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Marketplace Profile:

Connecting to with Megaport

Megaport makes it easy to provision fast, secure, and private connections between your data center, cloud and edge locations to . We provide dedicated connectivity to through our global software-defined network (SDN) from hundreds of locations worldwide.

Through private connectivity that bypasses the public internet, enterprises benefit from:

• Higher network performance, consistency, and predictability
• Streamlined and accelerated workloads and data migration
• Improved data and operational security
• Interconnectivity opportunities to a vast ecosystem of partners and customers accessible via the Megaport Marketplace

Megaport provides a powerful solution for enterprises to interconnect their IT environments to across a mixture of on-premises branch locations, co-location, private and public cloud.

Enterprises have the control and ability to enable multiple VXCs to from a single location or multiple for added resilience, providing the scalability and agility required in response to evolving business needs.

How it works

has established physical network connections at several DCs (PoPs) around the world. These PoPs reside within facilities operated by co-located data centers where Megaport is enabled.

Physical fiber connections (NNIs) between Megaport and are established at each location. These physical connections are maintained between and Megaport.

You can purchase services onto the Megaport network either via Ports (DC to Cloud), MCR (Cloud to Cloud), or MVE (Branch to Cloud). Through your Megaport account, VXCs can be ordered in increments of 1 Mbps speeds up to the maximum capacity available for your location.

Availability

Enabled Regions

Customers can interconnect to via Megaport across all enabled regions listed below.

Creating a connection

You can create a connection from a Megaport service in one of the following ways:

• Direct connection – If is configured to accept direct connections, you can request a connection to directly from the Megaport Marketplace based on your requirements.

• Using a service key – If a service key is required, will create and provide it for you. Use the service key to connect to in the Megaport Portal. The service key is unique to your business and includes ’s VLAN ID, speed, and peering location.

  Note

  Contact using the Contact button on their company profile in the Megaport Marketplace to confirm if a direct connection from the Megaport Marketplace or a service key is required.

After contacting , select one of the options for detailed instructions:

Creating a direct connection

If a direct connection is allowed by , you can start a service request to from the Megaport Marketplace.

When you start the connection request, is notified of the request by email and can accept or deny the request.

To create a connection request to

1. In the Megaport Portal, go to the Services page.
2. Select the service you want to use.

   If you haven’t already created a service, see:

   • Creating a Port
   • Creating an MCR
   • MVE Overview

3. Click +Connection then click Megaport Marketplace as the destination type.

   
4. Search for and then select .

   The destination services for appear.

5. Select a destination service.

   Typically, you would select the service closest to your Port, MCR, or MVE.

6. Click Next.

   
7. Specify the connection details:
   • Connection Name - The name of your VXC to be shown in the Megaport Portal.
   • Service Level Reference (optional) - Enter the purchase order number specified when registering the billing market.
   • Rate Limit - The speed of your connection in Mbps up to the maximum limit defined by the key.
   • Resource Tags - Use resource tags to add your own identifier to the service.

   • VXC State - Select Enabled or Shut Down to define the initial state of the connection. For more information, see Shutting Down a VXC for Failover Testing.

     Note: If you select Shut Down, traffic will not flow through this service and it will behave as if it was down on the Megaport network. Billing for this service will remain active and you will still be charged for this connection.
   • Preferred A-End VLAN (optional) - Specify an unused VLAN ID for this connection. This must be a unique VLAN ID on this port and can range from 2 to 4093.
   • Minimum Term - Select No Minimum Term, 12 Months, 24 Months, 36, 48, or 60 Months. Longer terms result in a lower monthly rate. 12 Months is selected by default.

     Enable the Minimum Term Renewal option for services with a 12, 24, 36, 48, or 60-month term to automatically renew the contract at the same discounted price and term length at the end of the contract.

     If you don't renew the contract, at the end of the term, the contract will automatically roll over to a month-to-month contract for the following billing period, at the same price, without term discounts.

