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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)

Single-Port Architectures​

Single-Port Static – Provider-assigned IP​

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

note

You must purchase additional LAN IP subnets for this option from Equinix.

  • The IPv4 choices are: /30, /29, /28, /27, /26, /25, /24
  • The IPv6 choices are: /64, /48

Single-Port Static – Provider-independent IP​

This configuration allows you to use your own public IP addresses for the LAN. Equinix must originate the public IP addresses, which must be a minimum of IPv4 /24 or IPv6 /48.

The default WAN IP addresses assigned are /30 (for IPv4) and /64 (for IPv6).

Dual-Port Architectures​

Dual-Port VRRP Static – Provider-assigned IP​

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

  1. The first three octets are reserved for Equinix, in this order: Equinix VIP (customer gateway), Equinix PRI, Equinix SEC.
  2. The next three usable IPs are designated for the customer.
  3. The customers’ static routes are sent to the Customer VIP as the next hop.

Example:

Network149.97.230.128/29
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
note

You must purchase additional LAN IP subnets for this option from Equinix.

The additional IP address options are:

  • The IPv4 choices are: /30, /29, /28, /27, /26, /25, /24
  • The IPv6 choices are: /64, /48

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.

Dual-Port VRRP Static – Provider-independent IP​

This configuration requires a routed network set up, and allows you to use your own Public IP addresses for the LAN. Equinix needs to originate the Public IP addresses, which must be a minimum of IPv4 /24 or IPv6 /48. The default WAN IP addresses assigned are /29 (for IPv4) and /64 (for IPv6).

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.