Peering

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While the original intent was to maintain local traffic for direct exchange, the modern landscape has evolved. Networks now span globally, connecting to major Internet Exchanges worldwide, challenging the concept of local traffic. By extending the Peering network internationally, NL-ix offers networks the opportunity to connect as locally as possible, ensuring transparency in their connection location.

The NL-ix geo-dispersed fabric makes it easy to set up peering at multiple locations. Connecting to the NL-ix Peering network saves the complexity and hassle of connecting to multiple Internet Exchanges and saves costs as NL-ix covers the Transport between locations. Unlike other Internet Exchanges, the NL-ix geo-dispersed Fabric also makes it easy to setup Peering at multiple locations for resilience and redundancy.

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For networks from Eastern Europe it is sometimes hard to get quality access to content their end-users want. Solving this issue usually entails the costly extension of their network to Europe and connect to one or more Internet Exchanges.

The distributed character of the NL-ix platform makes this content available at the very edge of Europe in Frankfurt. All it takes is a single port to gain access to the content your end-users want, cutting out the need for multiple ports with IX's and Transport costs to and from these exchanges.

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For networks from Africa, Asia and the Middle East it is sometimes hard to get quality access to content their end-users want. Solving this issue usually entails the costly extension of their network to Europe and connect to one or more Internet Exchanges.

The distributed character of the NL-ix platform makes this content available at the very edge of Europe in Marseille. All it takes is a single port to gain access to the content your end-users want, cutting out the need for multiple ports with IX's and Transport costs to and from these exchanges.

Peering is available at all datacenters NL-ix is present in.

NL-ix is datacenter neutral, and works with a wide variety of datacenter operators: Customers have the ability to choose, alter or consolidate their datacenter locations. NL-ix supports the relocation of all interconnection services from one datacenter location to another, simplifying the process and providing flexibility and execution power.

Yes, it is possible to combine multiple services on one port. Combining Peering, (metered) Transit and layer 2 Transport services over a single port enables you to save on the monthly cost of patch cables and ports. Running multiple services over one port also means a single invoice and easier manageability. Our My NL-ix portal provides easy insight into the usage of your port(s) plus access to the NL-ix Route Server Configurator.

If you have placed an order at the NL-ix you will receive an 'order confirmation' mail. After the order confirmation has been send, the NL-ix provisioning team gets to work to deliver your order.

When the order has been delivered, for normal products usually within 10 working days after the order confirmation, the provisioning team will send an ‘order delivery’ email. This email contains all details you need to setup your connection. The delivery date is also the start date of invoicing.

You can find more information in regards the Onboarding and Configuration proces at Support

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