100Gbps IPX Technical Brief
Our 100G Direct Internet (IPX) provides a fixed, uncontended connection to the internet, ensuring that our customers experience consistent, high-performance bandwidth. This is also known in the industry as “DIA” (Dedicated Internet Access) or a “Leased Line”.
Our service offers flexible options to suit your connectivity needs, starting from 10Gbps and scalable as standard to 25Gbps and 100Gbps.
Our Direct Internet services provide 99.99% availability. For more information, please refer to the IPX Service Level Agreement (KB24091701).
Please see KB24091801 for a complete list of our Direct Internet services.
Resiliency and diversity
To use a Direct Internet service in a resillient setup, we can provide two separate connections with independent network termination equipment and IP addressing. IP failover can be achieved with BGP. For our fully managed failover solution (or where VRRP is required), we provide Protected Internet (IPP) services. This provides the highest level of reliability at 99.999% availability.
We can provide fully diverse fibre routes across Central London. These paths are delivered via separate datacentres by default, with no common failure points. Custom route maps can be supplied on request for your review and approval.
Our extensive coverage across London allows us to effectively avoid pinch points - areas where network paths converge and create potential single points of failure. We can also establish new intakes into buildings to ensure a completely independent and diverse connection path end-to-end.
Rapid installation
Rapid installation is available on most of our fibre services, providing guaranteed installation times in as little as one week. Details can be found in KB24091818.
IP addressing
Each service includes dedicated IPv4 and IPv6 address blocks as standard, providing a dual-stack configuration. If you require more addresses, a larger block size is available on request at no additional cost (see below).
For customers needing a greater number of IP addresses, we offer routed IP blocks. These blocks are routed to your equipment via static routing or a BGP session, rather than being directly assigned to the service interface. If you choose to use BGP routing, routed blocks can also be announced from multiple Direct Internet services.
| Address Family | CIDR Block | IP Allocation Type | Usable IPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPv4 | /31 | Standard Allocation | 1 | Provided as standard |
| IPv4 | /30 | Standard Allocation | 1 | Available on request with justification |
| IPv4 | /29 | Standard Allocation | 4 | Available on request with justification |
| IPv4 | /27 | Routed Allocation | Up to 32 | Additional charge |
| IPv4 | /25 | Routed Allocation | Up to 128 | Additional charge |
| IPv4 | /24 | Routed Allocation | Up to 256 | Additional charge |
| IPv6 | /126 | Standard Allocation | 1 | Provided as standard |
| IPv6 | /125 | Standard Allocation | 5 | Available on request |
| IPv6 | /48 | Routed Allocation | Up to 65,536 /64 prefixes | Provided as standard |
Static routing
Static routing for routed IP allocations can be configured to any IP address within your standard allocation, specified during provisioning. An entire routed block must be routed to a single device IP address, if the allocation needs to be split into multiple prefixes we recommend using BGP or purchasing several routed blocks.
BGP routing
Private BGP sessions are supported on Direct Internet services for advertising routed blocks from multiple services for resillience or any other network design requirement. Technical details are provided below:
| Parameter | Support | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Sessions | Supported | |
| Vorboss Routes Advertised | Default route only | Full tables supported on IP Transit services only |
| Customer Routes Advertised | Routed IP allocations | We will match your routed prefix and any more specific subnet within that prefix |
| ASN Assignment | Private ASN (assigned by Vorboss) | To use a specific private ASN or use the same ASN across multiple services, speak to our team |
| ASN Length | 32-bit | 16-bit ASNs are provided on request for devices that do not support 32-bit ASNs |
| MD5 Password | Supported | Password is assigned by Vorboss and shared at handover |
| BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) | Supported | We support a minimum interval of 300ms with a multiplier of 3 |
Note: If you have your own public AS number that you would like to use with our services, please speak to us about our IP Transit (IPT) services.
Using own PI addressing
If you have your own provider-independent (PI) address space assigned by an LIR, you can use it on your Direct Internet service with Vorboss. We can announce this block on your behalf either via static routing or through a private BGP session. You will be required to create a route object and RPKI ROA for AS50056 with your LIR.
Installation and equipment
For installation of this service we typically require 2RU of rack space, for termination of our fibre panel and our network termination equipment (NTE). Diverse services will require 4RU of rack space to ensure there are no common points of failure.
| Fibre Termination Patch Panel | Network Termination Equipment | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 1RU x 290mm x 240mm | 1RU x 440mm x 240mm |
| Mounting Options | 19“ Rack Mount | 19“ Rack Mount |
| Passively Cooled | N/A | On request |
| Operating Temperature | N/A | 0 - 50°C |
| Operating Humidity | N/A | 5% to 90%, non-condensing |
| Power Supply (AC) | N/A | Dual PSUs |
| Power Connectors | N/A | 2x IEC C13 or 13 Amp UK Socket |
| Power Consumption | N/A | Up to 75W |
Note: A passively cooled NTE option is available on request, however power supply only available with single PSU variant.
Handoff options
The service is compatible with 10Gbps, 25Gbps and 100Gbps media types, as follows:
| Customer port | Connector | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 100Gbps Multimode | MPO-12/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
| 100Gbps Single-mode LR4 | Duplex LC/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
| 100Gbps Single-mode CWDM | Duplex LC/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
| 25Gbps Single-mode LR | Duplex LC/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
| 25Gbps Multimode SR | Duplex LC/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
| 10Gbps Single-mode LR | Duplex LC/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
| 10Gbps Multimode SR | Duplex LC/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
| 10Gbps Copper | RJ45 copper | KB24110503 |
| 10Gbps Single-mode bi-directional LR | Simplex SC/UPC fibre | KB24110503 |
Please see Ethernet Interfaces (KB24110503) for more information about each connection type.
Multiport handoff
If multiple ports are required, for example to connect a HA firewall pair or to connect more than one device, we can provide this on request during provisioning. This product will allow up to 3x 100Gbps, 8x 25Gbps and 8x 10Gbps ports with any of the physical media types listed above. All ports are bridged in the same L2 broadcast domain.
Service level agreement
We guarantee 99.99% network availability, equating to a maximum monthly downtime of 4 minutes. Compensation for any outage is processed automatically, requiring no action from you. For more information, see the IPX Service Level Agreement (KB24091701).
Firewall rental
We offer a rental service for firewalls and routers starting at £300 per month on a rolling monthly contract.
For more information, see Elastic Router - ERX (KB24091811).
Integrated cyber security
All our Direct Internet connections can be provided with DDoS Flood Protection (KB24091813) as standard. This automatically filters attacks within seconds, with no human intervention. It protects against the most common types of DDoS attacks, regardless of IP address types or numbers, ensuring your business remains operational during potential threats.
Additional Network Cyber Services (KB24102505) are available on all of our Direct Internet connections.