On 11/25/14, 1:47 PM, "Colton Conor" <colton.co...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I know typically peering exchanges are made for peering traffic between >providers, but can you buy IP transit from a provider on an exchange? An >example, buy a 10G port on an exchange, peer 5Gbps of traffic with >multiple >providers on the exchange, and buy 5Gbps of IP transit from others on the >exchange? > >Some might ask why not get a cross connect to the provider. It is cheaper >to buy an port on the exchange (which includes the cross connect to the >exchange) than buy multiple cross connects. Plus we are planning on >getting >a wave to the exchange, and not having any physical routers or switches at >the datacenter where the exchange/wave terminates at. Is this possible? Depends on the exchange. Some allow it, some don’t. Some don’t have a policy. Some providers offer it, some don’t. Randy
