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BGP Global Communities

Default Behavior​

The default behavior (no community) for customer prefixes is that they are advertised to all providers and peers within the facility the prefix is received in.

Global Anycast BGP​

If you're using an IP range across multiple regions you can use Equinix Metal™'s Anycast community:

54825:222

  • Function: Anycast routing

By tagging your routes with this community, Equinix Metal will advertise your routes to only transit and peering we maintain consistently on a global basis. Regional ISPs we connect with will not learn your routes directly from us, as advertising to them may result in "scenic" routing for you with global Anycast configurations.

Please note that this community should only be used for global Anycast deployments and is not advised for use in a single data center, as it will limit the number of available paths/providers you have access to. It should only be deployed by you seeking BGP Anycast topology, with multiple server instances deployed in each Equinix Metal data center.

Advanced BGP​

You can fine tune reachability to the IPs you announce by attaching Traffic Engineering (TE) Communities.

The purpose of TE Communities is to tell the Equinix Metal network which providers and peers to advertise your prefixes to, allowing for more granular control than default (sans-community) BGP or the Global Anycast BGP community referenced above (54825:222).

Using any of the communities listed below gives you full control over the outbound advertisement of your prefixes. You are able to advertise to any combination of providers and peers that exist within a location. Each provider has its own set of communities. If a provider's community is not included on a prefix, we will not advertise it to that provider.

Combining Communities​

You are able to combine communities for granular control of your announcements. For example, you can use a combination of communities to advertise to Telia and TATA, but not to GTT. (for any of the transit providers). Or you could advertise to Telia, prepend three times to TATA, and advertise to an Internet Exchange (IX).

Usage Guidelines​

  • Other communities such as 54825:222 and 54825:223 should be removed.

  • To advertise a prefix to any provider, the “Advertise to XXX” must be used. To advertise to Telia, 54825:500 must be used. If only a single provider community is used, the prefix will only be advertised to that provider.

  • Combine communities to advertise to multiple providers. Use 54825:500 and 54825:530 to advertise to both Telia and TATA.

  • To prepend you must include the “Advertise to XXX” community as well as the prepend community. To prepend twice to Telia, you must use 54825:500 and 54825:502. This tells our routers to advertise to Telia and prepend twice.

Transit Providers​

Telia/Arelion Communities - ASN 1299​

Available in All Facilities except Melbourne, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Seoul, and Sydney.

CommunityFunction
54825:500Advertise to Telia
54825:501Prepend one time
54825:502Prepend two times
54825:503Prepend three times
54825:509Do not advertise

TATA Communities - ASN 6453​

Available in All Facilities except Dublin, Helsinki, Manchester, Melbourne, Mexico City, Seattle, Seoul, and Sydney.

CommunityFunction
54825:530Advertise to TATA
54825:531Prepend one time
54825:532Prepend two times
54825:533Prepend three times
54825:539Do not advertise

TATA India Communities - ASN 4755​

Available in Mumbai.

CommunityFunction
54825:3240Advertise to TATA India
54825:3241Prepend one time
54825:3242Prepend two times
54825:3243Prepend three times
54825:3249Do not advertise

Airtel Communities - ASN 9498​

Available in Mumbai.

CommunityFunction
54825:3220Advertise to Airtel
54825:3221Prepend one time
54825:3222Prepend two times
54825:3223Prepend three times
54825:3229Do not advertise

Telstra - ASN 4637​

Available in Hong Kong, Melbourne, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo.

CommunityFunction
54825:620Advertise to Telstra
54825:621Prepend one time
54825:622Prepend two times
54825:623Prepend three times
54825:629Do not advertise

GTT Communities - ASN 3257​

Available in All Facilities except Helsinki, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Mexico City, Osaka, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Mumbai.

CommunityFunction
54825:590Advertise to GTT
54825:591Prepend one time
54825:592Prepend two times
54825:593Prepend three times
54825:599Do not advertise

Telxius - ASN 12956​

Available in Sāo Paulo.

CommunityFunction
54825:3180Advertise to Vocus
54825:3181Prepend one time
54825:3182Prepend two times
54825:3183Prepend three times
54825:3189Do not advertise

Vocus - ASN 4826​

Available in Melbourne and Sydney.

