Layer-3 interconnection
TOP-IX, in addition to Peering, offers its Members and Partners access to the Layer 3 distributed platform to facilitate the accessibility of certain contents and services
To facilitate local traffic exchange, TOP-IX delivers Layer-3 interconnection services through OpenEdge, a dedicated network (AS207638) that complements the Route Servers (AS25309). This infrastructure brings content closer to end users (e.g., caches and CDNs), improves reachability to selected destinations (partial transit), and enables route exchange with remote peers (e.g., France-IX Multipass).
The key strengths of OpenEdge include the availability of locally hosted content and services, as well as premium connectivity to Google.
Local availability of content and services
OpenEdge is designed as an open, neutral platform that enables:
- Service Providers and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
- Cloud Providers
- AI operators
to deploy their infrastructure in colocation within facilities managed by TOP-IX and its local partners.
Services currently hosted on OpenEdge include Google, Microsoft, MainStreaming (for DAZN video delivery), and Netskrt (for Prime Video).
Premium connectivity with Google
As a participant in the Google Verified Peering Provider (VPP) program, TOP-IX provides networks connected to its fabric with dedicated, highly available connectivity to the Google Edge Network.
The VPP program is an alternative to direct peering with Google and provides access to all publicly available Google services, particularly those not already delivered via caches hosted within OpenEdge (e.g., Google Workspace). This approach leverages the same infrastructure used to access Google services, without the operational complexity of managing direct peering.
The service is delivered through a fully redundant 2×100 Gbps connectivity setup and is available to peers on an opt-in/opt-out basis.
How to request access to Layer-3 services
To access Layer-3 Services, you can request public peering with AS207638 by sending an email to networking@top-ix.org.
Alternatively, you may peer with our Route Servers, where OpenEdge is already available. Please note that:
- Access to caches and CDNs is enabled by default for all Route Server peers. However, you may request that your routes are not announced to caches by applying specific BGP communities (see here);
- Access (both announcement and reception of routes) to partial transit (e.g., Google) and remote peers (e.g., France-IX Multipass) via Route Servers must be explicitly requested by emailing networking@top-ix.org. You may also disable the announcement of your routes through BGP communities (see here).
