Layer-3 Services

To increase and enhance our public peering offering, TOP-IX delivers Layer-3 Interconnection Services through OpenEdge (AS207638), a dedicated network that complements the Route Servers (AS25309) to bring content closer to end users (e.g., caches and CDNs) and improve reachability to selected destinations (partial transit).

The key strengths of OpenEdge include the availability of locally hosted content and services, as well as dedicated connectivity to Google and France-IX Multipass.

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 get full access to Layer-3 Services, you need to request public peering with AS207638 by sending an email to networking@top-ix.org. You may disable the advertisement of your routes to caches and partial transit (e.g. Google and France-IX Multipass) through specific BGP communities (see here).

Networks that peer with our Route Servers, where OpenEdge is already available. get access to caches by default, with the option to disable the advertisement of your routes to single caches through specific BGP communities (see here).