Network identity
A public ASN, an accurate PeeringDB profile, and the routing policy you plan to use at the exchange.
Technical
Network requirements, handoff details, and routing information for your connection.
What to have ready
Start with your network identity, reach, and capacity needs. These are the details we need to assess a connection.
Carolina reach
Current or planned router locations, carrier handoffs, and transport reach in North or South Carolina.
Capacity plan
Expected initial port capacity, growth horizon, and target timing for a connection.
Operations contact
A monitored technical contact for turn-up, routing, maintenance, and incident coordination.
Connection details
The connection specification will cover the items below. Site-specific values will be published before orders open.
Sites and access
Facility, meet-me-room, demarcation, cross-connect, transport, and authorization details for each connection site.
Port handoff
Available interfaces, optics, link aggregation, MTU, delivery steps, and acceptance testing.
Routing details
IX ASN and addressing, route-server endpoints and policy, BGP communities, filtering, and prefix limits.
Operations and support
LOA/CFA workflow, NOC and escalation channels, maintenance notices, incident handling, and support boundaries.
From requirements to turn-up
The connection guide brings access arrangements, agreements, and turn-up steps together in one place.