CommunityFunction
54825:3100Advertise to Vocus
54825:3101Prepend one time
54825:3102Prepend two times
54825:3103Prepend three times
54825:3109Do not advertise

Cirion - ASN 3356​

Available in Mexico.

CommunityFunction
54825:3280Advertise to Cirion
54825:3281Prepend one time
54825:3282Prepend two times
54825:3283Prepend three times
54825:3289Do not advertise

Private Network Interconnects​

Amazon​

Available in Ashburn, New York.

CommunityFunction
54825:610Advertise to Amazon
54825:611Prepend one time
54825:612Prepend two times
54825:613Prepend three times

Google​

Available in all sites except Montreal, Mumbai, and Seoul.

CommunityFunction
54825:600Advertise to Google
54825:601Prepend one time
54825:602Prepend two times
54825:603Prepend three times

Internet Exchanges - AMERICAS REGION​

EQIX Ashburn​

Available in Ashburn / Washington DC.

CommunityFunction
54825:880Advertise to EQIX Ashburn
54825:881Prepend one time
54825:882Prepend two times
54825:883Prepend three times
54825:889Do not advertise

EQIX Atlanta​

Available in Atlanta.

CommunityFunction
54825:970Advertise to EQIX Atlanta
54825:971Prepend one time
54825:972Prepend two times
54825:973Prepend three times
54825:979Do not advertise

EQIX Chicago​

Available in Chicago.

CommunityFunction
54825:790Advertise to EQIX Chicago
54825:791Prepend one time
54825:792Prepend two times
54825:793Prepend three times
54825:799Do not advertise

EQIX Dallas​

Available in Dallas.

CommunityFunction
54825:890Advertise to EQIX Dallas
54825:891Prepend one time
54825:892Prepend two times
54825:893Prepend three times
54825:899Do not advertise

EQIX Los Angeles​

Available in Los Angeles.

CommunityFunction
54825:980Advertise to EQIX Los Angeles
54825:981Prepend one time
54825:982Prepend two times
54825:983Prepend three times
54825:989Do not advertise

EQIX Mexico​

Available in Mexico City.

CommunityFunction
54825:3250Advertise to EQIX Miami
54825:3251Prepend one time
54825:3252Prepend two times
54825:3253Prepend three times
54825:3259Do not advertise

EQIX Miami​

Available in Miami.

CommunityFunction
54825:830Advertise to EQIX Miami
54825:831Prepend one time
54825:832Prepend two times
54825:833Prepend three times
54825:839Do not advertise

EQIX Montreal​

Available in Montreal.

CommunityFunction
54825:4030Advertise to EQIX Montreal
54825:4031Prepend one time
54825:4032Prepend two times
54825:4033Prepend three times
54825:4039Do not advertise

QIX Montreal​

Available in Montreal.

CommunityFunction
54825:4110Advertise to QIX Montreal
54825:4111Prepend one time
54825:4112Prepend two times
54825:4113Prepend three times
54825:4119Do not advertise

EQIX New York​

Available in New York.

CommunityFunction
54825:820Advertise to EQIX New York
54825:821Prepend one time
54825:822Prepend two times
54825:823Prepend three times
54825:829Do not advertise

EQIX San Jose​

Available in Silicon Valley.

CommunityFunction
54825:840Advertise to EQIX San Jose
54825:841Prepend one time
54825:842Prepend two times
54825:843Prepend three times
54825:849Do not advertise

EQIX Sāo Paulo​

Available in Sāo Paulo.

CommunityFunction
54825:4010Advertise to EQIX Sāo Paulo
54825:4011Prepend one time
54825:4012Prepend two times
54825:4013Prepend three times
54825:4019Do not advertise

IX.BR Sāo Paulo​

Available in Sāo Paulo.

CommunityFunction
54825:4020Advertise to IX.BR
54825:4021Prepend one time
54825:4022Prepend two times
54825:4023Prepend three times
54825:4029Do not advertise

EQIX Seattle​

Available in Seattle.

