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The SoftLayer® network seamlessly integrates three distinct and redundant network architectures—Public, Private, and Data Center to Data Center—into the industry’s first Network-Within-a-Network topology for maximum accessibility, security, and control. The SoftLayer Public Network features multi-homed connectivity with bandwidth from independent Tier 1 carriers, combining multiple 10 Gbps connections to create one of the industry’s fastest networks.

US Data Center Carriers Transit Connection   Peering Connection

	Provider	DAL	HOU	SEA	SJC	WDC
	Comcast®	4X10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	2X10Gbps
	Global Crossing®	2x10Gbps	---	2X10Gbps	2X10Gbps	2X10Gbps
	Internap®	4X10Gbps	2X10Gbps	2X10Gbps	2X10Gbps	2X10Gbps
	Level3®	8x10Gbps	2X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	8X10Gbps
	NTT America	8x10Gbps	1x10Gbps	2X10Gbps	4X10Gbps	4X10Gbps
	Qwest®	2x10Gbps	1x10Gbps	1X10Gbps	2X10Gbps	2X10Gbps
	TeliaSonera	1x10Gbps	---	---	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	Charter	1X10Gbps	---	---	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	Cox	1x10Gbps	---	---	---	1X10Gbps
	Equinix	2x10Gbps	---	---	1X10Gbps	4X10Gbps
	Google	1x10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps
	SIX	---	---	1X10Gbps	---	---
	Telefónica	4x10Gbps	---	---	---	2X10Gbps
	Time Warner	8x10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	4X10Gbps	2X10Gbps

US PoP Carriers Transit Connection   Peering Connection

	Provider	Atlanta	Chicago	Denver	Los Angeles	Miami	New York City	Palo Alto
	Comcast®	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	Global Crossing®	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	Internap®	---	1X10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	Level3®	1X10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	NTT America	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	Qwest®	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	TeliaSonera	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	ANY2	---	---	---	2X10Gbps	---	---	---
	Charter	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---	---	---	---	---
	Cox	---	---	---	---	---	---	1X10Gbps
	Equinix	---	2X10Gbps	---	---	---	---	1X10Gbps
	NOTA	---	---	---	---	2X10Gbps	---	---
	NYIIX	---	---	---	---	---	2X10Gbps	---
	RMIX	---	---	1X10Gbps	---	---	---	---
	Telefónica	---	---	---	---	2X10Gbps	---	---
	TIE	1X10Gbps	---	---	---	---	1X10Gbps	---
	Time Warner	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---	1X10Gbps	---	---	---

Asia Data Center and PoP Carriers Transit Connection   Peering Connection

	Provider	SNG	Hong Kong	Tokyo
	NTT	2X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	TATA	4X10Gbps	2X10Gbps	2X10Gbps
	Telstra	2X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	---
	Equinix	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	HKIX	---	1X10Gbps	---
	JPNAP	---	---	1X10Gbps

Europe Data Center and PoP Carriers Transit Connection   Peering Connection

	Provider	AMS	Frankfurt	London
	Global Crossing®	2X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	Level3®	2X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	NTT	2X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	TeliaSonera	2X10Gbps	1X10Gbps	1X10Gbps
	AMS-IX	2X10Gbps	---	---
	DE-CIX	---	2X10Gbps	---
	LINX	---	---	2X10Gbps