Private Interconnect (PI) Service

A Private Interconnect 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

• 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:

• See the ISP Unicast service description.

Costs:

• See the pricing page.

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 submitting the interconnection form on our members page.