Colton, Sorry, hit send before I was done! You mentioned an enterprise, if that was the case you may want to look at Equinix's Cloud Exchange. The Equinix IX is really meant for like-minded Network operators and Content providers to exchange routes on an exchange so that we don't require multiple dedicated cross-connects to each network at Equinix which can be cost prohibitive in some cases. Each network operator has different peering criteria, and it's not likely that for example a Google or Facebook is going to peer with you on the Equinix IX if that was your end goal. The Cloud Exchange is meant for those Equinix customers wanting to connect to one or more cloud service providers. The larger Cloud providers now also have 'Direct Connect' services at Equinix as well as another option. Sincerely, Nick Ellermann – CTO & VP Cloud Services BroadAspect E: nellermann@broadaspect.com P: 703-297-4639 F: 703-996-4443 THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Colton Conor Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:22 PM To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: Peering Exchange If a service provider or enterprise orders collocation at an Equinix Global Internet Exchange Point, and orders a port on the exchange from Equinix, then what happens? How does a provider actually peer with the peers on the exchange? Lets assume the SP or enterprise already has an ANS, transit from multiple providers, and a BGP router that can accept and hold full routes. You can see the members of the exchange on peeringdb.com. Many of the members say their policy is Open with little to no traffic requirements. So does just ordering a port to the exchange automatically connect you with all of these open providers, or do you have to contact each on individually?