# ON DEMAND INTERCONNECT ### OVERVIEW On Demand Interconnect (ODI) allows customers to connect to Equinix Fabric locations directly from the Colt On Demand platform, via a fully automated real time SDN interconnect. ODI enables customers that are on the Equinix Fabric to seamlessly connect to 1100+ data centres and 32,000+ enterprise buildings that are directly connected to the [Colt fibre network](https://www.colt.net/global-network/) to provide a simplified end-to-end network experience. {% embed url="" %} Customers can interconnect to the Equinix Fabric in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. Connectivity is based on layer 2 point-to-point connectivity (similar to Ethernet or Cloud On Demand connections). ![](/files/uSXqVxkEgdKsehmxjxNj) ### CUSTOMER APPLICATIONS On Demand Interconnect for Equinix provides an enhanced provisioning experience compared to traditional data centre cross connects. | | Traditional DC Cross Connect + Physical Port | On Demand Interconnect | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | Provisioning Time | Days / Weeks | Minutes | | Turn up experience | Usually positive, but issues can occur (e.g. TX/RX ports need to be swapped) | Fully automated | An example use case is a customer that wants to connect their enterprise office location to their Equinix Fabric port. This would normally be fulfilled via a physical fibre cross connect between dedicated ports on both the Equinix Fabric and service provider platforms within the Equinix data centre. On Demand Interconnect allows customers to bypass this traditional provisioning route and interconnect with Colt through SDN-enabled automation. ### SERVICE DETAILS (COLT ON DEMAND SERVICE) * Customers can create layer 2 connections between a physical On Demand port in a data centre or enterprise office location to a virtual Equinix Fabric cloud port. * The bandwidth of the virtual cloud port is defined by the initial bandwidth of the Equinix Fabric virtual connection. Key points: * Colt On Demand connectivity = layer 2 * Colt virtual cloud port bandwidths – 50Mbps–5Gbps * Colt circuit connection bandwidths – 10Mbps–5Gbps * VLAN config on customer port – Open Port (transparent), Add VLAN (translation), Filter VLAN {% hint style="info" %} Important note: The bandwidth of the virtual cloud port within the Colt On Demand platform is fixed. It is based on the initial bandwidth of the Equinix Fabric virtual connection when the Service Key is generated within the Equinix Fabric portal. If you wish to flex bandwidth, create the initial Equinix Fabric connection with a bandwidth equal to the upper flex limit. Once the Colt OD virtual cloud port is created, both the Colt connection and the Equinix virtual connection can be flexed up to this upper limit. If the virtual cloud port bandwidth needs to be changed (increase or decrease), a new virtual cloud port must be created. To do this: delete the Equinix circuit connection via the Fabric portal and the Colt circuit connection via the On Demand portal, then delete and recreate the virtual cloud port. {% endhint %} ### CREATING A NEW CONNECTION TO COLT VIA THE EQUINIX FABRIC {% stepper %} {% step %} ### REQUEST A LOCAL CONNECTION ACROSS EQUINIX FABRIC (EQUINIX FABRIC PORTAL) * In the Equinix Fabric portal, create a new connection and select Colt as the Service Provider.
* Select one of your existing Equinix Fabric ports as the A side / origin data centre (for example, London LD6). * For the B side / destination location select the metro city as the interconnect to Colt (for example, London). * Select the bandwidth and VLAN details as per the standard Equinix Fabric provisioning process. ![](/files/X8TS19qqS9PLuW4JVvxL) Once the connection is created, you will receive a service key (called a “unique ID” in Equinix Fabric). This service key is used to create a virtual cloud port in the Colt On Demand platform. {% endstep %} {% step %} ### REQUEST A COLT ON DEMAND CONNECTION (COLT ON DEMAND PORTAL) Prerequisites: * You must already be onboarded onto the Colt On Demand platform. * The physical port in the remote data centre or enterprise office location should already be in place. (Refer to the Quick Start Guide for port provisioning guidance.) Process: 1. Create an Equinix virtual cloud port using the service key from the Equinix Fabric portal. Select the region and data centre location (for example, Equinix LD6).
2. Once the virtual cloud port is created, create an On Demand connection between the remote data centre / enterprise office port and the Equinix virtual cloud port: * Create a new cloud connection and select the Equinix Fabric option. * Follow the standard cloud connection provisioning process: select Equinix as the A end port and the customer DC or enterprise office as the B end.
{% endstep %} {% endstepper %} ### END TO END PROCESS OVERVIEW ![](/files/SECsf0D4eu1f4GU1NuON) Want to learn more about On Demand? Colt On Demand supports point-to-point connections between data centres and enterprise offices, private connections to the public cloud and internet connectivity. Visit the On Demand solution page to discover more about On Demand and how it can help you find the right pathway for your business. [Discover On Demand](https://www.colt.net/solutions/on-demand/)
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