CommunityFunction
54825:860Advertise to EQIX Seattle
54825:861Prepend one time
54825:862Prepend two times
54825:863Prepend three times
54825:869Do not advertise

SIX​

Available in Seattle.

CommunityFunction
54825:4150Advertise to SIX
54825:4151Prepend one time
54825:4152Prepend two times
54825:4153Prepend three times
54825:4159Do not advertise

EQIX Toronto​

Available in Toronto.

CommunityFunction
54825:750Advertise to EQIX Toronto
54825:751Prepend one time
54825:752Prepend two times
54825:753Prepend three times
54825:759Do not advertise

Toronto Internet Exchange (TORIX)​

Available in Toronto.

CommunityFunction
54825:740Advertise to TORIX
54825:741Prepend one time
54825:742Prepend two times
54825:743Prepend three times
54825:749Do not advertise

Internet Exchanges - APAC REGION​

EQIX Hong Kong​

Available in Hong Kong.

CommunityFunction
54825:950Advertise to EQIX Hong Kong
54825:951Prepend one time
54825:952Prepend two times
54825:953Prepend three times
54825:959Do not advertise

EQIX Osaka​

Available in Osaka.

CommunityFunction
54825:4060Advertise to EQIX Osaka
54825:4061Prepend one time
54825:4062Prepend two times
54825:4063Prepend three times
54825:4069Do not advertise

EQIX Seoul​

Available in Seoul.

CommunityFunction
54825:780Advertise to EQIX Seoul
54825:781Prepend one time
54825:782Prepend two times
54825:783Prepend three times
54825:789Do not advertise

KINX Seoul - ASN 9957​

Available in Seoul.

CommunityFunction
54825:770Advertise to KINX
54825:771Prepend one time
54825:772Prepend two times
54825:773Prepend three times
54825:779Do not advertise

EQIX Singapore​

Available in Singapore.

CommunityFunction
54825:920Advertise to EQIX Singapore
54825:921Prepend one time
54825:922Prepend two times
54825:923Prepend three times
54825:929Do not advertise

EQIX Melbourne​

Available in Melbourne.

CommunityFunction
54825:4070Advertise to EQIX Melbourne
54825:4071Prepend one time
54825:4072Prepend two times
54825:4073Prepend three times
54825:4079Do not advertise

EQIX Sydney​

Available in Sydney.

CommunityFunction
54825:910Advertise to EQIX Sydney
54825:911Prepend one time
54825:912Prepend two times
54825:913Prepend three times
54825:919Do not advertise

EQIX Tokyo​

Available in Toyko.

CommunityFunction
54825:870Advertise to EQIX Tokyo
54825:871Prepend one time
54825:872Prepend two times
54825:873Prepend three times
54825:879Do not advertise

EQIX Mumbai​

Available in Mumbai.

CommunityFunction
54825:4100Advertise to EQIX Mumbai
54825:4101Prepend one time
54825:4102Prepend two times
54825:4103Prepend three times
54825:4109Do not advertise

Internet Exchanges - EMEA REGION​

EQIX Amsterdam​

Available in Amsterdam.

CommunityFunction
54825:990Advertise to EQIX Amsterdam
54825:991Prepend one time
54825:992Prepend two times
54825:993Prepend three times
54825:999Do not advertise

Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX)​

Available in Amsterdam.

CommunityFunction
54825:800Advertise to AMS-IX
54825:801Prepend one time
54825:802Prepend two times
54825:803Prepend three times
54825:809Do not advertise

EQIX Dublin​

Available in Dublin.

CommunityFunction
54825:4140Advertise to EQIX Dublin
54825:4141Prepend one time
54825:4142Prepend two times
54825:4143Prepend three times
54825:4149Do not advertise

EQIX Frankfurt​

Available in Frankfurt.

CommunityFunction
54825:760Advertise to EQIX Frankfurt
54825:761Prepend one time
54825:762Prepend two times
54825:763Prepend three times
54825:769Do not advertise

DE-CIX Frankfurt​

Available in Frankfurt.

CommunityFunction
54825:960Advertise to DE-CIX Frankfurt
54825:961Prepend one time
54825:962Prepend two times
54825:963Prepend three times
54825:969Do not advertise

EQIX Helsinki​

Available in Helsinki.

