Network Services
Peering, BGP, edge infrastructure and network security — written by the people building Peer1IX.
When to Choose Public IPv4 Over NAT for Business Customers
NAT suits most residential users. Business customers often need dedicated public addresses. How ISPs can segment offerings sensibly.
Combining Peering and Cloud Interconnects on One Port
Your Peer1IX port can carry public peering, private links and cloud security interconnects together. How to organise it.
Connecting Via a Reseller or Transport Partner
You do not need equipment in the same building to use the fabric. How transport partners and resellers extend Peer1IX to networks elsewhere.
Using VXCs for Temporary Projects and Events
Some connections are only needed for weeks. Virtual cross connects make short-term private links practical.
Licensing and Vendor Choice on Virtual Edge Platforms
Bringing your own licence to a virtual edge platform keeps your tooling and policies consistent. What to check before you deploy.
Temporary Bandwidth for Migrations and Events
Some network needs last weeks, not years. How on-demand virtual circuits handle migrations, launches and events without long contracts.
Private Connectivity for Hybrid Colocation Footprints
Many organisations now run a mix of owned rooms, colocation and edge sites. How a private network fabric ties them into one environment.
Reaching Service Providers in Other Cities With VXCs
Your security vendor is in Mumbai, your cloud partner in Chennai and you are in Gurugram. Virtual cross connects reach them all from one po…
NFV Explained for IT Managers
Network Functions Virtualisation sounds technical, but the idea is simple. A short explainer for IT managers evaluating virtual network ser…
Replacing Data Center Routers With a Virtual Cloud Router
As workloads move out of the data center, keeping a physical router there just to connect clouds makes less sense. A migration path.
Partner and Supplier Connectivity Without the Wait
Business partners increasingly need private network connections. A connectivity hub makes onboarding a partner a matter of days, not months.
Planning Bandwidth for Inter-Data-Center Replication
Under-sized links cause replication lag; over-sized links waste budget. A method for sizing data center interconnects.