>> On 22 May 2016, at 07:33, Max Tulyev <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I wonder why a "VLAN exchange" does not exists. Or I do not know any? >> >> In my understanding it should be a switch, and people connected can >> easily order a private VLAN between each other (or to private group) >> through some kind of web interface. >> >> That should be a more easy and much less expensive way for private >> interconnects than direct wires.
On 23 May 2016 at 09:59, Marty Strong via NANOG <[email protected]> wrote: > This does exist, often called an elastic fabric, e.g. Megaport > > Regards, > Marty Strong > -------------------------------------- > CloudFlare - AS13335 > Network Engineer > [email protected] > +44 7584 906 055 > smartflare (Skype) > > http://www.peeringdb.com/view.php?asn=13335 As Marty said, it does exist. AN example from LONAP in the UK: https://www.lonap.net/fees.php Private VLANs between members = FREE Another option is using a provider like IXReach (now "Console"), take a peering to them, and then down multiple VLANs they can through you peerings to different IXs from around the world and to other networks: http://www.ixreach.com/ Cheers, James.
