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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.

IP Subnets Sourcing​

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

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.

VRRP Static​

This configuration requires a routed network setup. The default peering (WAN) IP addresses assigned are /29 for IPv4 and /64 for IPv6. You are required to provide a Layer 3 device.

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

Example:

NetworkIP 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 is where your equipment switches based on monitoring hello messages. You provide the multi-access network (Layer 2 switching) required for VRRP advertisements between the primary router and the client.

VRRP may be deployed across connections within a single IBX or across two IBXs in the same metro area. When using VRRP, the customer is fully responsible for designing, providing, operating, and troubleshooting the Layer 2 connectivity required between their devices, regardless of whether the deployment spans one or multiple IBXs. Equinix does not provide or manage the customer's Layer 2 LAN connectivity required for VRRP operation.

For deployments requiring the most robust, dynamic, and resilient internet access architecture, Equinix recommends BGP-based designs.

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