{"id":115420,"date":"2026-04-28T17:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-ix.org\/?post_type=service&p=115420"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:46:46","slug":"layer-3-services","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.top-ix.org\/en\/service\/layer-3-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Layer-3 Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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To increase and enhance our public peering offering, TOP-IX delivers Layer-3 Interconnection Services<\/strong> through OpenEdge<\/strong> (AS207638), a dedicated network that complements the Route Servers <\/strong>(AS25309) to bring content closer to end users (e.g., caches and CDNs) and improve reachability to selected destinations (partial transit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The OpenEdge architecture is based on an integrated, high-performance switching and routing platform<\/strong>, featuring full component redundancy, with 10\/100G connectivity to content providers and 200G connectivity to the TOP-IX peering fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OpenEdge is designed as an open, neutral platform<\/strong> that enables Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to deploy their infrastructure in colocation within facilities managed by TOP-IX<\/strong> and its local partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Services currently hosted include Google, Microsoft, MainStreaming (DAZN), Netskrt (Amazon Prime Video) and Steam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Direct access to Google<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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As a partner of the Google Verified Peering Provider<\/strong><\/a> (VPP) program, TOP-IX offers to networks connected to its fabric access to a dedicated, highly available connectivity<\/strong> to the Google Edge Network (AS15169).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The VPP program is an alternative to direct peering<\/em> with Google and provides access to all publicly available Google services, particularly those not already delivered via caches hosted by OpenEdge (e.g., Google Workspace<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service is delivered through a fully redundant 2 \u00d7 100 Gbps<\/strong> connectivity to Google and is available to networks who directly peer with OpenEdge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to request access to Layer-3 Services<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

To get full access to Layer-3 Services<\/strong>, you need to request public peering with AS207638<\/strong> by sending an email to networking@top-ix.org<\/strong><\/a>. 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<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Networks that peer with our Route Servers<\/a><\/strong>, 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<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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