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Static Routing

With Static Routing, you maintain the routing table manually. Static routing is practical for a single network communicating with one or two other networks. However, as your network begins to communicate with more networks, the number of gateways increases, and so does the amount of time and effort required to maintain the routing table manually. Static routing is suitable for networks where the network topology is stable and changes are infrequent. It is also commonly used for specific purposes, such as routing traffic to a default gateway or configuring specific routes for security or performance reasons.

Static Routing supports Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).

IP Subnets Sourcing​

There are two options for LAN IP subnets used for EIA services: Equinix Assigned IPs and Customer Assigned IPs. You can configure multiple subnets (up to 100) when configuring EIA service, and mixing Equinix Assigned and Customer Assigned IPs is allowed.

  • Equinix Assigned IPs are provided by Equinix. You must purchase additional LAN IP subnets from Equinix for this option.
  • Customer Assigned IPs are provided by you. The IP addresses must be a minimum of IPv4 /24 or IPv6 /48. For detailed requirements, see IP Address Allocation

Single Static​

This configuration requires a routed network setup. The default peering (WAN) IP addresses assigned are /30 for IPv4 and /64 for IPv6. You are required to provide a Layer 3 device.

Dual Static​

This configuration requires a routed network setup, and allows you to use your own public IP addresses for the LAN. Your subnets must be a minimum of /29 for IPv4 or /64 for IPv6. You are required to provide a Layer 3 device.

  • The first three usable IP addresses are reserved for Equinix, in this order: Equinix VIP (customer gateway), Equinix PRI, Equinix SEC.
  • The next three usable IPs are designated for your use.
  • Your static routes are sent to the Customer VIP as the next hop.

Example:

DescriptionIP address
Equinix VIP149.97.230.129
Equinix PRI149.97.230.130
Equinix SEC149.97.230.131
Customer PRI149.97.230.132
Customer SEC149.97.230.133
Customer VIP149.97.230.134

Protection switching refers to the automatic transition of equipment to a standby or alternate path based on the continuous monitoring of hello messages. You provide the multi-access network (Layer 2 switching) required for VRRP advertisements between the primary router and the client.

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