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MAPS – Microsoft Azure Peering Service

Overview

The Microsoft Azure Peering Service, which LINX provides in Partnership with Microsoft is a networking service that enhances the connectivity to Microsoft cloud services such as Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, software as a service (SaaS) services, Azure, or any Microsoft services accessible via the public internet.

The service provides direct Peering through LINX-managed and fully resilient Route Servers with Microsoft’s AS8075. It allows you to optimise your connectivity between Microsoft cloud services and provides high availability and minimal latency.

Key Features

  • Available across the following LINX Fabrics:

    • London LON1

    • LINX Manchester

    • LINX NOVA

  • Available Bandwidth:

    • 50Mbps

    • 100Mbps

    • 200Mbps

    • 500Mbps

    • 1Gbps

    • 2Gbps

    • 3Gbps

    • 4Gbps

    • 5Gbps

    • 10Gbps

  • MTU Size: 1500 bytes

 Service Features

Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and any other Microsoft SaaS services are hosted in multiple Microsoft datacenters and can be accessed from any geographic location. The Microsoft global network has Microsoft Edge point-of-presence (PoP) locations around the world where it can connect to an end user via their service providers.

 Microsoft and LINX ensure that the traffic for the prefixes registered with a Peering Service connection enters and exits the nearest Microsoft Edge PoP locations on the Microsoft global network. Microsoft ensures that the networking traffic egressing from the prefixes registered with Peering Service connections takes the nearest Microsoft Edge PoP locations on the Microsoft global network.

Benefits

Enterprises looking for internet-first access to the cloud or considering SD-WAN architecture or with high usage of Microsoft SaaS services need robust and high-performing internet connectivity. Customers can make that transition happen by using Peering Service. Microsoft and service providers have partnered to deliver reliable and performance-centric public connectivity to the Microsoft cloud. Some of the key customer features are listed here:

  • Best public routing over the internet to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services for optimal performance and reliability.

  • Traffic insights such as latency reporting and prefix monitoring.

  • Optimum network hops (AS hops) from the Microsoft cloud.

  • Route analytics and statistics: Events for BGP route anomalies and suboptimal routing.