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Private Interconnect

A Private Interconnect (PI) enables direct traffic exchange between two AMS-IX members over a dedicated VLAN on the AMS-IX infrastructure. The Private Interconnect VLAN can be implemented either on a dedicated port or on an existing port with (802.1) Q-tagging.

PI service description & features

  • A PI connection has two parties:
    • Initiator
      The Initiator is the AMS-IX contact point for the VLAN. The “ownership” of the VLAN lies with the Initiator.
    • Participant
      The other party is termed the Participant.
  • Both Initiator and Participant must be AMS-IX members.

Features:

  • See ISP Unicast service description.
  • AMS-IX will assign a private VLAN number.
  • AMS-IX will configure a port in the PI VLAN and assign it to the Initiator.
  • AMS-IX will configure a port in the PI VLAN and assign it to the Participant.

Technical service:

  • AMS-IX does not assign IP addresses in the PI LANs. This is up to the participating parties.
  • Both parties have access to the AMS-IX NOC in case of problems.
  • In case of problems the following information should be supplied to the NOC:
    • Names of both parties involved.
    • PI VLAN identification.

Responsibilities:

Costs:

Applying for the Private Interconnect service

If you are not an AMS-IX member yet you need to apply for AMS-IX membership first.

AMS-IX members can apply for a PI connection by ordering a PI form on the my.ams-ix.net member environment.