<div dir="auto"><div>Hey all<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have 10Gbit transport from FMT2 all the way to Toronto Ontario where I have a blend of transit as well as Torix exchange peering at 151 front st</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Could be used for backup transit if anyone is interested</div><div dir="auto"><br></div>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 4:37 PM Kenneth Finnegan via Members <<a href="mailto:members@fcix.net">members@fcix.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Howdy,<br>
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On 1/18/2022 12:44 PM, Eric Wheeler via Members wrote:<br>
> I am not sure if this is<br>
> considered acceptable on an exchange switch, but it would certainly be<br>
> convenient for low volume backup connectivity!<br>
<br>
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FCIX does not have any policy preventing direct peering for paid <br>
services, so for low volume backup connectivity it would be perfectly <br>
acceptable, and buying/selling transit across FCIX is fine.<br>
<br>
We do not offer private peering VLANs, so if you didn't want to use your <br>
FCIX peering addresses for the session, you would be expected to order <br>
your own cross connect.<br>
<br>
Only in the situation where we see two peers flat-lining their ports <br>
between just the two networks would we ask that you peel that one flow <br>
off onto a private cross connect instead of asking you to upgrade port <br>
speed like we do normally.<br>
<br>
Kenneth Finnegan<br>
FCIX Admin<br>
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On 1/18/2022 12:44 PM, Eric Wheeler via Members wrote:<br>
> Hello All,<br>
> <br>
> We have also been interested in another provider for backup service, but <br>
> a whole transit backhaul is way more than we need (and it can be <br>
> expensive). I have often wondered if there are users on FCIX that would <br>
> allow default routes and announce network blocks globally. The idea <br>
> would be to BGP peer with someone for transit directly across the FCIX <br>
> switch instead of running a cross connect. I am not sure if this is <br>
> considered acceptable on an exchange switch, but it would certainly be <br>
> convenient for low volume backup connectivity!<br>
> <br>
> Let me know your thoughts.<br>
> <br>
> -Eric<br>
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> 01/16/2022 10:41 (America/Los_Angeles) - Shashi Dookhee via Members wrote:<br>
> We may be able to provide transit to others, or our own transit through <br>
> our network (blended transit/peers). We also have the capability to <br>
> provide 1Gbps to 100Gbps+ L2 transport from HE2 to Coresite (SV1/3/7). <br>
> Not a service we typically do at the moment, but could be something we’d <br>
> consider depending on requirements.<br>
> Thanks!<br>
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> Hi,<br>
> <br>
> Curious to find out if anyone has transit from elsewhere besides <br>
> Hurricane Electric and Level3, and would be willing to resell it.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks!<br>
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