Re: Equinix Direct

2012-05-25 Thread Tim Durack
Thanks for the response to my question. What I have received confirms this is basically a metered IXP with route servers and a mix of paid transit/peering options. Will be interesting to see what the participant mix is. It does concern me that the only connectivity options are FE/GE, no 10GE at

Re: Equinix Direct

2012-05-25 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 08:19:10AM -0400, Tim Durack wrote: It does concern me that the only connectivity options are FE/GE, no 10GE at this time. Makes me wonder about how serious the service is, and whether I will end up with a more congested service than simply getting a mix of transit

Equinix Direct

2012-05-24 Thread Tim Durack
Anyone got experience with Equinix Direct? Looks like an interesting product from the glossy, but rather light on details. I'm interested in the technical specs and real-life experience. (Not looking for sales. I've got a purchasing d00d for that.) Thanks, -- Tim:

Re: Equinix Direct

2012-05-24 Thread bt
routing policies you want specific for the providers you've chosen, 6) Start pushing packets. Though you peer with Equinix Direct and not the provider's router, of course ED strips their ASN and you don't see it in the path attribute. You may or may not be able to set attributes like community