The use of Consortium infrastructure requires the payment of a Service fee (on annual basis). The amount of the fee is determined according to the type of options requested by the connected network. Since this year there are the following port categories:
- Peering where only Public Peering VLAN (VLAN4) is available to setup Bilateral or Multilateral BGP sessions within connected ASNs;
- Marketplace to allow certified Members to sell their services (eg. IP Transit, Direct Cloud Access, etc.) to other members of the Consortium on Private VLANs;
- Transport focused to setup point to point connections for private usages (eg. backhauling) of each member connected to Consortium infrastructure.
Peering Service (for Members)
The Peering service consists of an access port (capacity of 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps) and a maximum bandwidth for exchanged traffic.
| Access Port (Capacity) | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 1,000 |
| 100 Gbps | 0 | 3,000 |
| Maximum Bandwidth | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 1 Gbps | 0 | 1,400 |
| 5 Gbps | 0 | 4,400 |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 5,400 |
| 20 Gbps | 0 | 8,300 |
| 40 Gbps | 0 | 14,700 |
| 100 Gbps | 0 | 26,300 |
Peering Service (for Not Members)
The Peering service consists of an access port (capacity of 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps) and a maximum bandwidth for exchanged traffic.
| Access Port (Capacity) | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 100 Gbps | 2,000 | 4,800 |
| Maximum Bandwidth | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 5 Gbps | 0 | 6,400 |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 7,300 |
| 20 Gbps | 0 | 11,500 |
| 40 Gbps | 0 | 19,600 |
| 100 Gbps | 0 | 33,000 |
Marketplace Service (SELL)
| Service | Activation | Annual fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps |
o | 3,000 |
| 100 Gbps | 0 | 25,000 |
| Service | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| VLAN Geo | 0 | 900 |
| VLAN Metro | 0 | 300 |
Features:
- To be accredited on Marketplace portal
- Only CORE nodes
- Terminated only 1 VLAN per unique member per CORE node
Marketplace Service (BUY)
| Service | Activation | Annual fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps |
o | 9,400 |
| Service | Activation | Annual fee (€) |
| VLAN Geo | 0 | 900 |
| VLAN Metro | 0 | 300 |
Features:
- Sonly for new activations o upgrades (on node with activated ports)
- Dedicated to Marketplace buyers
- VLANs need to be associated with marketplace ports (remote node), only n°1 VLAN per vendor per remote node
- A single node on the entire infrastructure for each Consortium Member
Transport Service (for Members)
| Service | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 100M | 0 | 2,500 |
| 1 Gbps | 0 | 6,000 |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 11,600 |
| 100 Gbps | To be agreed | To be agreed |
| Service | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| VLAN Geo | 0 | 900 |
| VLAN Metro | 0 | 300 |
POINT-TO-POINT Transport Service
The POINT-TO-POINT transport service is available only for new connections. The service is subject to technical feasibility, therefore, for more information, please contact us at sales@top-ix.org
The POINT-TO-POINT transport service consists of an access port (capacity of 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps) and a maximum bandwidth for exchanged traffic.
| Access Port (Capacity) | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 1,000 |
| 100 Gbps | 0 | 3,000 |
| Service | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 5,000 |
| 100 Gbps | 0 | 15,000 |
| Service | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 4,000 |
| Service | Activation | Annual Fee (€) |
| 10 Gbps | 0 | 9,000 |
* Service available only for Code and Backbone nodes
Discount and promotions
Discounts:
- 10% discount on the additional ports of the same type (Peering, Transport, Marketplace) in the same node
- 50% discount on port fees for academic and research institutions
Note
- VLAN METRO: VLAN within two PoPS in the same Metro area. In case of Metro within 2 ports of same PoP ( in case of same PoP there is NO charge).
- VLAN GEO: VLAN within two PoPs not belonging to the same metro area.
- 1Gbps ports are no longer purchasable with direct access but only with a reseller partner (remote peering).
Peering services are also available with a Member Partner that allows the access of different remote Autonomous (Remote Peering): please refer to that section for more details.
In case of Marketplace/Dedicated Ports, private VLANs are available for these purposes. Other IXP partner (Lyonix, VSIX and France-IX) VLANs belong to this group: for France-IX max capacity is limited to 100Mbps for each network. VLANs (METRO and GEO depending on network topology) can be configured within 2 ports of different members (Marketplace) or of same member (dedicated port). A member can request a single private VLAN propagated on different (more than 2) ports. Service fee applied amounts to (number of ports -1) X VLAN Service Fee.
In selected locations, TOP-IX offers a housing service in the amount of three rack units per Member in shared spaces (200 Watt max), dedicated exclusively to host network transmission equipment (the installation of equipment such as servers, storage, etc. is not permitted). The service is to be considered included in the interconnection service fees paid by the Member in the same site.
The housing service is available in the following TOP-IX locations: AL001, AT001, BI001, NO001, VB001, VC001, CN001, IV001, FOS01, RIV01, AVI01, BUS01, SUS01, OUL01, BAR01, AT002, BI002, IV002, NO002, SSP01, VB002, VC002, SET03, SET04, RPC01, PIN01, FRO01.
Cabling to TOP-IX PoP is in charge of connecting network. In sites following sites cabling is only possible and direct connections within members devices are not allowed: TO-CSI, Ivrea, Biella, Vercelli, Novara, Verbania, Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo, Fossano.
Moreover TOP-IX provides services within Val di Susa following a digital divide contrast policy.
Service Fees do not include:
- housing costs in addition to the above mentioned 3 RU;
- cost of the connection between member headquarters and TOP-IX headquarters;
- configuration of member equipment;
- Consortium Joining Fee and Membership Fee;
- Membership to the Consortium Development Program (Development Program Fee).
- housing costs in addition to the above mentioned 3 RU;
- cost of the connection between member headquarters and TOP-IX headquarters;
- configuration of member equipment;
- Consortium Joining Fee and Membership Fee;
- Membership to the Consortium Development Program (Development Program Fee).
For more information, please contact TOP-IX team at networking@top-ix.org
