Network
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Our main presence is Ashburn: Equinix DC3 and CoreSite VA1, connected by diverse dark fiber on two physically separate routes. From VA1, a wavelength runs north to Equinix NY4 in New York; out of NY4 we carry wavelength on EXA Express.
The backbone
Fig. 1 — Regional: Ashburn metro. Solid: dark fiber ×2. Dashed: wavelength.
Fig. 2 — Geography: Ashburn ↔ New York, to scale.
Fig. 3 — Bigger picture: the EXA Express system out of NY4. Far end TODO(owner).
Span inspector
DC3–VA1 · A — DC3 to VA1
- medium
- dark fiber · route A
- capacity
- TODO(owner)
- protection
- TODO(owner)
- measured RTT
- TODO(owner)
- distance
- TODO(owner)
- fiber pairs
- TODO(owner)
- Physically diverse from route B — no shared conduit.
- TODO(owner): conduit/duct diversity detail.
conduit ┌───────────────┐
│ duct ( pair ) │
│ duct ( pair ) │
└── TODO(owner) ┘ DC3–VA1 · B — DC3 to VA1
- medium
- dark fiber · route B
- capacity
- TODO(owner)
- protection
- TODO(owner)
- measured RTT
- TODO(owner)
- distance
- TODO(owner)
- fiber pairs
- TODO(owner)
- Physically diverse from route A — no shared conduit.
- TODO(owner): conduit/duct diversity detail.
conduit ┌───────────────┐
│ duct ( pair ) │
│ duct ( pair ) │
└── TODO(owner) ┘ VA1–NY4 — VA1 to NY4
- medium
- wavelength
- capacity
- TODO(owner)
- protection
- TODO(owner)
- measured RTT
- TODO(owner)
- distance
- TODO(owner)
- fiber pairs
- n/a — wavelength
- Wavelength service between CoreSite VA1 and Equinix NY4.
line system ═══ λ ═══▶ capacity: TODO(owner) shared photonic layer
NY4 → EXA — NY4 to TODO(owner): far-end city · EXA Express
- medium
- wavelength
- capacity
- TODO(owner)
- protection
- TODO(owner)
- measured RTT
- TODO(owner)
- distance
- TODO(owner)
- fiber pairs
- n/a — wavelength
- Wavelength on EXA Express out of Equinix NY4.
- TODO(owner): far-end city.
line system ═══ λ ═══▶ capacity: TODO(owner) shared photonic layer
Facilities
| Facility | Metro | Role | Cross-connect availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix DC3 | Ashburn | TODO(owner) | TODO(owner) |
| CoreSite VA1 | Ashburn | TODO(owner) | TODO(owner) |
| Equinix NY4 | New York | TODO(owner) | TODO(owner) |
// When the path between two buildings is your own fiber, you know what is on it, where it runs, and you can light more of it without asking a carrier. A leased circuit is a promise; a fiber pair is a fact. That is why we can draw route A and route B as separate lines — and why the numbers on this page will be measurements, not marketing.