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Private connectivity

Connect your sites privately, from offices to racks and data centres.

The angular silver facade of Equinix SY4 in Alexandria, Sydney
Equinix SY4, Alexandria, Sydney. Source: Equinix. Photograph: John Marmaras · Equinix press permission · Image details
  • Private by design

    Layer 2 or L3VPN between your sites, your racks and our network.

  • nbn sites, returned privately

    Terminate qualified nbn services on Underlay and connect your own or customer sites over L3VPN.

  • One network, one call

    Terminated, carried and handed off by us, with one place to escalate.

At a glance

Layer 2 and L3VPN connections between your sites, your racks and our network.

Types
Layer 2 · L3VPN
Endpoints
Your racks, own or customer nbn sites, Sydney data centres
Ports
10G LR · 100G LR or LR4, single-mode
Interconnection
Equinix SY1–SY4; facility and cross-connect availability confirmed per endpoint
Handoffs and MTU
Endpoint, demarcation, VLAN and MTU requirements agreed for each end
Routing
Your addressing plan; route exchange and routing responsibility agreed for L3VPN
Encryption
Private transport does not itself encrypt traffic; encryption requirements need a separate design
Internet breakout
Only where included in the agreed design
Diversity
Not diverse or redundant unless explicitly included in your order

No minimum service count and no Underlay setup fees. Third-party installation, cross-connect and porting charges, any capacity commitment and any service-specific term are identified before ordering. Hardware, remote hands and project engineering are charged separately as agreed.

Who it's for

  • Businesses connecting offices and equipment over a private network
  • Providers bringing customer sites back to their core
  • Networks joining data centres
  • Anyone who wants nbn traffic kept off the internet

How it connects

Layer 2 or L3VPN, designed around the topology you need.

Your sites

Offices, nbn services

Layer 2 / L3VPN

Underlay

Private network

Layer 2 / L3VPN

Your core

Racks or data centre

Who does what

The technical responsibilities below apply to your service. We agree the delivery point and any additional support in your order.

You

  • Your addressing plan and routing policy
  • Your end of each handoff

Underlay

  • Design the path and the handoffs
  • Build and operate the circuits
  • Monitor the network 24/7

Buying for your own business? We support your authorised contacts directly under our Business Terms.

If you resell this service

You manage your customer relationship, billing and frontline support, including the disclosures and consumer protections that apply to your offer. We support your authorised contacts under our Wholesale Terms. We normally refer your customers back to you. Authorised contact and safety or legal exceptions may apply. We do not use wholesale customer details to market to them, including for Warp.

Questions

Layer 2 or L3VPN?

Either. We design it around the topology you need.

Can nbn services join the private network?

Yes. Qualified Layer 3 private nbn services can be returned to your network over L3VPN. We agree addressing and route exchange for your topology.

Talk to an engineer

Email or call, and an engineer picks it up.