Port Options and Availability
Equinix Fabric ports are physical or virtual interfaces that enable traffic exchange across the platform. These ports are consistent with those used across other Equinix Fabric services, supporting seamless integration with existing infrastructure. Ports can be provisioned globally at Equinix IBX data centers and used to establish connections with service providers, other Equinix Fabric participants, and enterprise networks.
Port options are available to accommodate a range of bandwidth requirements, including:
| Offering | Portal Name | SFP Transceiver Type | Fiber Type | API Slug |
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| 100 Gigabit Ethernet | 100G LR4 | Long Reach (LR) | SMF | 100GBASE_LR4 |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet | 10G SMF | Long Reach (LR) | SMF | 10GBASE_LR |
| Gigabit Ethernet | 1G LX | Long Wavelength (LX) | SMF | 1000BASE_LX |
All ports have support for SC, ST, LC, and FC connector types.
Fabric Ports also support the following:
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Encapsulation - Equinix Fabric supports Dot1q - 802.1Q (TPID: 0x8100), QinQ - 802.1ad (TPID: 0x8100 inner tag, 0x88a8 outer tag), or untagged traffic. For more information on encapsulation, see Port Types.
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Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) - Ports on Equinix Fabric are set to a default MTU size of 9100 bytes.
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Equinix Fabric supports Link Aggregation Groups (LAG) for 1 to 8 ports using the LACP protocol. Equinix Fabric does not support MC-LAG.
Ports availability may vary between Equinix IBX data centers. For details, see ports availability in each region:
Americas Availability
| Metro | IBX | Available Port Interfaces |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | AT1, AT4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Boston | BO2 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Bogota | BG1 | 10G SMF, 1G LX. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4. |
| Bogota | BG2 | Check availability before placing an order for any port. |
| Chicago | CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH7 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Calgary | CL1, CL2, CL3 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Culpeper | CU1, CU2, CU3, CU4, CU6 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Dallas | DA1, DA2, DA3, DA4, DA6, DA7, DA11 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Denver | DE1, DE2 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Houston | HO1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Kamloops | KA1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Lima | LM1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Los Angeles | LA1, LA2, LA3, LA4, LA6, LA7 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Miami | MI1, MI2, MI3, MI6 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Monterrey | MO1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Montreal | MT1 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Montreal | MT2 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Mexico City | MX1, MX2 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| New York | NY1, NY2, NY3, NY4, NY5, NY6, NY7, NY9 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| New York | NY13 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| New York | NY11 | 10G SMF. 100G LR4 and 1G LX ports are not available. |
| Ottawa | OT1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Philadelphia | PH1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Rio de Janeiro | RJ1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Rio de Janeiro | RJ2, RJ3 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Santiago | ST1, ST2, ST3 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Seattle | SE2, SE3, SE4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| São Paulo | SP1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| São Paulo | SP2, SP3, SP4, SP6 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Silicon Valley | SV1, SV2, SV3, SV4, SV5, SV8, SV9, SV10, SV11, SV14, SV15, SV16, SV17 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Toronto | TR1, TR2, TR4, TR5, TR6, TR7 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Vancouver | VA1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Washington, D.C. | DC1, DC2, DC3, DC4, DC5, DC6, DC10, DC11, DC12, DC13, DC14, DC15, DC16, DC21 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Winnipeg | WI1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
APAC Availability
| Metro | IBX | Available Port Interfaces |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra | CA1 | 10G SMF, 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Hong Kong | HK1, HK2, HK3, HK4, HK5, HK6 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Hong Kong | HP1 | 10G SMF, 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Jakarta | JK1 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Johor | JH1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Kuala Lumpur | KL1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Manila | MN1, MN2 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Melbourne | ME1, ME2, ME4, ME5 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Mumbai | MB1, MB2, MB3, MB4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Osaka | OS1, OS3 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Perth | PE2, PE3, PE4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Seoul | SL1, SL4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Singapore | SG1, SG2, SG3, SG4, SG5, SG6 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Sydney | SY7 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Sydney | SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4, SY5, SY6 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Tokyo | TY1, TY2, TY3, TY4, TY5, TY6, TY7, TY8, TY9, TY10, TY11, TY15 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
EMEA Availability
| Metro | IBX | Available Port Interfaces |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | AM1, AM2, AM3, AM4, AM5, AM6, AM7, AM11 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Amsterdam | AM8 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Barcelona | BA1, BA2 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Bordeaux | BX1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Brussels | BL1 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Dubai | DX1, DX3 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. 100G LR4 ports are not available. |
| Dublin | DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Dusseldorf | DU1 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. 100G LR4 ports are not available. |
| Enschede | EN1 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. 100G LR4 ports are not available. |
| Frankfurt | FR2, FR4, FR5, FR6, FR7, FR8, FR13 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Geneva | GV1, GV2 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Hamburg | HH1 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Helsinki | HE3, HE5, HE6, HE7 | 100G LR4 and 10G SMF ports. |
| Istanbul | IL2, IL4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Johannesburg | JN1 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |
| Lisbon | LS1, LS2 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| London | LD3, LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, LD8, LD9, LD10 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Madrid | MD1, MD2, MD5, MD6 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. |
| Manchester | MA1, MA3, MA4, MA5 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Milan | ML2, ML3, ML5 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Munich | MU1, MU3 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. 100G LR4 ports are not available. |
| Munich | MU4 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Paris | PA2, PA3, PA4, PA5, PA6, PA10 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Paris | PA7 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. |
| Sofia | SO1, SO2 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Stockholm | SK1, SK2, SK3 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Warsaw | WA1, WA2, WA3 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Zurich | ZH2, ZH4, ZH5 | 100G LR4, 10G SMF, 1G LX |
| Zwolle | ZW1 | 10G SMF and 1G LX ports. Confirm availability before ordering 100G LR4 ports. |