](#single-global-ip-wan-network "Direct link to Single Global IP-WAN Network")

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/fcr-single-global-9cb73ee0c8372b1f0b1a5b708ca19678.png)

#### Segmented Regional IP-WAN Networks[​](#segmented-regional-ip-wan-networks "Direct link to Segmented Regional IP-WAN Networks")

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/fcr-segmented-regional-b4ab9c06dd0baeb82e322c888c516e28.png)

#### Hybrid Regional + Global IP-WAN Networks[​](#hybrid-regional--global-ip-wan-networks "Direct link to Hybrid Regional + Global IP-WAN Networks")

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/fcr-hybrid-regional-db8f5830813e65d0293ff6d9e114f3bd.png)

> **Note**
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> For multipoint networking connectivity solutions between Fabric ports, refer to [Multipoint-to-Multipoint Connections](https://docs.equinix.com/fabric/multipoint-connections/multipoint-networks.md) in the Equinix Fabric documentation.

## Creating an IP-WAN[​](#creating-an-ip-wan "Direct link to Creating an IP-WAN")

There is no charge for creating an IP-WAN. Standard charges apply for virtual connections that are created from IP-WANs.

1. Sign into the [Equinix Customer Portal](https://portal.equinix.com/fabric) and navigate to Fabric.

2. If your Fabric account has been transitioned to Equinix Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform, use the Context Switcher drop-down list to access your project and its assets. For more information, see [Identity and Access Management](https://docs.equinix.com/iam.md).

3. From the *Connections* menu, select **Create Network**.

   ![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/create-network-25147dfed700665903dadd6b550fcebe.png)

4. On the *Create a Multipoint Network* page, review the information and click **Next**.

5. Depending on where your Fabric Cloud Routers are located, click *Regional Network* or *Global Network*.

   * To connect assets that reside only within one particular region (AMER, EMEA, APAC), select *Regional Network*.
   * To connect Fabric Cloud Routers in different regions, select *Global Network*.

To create a *Regional Network*:

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/create-region-9594dfa9deff411a2516d708824340ec.png)

1. Select the region in which you want to create your IP-WAN.
2. Select the *Fabric Cloud Routers* assets type.
3. Enter a name for your new network.
4. Click **Next**.

To create a *Global Network*:

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/create-multipoint-b3a0b9def23471fd54087cc9c5509e9c.png)

1. Select the *Fabric Cloud Routers* option to create an IP-WAN.
2. Enter a name for your new network.
3. Click **Next**.

Review your order and enter the email addresses of anyone who should receive notifications about this order. Your email address is automatically added by default. Click **Submit Order**.

In the order confirmation screen:

![](https://docs.equinix.com/assets/images/create-success-uuid-1dfefebef6655c33417f1b7703025a78.png)

* Click *Connect Assets to this Network* to add connections. For more information, see the steps to [Connect to an IP-WAN](https://docs.equinix.com/fabric-cloud-router/ip-wan/fcr-ip-wan-connect.md#select-locations).
* Click *View this Network in your Inventory* to see details about the network.
* Copy the Network UUID that is associated with this new network.

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## Footnotes[​](#footnote-label "Direct link to Footnotes")

1. Route Aggregation support for IP-WAN to be enabled in a future release. [↩](#user-content-fnref-1)