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Hey Community! We often get questions about Fabric Cloud Router and we’re here to help clarify for others who might have the same question in the future. If you’ve got additional questions about FCR, ask them in Community!What is a Digital Services Agreement (DSA)? The Digital Services Agreement is a document that is presented to users when setting up a Billing Account to order digital services like Fabric Cloud Router. If this is your first time ordering digital services with Equinix and you do not have an existing Billing Account (or sometimes called a Cloud Billing Account), you’ll be directed to digitally sign the DSA.If you're creating additional Billing Accounts, you will be asked whether you want to use an existing Digital Services Agreement or sign a new Digital Services Agreement. If you need guidance on either DSA option, please review this documentation.[Example only for reference and may not reflect latest version of DSA]  I’m a new customer; do I need to sign a Fabric DSA?

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We cant able to apply the router filter policies(RFP) when the Peerings are down on FCR. By the time we apply the Filter policies, all routes learnt from peers are advertised to the other peers resulting in downtime due to loop(unwanted routing). Even if we are quick enough to apply the policies, Fabric backend can only able to process one Filter policy at a time. If you try to apply/save the other policies it gives you an error as FCR is in Transient state. As a best practice we need to have Filter policies enabled first and then turn on the BGP peering to avoid loops/sub optimal routing.

It has been some time since I built an ExpressRoute within the Equinix Fabric.  Our topology is using Fabric Ports (not Virtual Devices). We have a primary and secondary port.  We have built the ExpressRoute in Azure as well as the ExpressRoute VC in Equinix but are having trouble getting end-to-end connectivity.  In the overview page of the ExpressRoute connection in the Equinix Fabric, there is an Origin VLAN and Destination VLAN.  The Origin VLAN tags are different (Primary is 4025 and Secondary is 4026) but the Destination VLAN tag is the same (37 in this case).  Where do we configure those?  In the ExpressRoute Private Peering in Azure, we can only enter a single VLAN tag.  Do we configure 4025/4026 on our routers and 37 in Azure, visa versa, or do we configure the same on both?  The KB articles and videos do not cover this.

We're always looking for ways to improve the value our products provide and the user experience.  What is your #1 challenge when using Equinix Fabric?

Equinix Fabric now supports 20 & 50 Gbps virtual connections to Google Cloud. What kinds of applications or technologies do you believe will benefit with access to these larger capacity connections?

Great news for Fabric users: You can now add Physical Ports to Virtual Ports using a new API.  Add Physical Ports to Virtual Port  

New lower speed tier on Equinix Fabric, ideal for digital banking and payment services 10Mbps connection speed available now Equinix Fabric has a lower virtual connection speed option of 10 Mbps. This speed is available for all customers use cases, but is ideal for customer connectivity via Fabric for high volume, low bandwidth transactions such as digital banking and payment services. Customers can create 10 Mbps virtual connections to connect to themselves in a point-to-point or a multipoint-to-multipoint configuration. If interested in creating a 10 Mbps virtual connection to a Service Providers publicly available on Fabric, you should verify that the Service Provider supports the lower speed tier. Availability: All Equinix Fabric locations, for local and remote connections, to any connection destinations (provided the Service Provider allows that speed tier)  Ordering: Customers can order 10Mbps virtual connections online only. 

Where can I find a list of available locations for Equinix Fabric?

Equinix Fabric 2022.4 is available August 8, 2022. This release includes the new Solution Builder feature, unlimited local connections for remote and remote metro ports, and your patch panel details available in the Ports Inventory.   Solution Builder Design your Interconnection solution with the Solution Builder. Drag and drop your Equinix Fabric and Network Edge connections into a solution diagram, then generate and download a cost estimate for your end-to-end solution. In the current phase of this feature, you can select a single network virtual device, a single port, and a single connection to a service provider. See Solution Builder for more information.   Unlimited Local Connections for Remote or Metro Remote Ports You can now order remote or metro remote ports with unlimited local connections.   Customer Patch Panel Details Your patch panel information is now available when viewing the Physical Port Details. In addition to seeing the Equinix Patch Panel number and

Equinix Fabric 2022.3 release in June includes the Quick Connect to GCP feature, A-Side tokens for your customers to connect to their own assets, and the inclusion of Cable IDs when selecting a port and when searching your port inventory.Quick Connect to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)You can now obtain a GCP pairing key and create a connection all from within the Fabric portal. Create an L2 connection in Equinix Fabric without logging in to the GCP portal to create the Google service key.A-Side Service Tokens for Connecting to SelfAs an Equinix Fabric partner, you can now offer your customers service tokens to connect from your service to their own assets over Fabric.  Cable IDThe unique Cable ID is visible now when searching Port Inventory or selecting a Fabric port when creating a connection.Learn more about Equinix Fabric on Docs and Readiness!

Hey Community! Don't miss out on this upcoming tech talk! Check out the events page to register.  Banish Supply Chain Issues with a Resilient Digital Ecosystem Tech Talk #22June 29, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. PTLearn how a digital ecosystem strategy helps you improve supply chain transparency, protect against supply disruption and tame internet-related vulnerabilities.Led by Viedhyaa Lokande, Senior Solutions Architect and Theo van Andel, Digital Strategy Lead for Manufacturing, you’ll learn how to: • Create a resilient digital ecosystem • Leverage Equinix Fabric to connect your ecosystems • Optimize access to IaaS, cloud and SaaS providers • Solve material shortages with sustainability in mind • Personalize and servitize products

Can someone help me understand what use cases does Equinix Fabric solve?