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Dedicated Port Configurations

Equinix Internet Access supports several Ethernet interface types, redundancy options, bandwidth commitment rates, and link aggregation groups.

You can order a dedicated Equinix Internet Access port for an Equinix IBX data center where you already have a cage or a cabinet.

You can choose from available Ethernet interface types:

  • Gigabit Ethernet – 1000BASE-LX on Single-Mode Fiber (SMF)
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet – 10G-LR on SMF
  • 100 Gigabit Ethernet – 100G-LR4 on SMF
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If you have an Equinix Fabric port, you can quickly order and activate Equinix Internet Access services through the Customer portal or by using an API. To determine if this is a solution that fits your needs, see Connecting to Internet Access - Fabric.

Redundancy Options​

Equinix Internet Access offers redundancy options to suit your requirements and equipment:

  • Single-port installation (single-port) – You can connect through a single Cross Connects connection to a single port on the Equinix Internet Access platform.
  • Dual-port installation (dual-port) – You are set up with two Cross Connects that are connected to two independent ports on the Equinix Internet Access platform.

Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) are supported on 10G and 100G Equinix Internet Access ports, and up to 10 ports of 10G or 4 ports of 100G can exist within one LAG. Your equipment must support Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). The ports within your LAG can't include Equinix Internet Access ports in different metros. The ports must all terminate to the same Equinix Internet Access switch or router.

An Equinix Internet Access service that uses LAG is still considered to be a single service, and doesn't need to be viewed as multiple services corresponding to the number of ports in the LAG.

In dual-port configurations, both primary and secondary ports must have the same number ports. For example, when 3x10G forms a LAG on the primary side, there must be a 3x10G LAG on the secondary side.

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Traffic in a LAG is shared across all ports.

Billing Options​

Internet Access service over a Dedicated Port supports three billing models based on the amount of traffic or the burstiness of traffic.

  • Fixed Bandwidth billing - You select a maximum bandwidth commitment rate in units of megabits per second (Mbps). Traffic is rate limited, using traffic policing, to the maximum bandwidth commitment selected.
  • Usage-based billing consists of a base Monthly Recurring Charge and a fee for each GB of data transferred, based on the amount of data that egresses the internet. No traffic limitation is applied.
  • Burst billing consists of a monthly recurring charge, based on the selected bandwidth commitment and additional charges should your traffic exceed that level. Traffic can burst up to port speed.

More information on your billing options is available on the Internet Access Pricing and Billing page.

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