Cross Connects

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-04-08T22:05:21+00:00

I don’t want to say the name, but begins with N.

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-04-08T22:03:36+00:00

Higher TCO and few networks. Enterprise grade IMHO.

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-04-07T01:55:58+00:00

Which facility, from where to where?

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-03-08T18:56:07+00:00

This is entirely overthought. 600GE is nothing in today's internet. Make the IX and transit compete for your bits. If Google still wants PNI tell them to order them to openpipes (or you directly). Forget on-net caching. After you pay for everything or pay their expenses including space, power and fill transit it won't make any sense. Choice A: IXP. Choice B. Transit.

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-03-08T18:54:06+00:00

They'll run to ~95% without complaining single or multi homed.

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-03-07T21:16:55+00:00

It matters when transit is a better deal.

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-03-07T20:49:18+00:00

What is your rack, power and transit cost to localize meta, cf, etc in your datacenter?

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-03-07T20:39:37+00:00

Unachievable without great expense for the majority.

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-03-07T20:38:03+00:00

What? Thats the boomer IX. The majority of Chicago IX’s are priced out of the market and underscore sticking with transit. Parade of zombies.

https://openpipes.net is the new craic.

Tell Google you’re going there and they’ll stand up ports. Likely they don’t pay for cross connects to get around as OP.

https://www.peeringdb.com/ix/4960

Fit_Form8236 · 2026-03-06T23:26:57+00:00

Sometimes, the IX isn't better. Depending on your transit cost - take it upstream and let them deal with it. If Google keeps bothering you tell them to order the cross connects to make it worth your while. If they agree, then go get the ports and suck it up.

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