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Internet Access

Equinix Internet Access provides blended internet access using multiple tier-1 internet service providers (ISPs) and Equinix Internet Exchanges (IX) to deliver high availability, reliability, and speed. Equinix Internet Access also supports various protocols, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), with static and direct routing over 1G, 10G, and 100G single-port or dual-port connections.

Features​

Some highlights of Equinix Internet Access are:

  • Flexible product configurations available for port speeds, static routing, or dynamic routing
  • Built-in redundancy and consistent low latency services from direct fast-path connections to major content destinations like Dropbox, Office 365, and Zoom
  • Scalable bandwidth and usage-based billing
  • Guaranteed up-time with dual-port configurations that carry a 99.99% availability SLA, and single-port configurations that carry a 99.9% availability SLA
  • Rich SaaS ecosystem available with highly localized access
  • Simplified management with one invoice, real-time bandwidth reporting, and support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
  • Available as a resource in Solution Builder, where users can add and configure Internet Access using topology diagrams that are downloadable with price estimates

Use Cases​

Equinix Internet Access is commonly used for these purposes:

  • Main internet access – Highly scalable and resilient internet connection with dual port access and fixed fee billing. Internet Access provides the main source of internet access for IP transport. Example configuration details:

    • Dual-port
    • 1G port
    • IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses
    • VRRP Static, Equinix-assigned IP Space
    • 500 Mbps commitment
    • Fixed billing

    These default selections can be modified to suit your precise needs.

  • Management access – Minimum internet bandwidth established to gain out-of-band management access to your assets in Equinix IBXes. Internet Access provides independent, diverse back-door support for managing servers and network devices. No additional IP addresses are required, and no modifications to the configuration are permitted.

    • Single-port
    • 1G port
    • IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses
    • Direct Routing with Equinix-assigned IP Space
    • Bandwidth commitment – 15 Mbps
    • Fixed billing

Connecting to Internet Access - Fabric​

Equinix Internet Access offers Fabric users a layer 2 virtual connection to the Internet where the a-side is your Fabric port.

It supports:

  • Redundancy - Support for single and dual port configurations where both ports are in the same IBX. Single ports support static, direct and BGP routing. Dual port configurations support VRRP Static, VRRP Direct, and BGP routing.
  • Fixed billing account.
  • Symmetrical bandwidth of 10 Mbps - 50 Gbps up to maximum port speed, with a flexible minimum bandwidth commitment.

In addition, Equinix can provide:

  • Internet or WAN-facing IPv4 /30 and IPv6 /64 addresses.
  • Optional additional IPv4 /30 to IPV4 /24, and IPv6 /64 and /48, for customer devices.

Or you can bring and use your own IP address space.

Other advantages of using a Fabric port for Internet Access:

  • Fabric ports can be shared with several different Equinix services on the same port with bandwidth up to 50 Gbps.
  • For customers who aren’t co-located in an IBX data center, remote ports allow use of network service providers (NSPs) with Equinix Fabric to connect from their location to an IBX.

To check Internet Access availability, go to Marketplace.

Ordering for Your Fabric Port​

See Ordering Internet Access for instructions. Once you submit the order, your new internet service is available immediately after you place the order, and your new connection can be viewed in the Fabric Connections Inventory and the Internet Access Inventory dashboards.

Connecting to Internet Access - Network Edge​

Equinix Internet Access offers a layer 2 virtual connection to the Internet where the a-side is your Network Edge virtual device, configured as:

  • An internet on firewall virtual device that gives you possibility to monitor and filter incoming and outgoing network traffic based on your organization's established security policies.

  • A virtual router that provides routing, switching, security, VPN, and other functions through a virtualization platform.

  • A load balancer that is distributing network or application traffic across a number of servers increasing capacity (concurrent users) and reliability of applications.

It supports:

  • Redundancy - Support for Single device, Redundant devices, or Cluster devices. Support for single or dual connections, including a single independent connection for each device in a cluster pair or a redundant pair. End-to-end resilient secondary (redundant) connections are supported for clusters and redundant devices. Supports static, direct, and BGP routing for single device configurations and BGP routing for dual device configurations.
  • Fixed billing account
  • Symmetrical bandwidth of 10 Mbps - 10 Gbps up to maximum port speed, with a flexible minimum bandwidth commitment

In addition, Equinix can provide:

  • Internet or WAN-facing IPv4 /30 and IPv6 /64 addresses.
  • Optional additional IPv4 /30 to IPV4 /24, and IPv6 /64 and /48, for customer devices.

Or you can bring and use your own IP address space.

Ordering for Your Virtual Device​

See Ordering Internet Access for instructions. Once you submit the order, your new internet service is provisioned automatically and installed immediately after you place the order. Your new connection can be viewed in the Fabric Connections Inventory and the Internet Access Inventory dashboards.

Connecting to Internet Access - Dedicated Ports​

Equinix Internet Access offers users who already have a cage or a cabinet the ability to order a Dedicated Port that is fully reserved for Internet Access service that allows bandwidth up to 100 Gbps over 1G, 10G, or 100G ports.

It supports:

  • Redundancy - Support for single and dual port configurations where both ports are in the same IBX. Single ports support static, direct and BGP routing. Dual port configurations support VRRP Static, VRRP Direct, and BGP routing.
  • Flexible Traffic Billing Plans - Choose between Fixed Bandwidth and Price, Burst Billing, or Usage-Based Billing options.
  • Symmetrical bandwidth of 10 Mbps – 100 Gbps over 1G, 10G, or 100G port.

Ordering for Your Dedicated Port​

See Ordering Internet Access for a Dedicated Port for instructions. Once you submit the order, the provisioning time for ordering online is an average of 2 days or an average of 3-5 days if you order offline. Your new connection can be viewed in the Fabric Connections Inventory and the new port in your Install Base.

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