Equinix Internet Exchange®

The most peers. The most markets. The most traffic.

Equinix Internet Exchange enables networks, content providers and large enterprises to exchange internet traffic through the largest global peering solution across more than 35 markets.

BENEFITS

Optionality

Aggregate traffic to multiple peers on one physical port, handle multiple small peers while moving high-traffic peers to private interconnects.

Performance

Reduce network hops and congestion for end users of your content and applications.

Control

Create and manage your connections, on demand, through a globally consistent portal.

Reduce costs

Aggregate thousands of peering sessions onto a single hardware platform, the largest internet exchange (IX) with the most peers, markets and traffic, further reducing the need for IP transit.

Rich ecosystem

Discover and connect to thousands of networks, large enterprises, and cloud and IT service providers.

Greater visibility

View detailed reports and monitor network performance across peering locations.

Features

  • Ability to create an isolated broadcast domain, Private VLAN, for direct bilateral peering.
  • The Multi-Lateral Peering Exchange (MLPE) allows you to securely exchange routing information with multiple peers through a redundant pair of BGP sessions.
  • Remotely Triggered Black Hole (RTBH) based support for BGP filters to drop attack traffic from participating peers before it reaches your router.
  • 1, 10 and 100 Gbps port connectivity options.

IX Peering Portal

The IX Peering Portal provides detailed sFlow-based traffic statistics and charting, participant reports for all Equinix Internet Exchange locations and technical details on the service, including jitter statistics and peering partner suggestions.

 

Mobility Exchange

Mobility Exchange at Equinix is a fully managed, Ethernet-based switching platform designed specifically for exchange of mobile internet traffic.

 

Redundant infrastructure

Equinix provides Mobility Exchange operators with a fully redundant LAN infrastructure for improved service delivery.

 

Private bilateral peering

Freedom to negotiate private peering arrangements without any restrictions.

 

SLA

Mobility Exchange offers operators stringent SLAs with an uptime guarantee of 99.99% for individual ports.

 

VLAN trunking encapsulation

Trunking encapsulation can consolidate multiple physical links onto fewer VLAN trunk ports, increasing network efficiency.

Dedicated Mobility Exchange Portal

Equinix offers full-service transparency with access to port-level statistics on a dedicated portal for Mobility Exchange.

CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY
We have always regarded Equinix as one of the most important players in the global IT infrastructure industry. With high-quality data centers and excellent customer service, Equinix was the obvious choice to help Aofei scale up without compromising quality and performance.
Alex Yang
COO, Guangdong Aofei Data Technology Co., Ltd.