CommunityFunction
54825:4040Advertise to EQIX Helsinki
54825:4041Prepend one time
54825:4042Prepend two times
54825:4043Prepend three times
54825:4049Do not advertise

EQIX London​

Available in London.

CommunityFunction
54825:720Advertise to EQIX London
54825:721Prepend one time
54825:722Prepend two times
54825:723Prepend three times
54825:729Do not advertise

London Internet Exchange (LINX)​

Available in London.

CommunityFunction
54825:730Advertise to LINX
54825:731Prepend one time
54825:732Prepend two times
54825:733Prepend three times
54825:739Do not advertise

EQIX Manchester​

Available in Manchester.

CommunityFunction
54825:4090Advertise to EQIX Manchester
54825:4091Prepend one time
54825:4092Prepend two times
54825:4093Prepend three times
54825:4099Do not advertise

EQIX Madrid​

Available in Madrid.

CommunityFunction
54825:4000Advertise to EQIX Madrid
54825:4001Prepend one time
54825:4002Prepend two times
54825:4003Prepend three times
54825:4009Do not advertise

EQIX Paris​

Available in Paris.

CommunityFunction
54825:710Advertise to EQIX Paris
54825:711Prepend one time
54825:712Prepend two times
54825:713Prepend three times
54825:719Do not advertise

EQIX Stockholm​

Available in Stockholm.

CommunityFunction
54825:4050Advertise to EQIX Stockholm
54825:4051Prepend one time
54825:4052Prepend two times
54825:4053Prepend three times
54825:4059Do not advertise

EQIX Milan​

Available in Milan.

CommunityFunction
54825:4130Advertise to EQIX Milan
54825:4131Prepend one time
54825:4132Prepend two times
54825:4133Prepend three times
54825:4139Do not advertise

FRYS-IX Amsterdam​

Available in Amsterdam.

CommunityFunction
54825:4160Advertise to FRYS-IX Amsterdam
54825:4161Prepend one time
54825:4162Prepend two times
54825:4163Prepend three times
54825:4169Do not advertise

Additional Communities for Internet Exchanges Only​

These communities can be attached to prefixes advertised to any Internet Exchange (IX). This allows you to advertise to the whole IX, except for some specific peers. For any peer where we maintain a bi-lateral peering arrangement across an IX customers can add a community of 0:ASN (where ASN is the ASN of the peer you do not want to advertise to.) This will stop your prefix from being advertised to the ASN defined.

If we do not have a bi-lateral session with the ASN defined in the community, we will pass this community to the IX route servers which will stop the IX route servers from advertising the prefix to the peer.

If the peer has a 4-byte ASN, please use a large BGP community in the format of large:54825:0:ASN.

Please note that the prepend and do not advertise communities for IXs will apply to all peers and route servers. We do not allow to prepend per peer, however you can add the community of 0:ASN to stop advertising your prefix to a specific ASN.

Other communities​

54825:666​

  • Function: BGP blackhole.

Equinix Metal will blackhole traffic to your prefix, as well as signal supporting transit providers and peering partners to do the same. We support de-aggregation down to the /32 (IPv4) and /128 (IPv6) level with this community only.

54825:65535​

  • Function: Do not Export

Equinix Metal will accept the prefix from your servers however, we will not advertise the prefix to any peer or transit provider. The prefix will be routable within the Equinix Metal network only.

Local Preference Communities​

Customers can use the following communities to adjust the local preference on prefixes advertised to Equinix Metal. By default, any prefixes we receive will be set to a local preference of 300 in the site in which they are received. We will advertise those prefixes to all sites, where they will be set a local preference of 250

If you wish to adjust these default values, the following communities can be used.

CommunityFunction
54825:65270Set local preference to 270
54825:65150Set local preference to 150
54825:65090Set local preference to 90

Using these communities will override the default local preferences mentioned above, and the values will not change as prefixes are advertised to other sites. This means if you set a prefix to 270 in one site, every other site will receive that prefix with the same local preference.

Please note that prefixes are only advertised externally in the local site they are received in.