     Take note of the information on the screen to avoid early termination fees (ETF). For more information, see VXC Pricing and Contract Terms and VXC, Megaport Internet, and IX Billing.

8. Click Next.
9. If you are connecting from an MCR, review and edit the A-End Connection Details.

   Use this page to enable Q-in-Q, IP address and subnet mask, Network Address Translation, and BGP connections. For more information, see Creating an MCR VXC and Configuring an MCR.

   
10. Click Next.
11. Click Add VXC.
12. Click Review Order.
13. Review the Order Services agreement and click Order Now.

After you submit the connection request, Megaport sends email notifications to both you and . For more information about the notification and approval process, see Megaport Marketplace Notifications.

Creating a connection using a service key

After you get your unique service key from , create your connection to in the Megaport Portal.

Note: When you use the service key created by , you are responsible for any VXC charges.

To create a connection to

1. In the Megaport Portal, go to the Services page.
2. Select the service you want to use.

   If you haven’t already created a service, see:

   • Creating a Port
   • Creating an MCR
   • MVE Overview
3. Click +Connection then click Enter Service Key.
4. Enter the service key provided by in the Megaport Service Key ID field.

   Megaport validates the key and displays basic information about the key.

5. Click Next.
6. Specify the connection details:
   • Connection Name - The name of your VXC to be shown in the Megaport Portal.
   • Service Level Reference (optional) - Specify a unique identifying number for the VXC to be used for billing purposes, such as a cost center number or a unique customer ID. The service level reference number appears for each service under the Product section of the invoice. You can also edit this field for an existing service.
   • Rate Limit - The speed of your connection in Mbps, up to the maximum limit defined by the key.
   • VXC State - Select Enabled or Shut Down to define the initial state of the connection. For more information, see Shutting Down a VXC for Failover Testing.
     Note: If you select Shut Down, traffic will not flow through this service and it will behave as if it was down on the Megaport network. Billing for this service will remain active and you will still be charged for this connection.
   • A-End vNIC - You might be asked to specify an A-End vNIC. Select an available vNIC from the drop-down list.
   • Preferred A-End VLAN (optional) - Specify an unused VLAN ID for this connection. This must be a unique VLAN ID on this Port and can range from 2 to 4093. If you specify a VLAN ID that is already in use, the system displays the next available VLAN number. The VLAN ID must be unique to proceed with the order. If you don't specify a value, Megaport will assign one.

     The B-End VLAN for the provider-side termination will be automatically populated based on the service key.

   • Minimum Term - Select No Minimum Term, 12 Months, 24 Months, 36 Months, 48 Months, or 60 Months. Longer terms result in a lower monthly rate. 12 Months is selected by default.

     Enable the Minimum Term Renewal option for services with a 12, 24, 36, 48, or 60-month term to automatically renew the contract at the same discounted price and term length at the end of the contract.

     If you don't renew the contract, at the end of the term, the contract will automatically roll over to a month-to-month contract for the following billing period, at the same price, without term discounts.

     Take note of the information on the screen to avoid early termination fees (ETF). For more information, see VXC Pricing and Contract Terms and VXC, Megaport Internet, and IX Billing.

7. Click Next.

   The summary page appears that includes the monthly cost.

8. Review the summary and click Create to confirm the connection order.

Once you have established the connection, you can start collaborating with .

Changes to an existing connection

You can make changes to an existing connection from the connection details page. To make changes, follow the steps below.

1. From the Services page, select your existing connection.

2. In the connection details page, click Edit.

3. Update your connection details and click Save.

Deleting a connection

If you no longer require a connection, you can delete it. To delete a connection, follow the steps below.

1. From the Services page, select the connection you want to delete.

2. In the connection details page, click Delete.

3. Confirm that you want to delete the connection.

When a connection is deleted, it becomes inactive. You will not be charged for the connection after it is deleted.