Carrier Handoff / NNI
The physical and logical place where Quad State Internet connects with another network or carrier.
What it means
A carrier handoff is where one network connects to another. An NNI, or network-to-network interface, is a structured handoff between providers, often used for transport, access, BGP, or private connectivity.
Where it fits
- Connecting to another carrier
- Third-party carrier turn-up
- BGP coordination
- Transport provider interconnect
- Cross-connect and port coordination
What we'll talk through with you
- Which carrier or network is on the other side?
- Is this a physical cross-connect, NNI, VLAN handoff, or BGP session?
- What port speed, optics, and demarcation apply?
- Who opens and manages the turn-up ticket?
- What route filters, VLANs, or LOAs are required?
How it shows up in a real project
A customer orders a third-party long-haul path into a Quad State Internet meet point. Quad State Internet coordinates the handoff and BGP turn-up.
Learn the goal
We start by translating the business need into endpoints, capacity, term, resiliency, and support expectations.
Map the meet points
We identify carrier meet points, IX ports, cloud on-ramps, colocation footprints, or private handoffs that matter.
Choose the model
The answer may be DIA, IP Transit, Type II access, dark fiber, wavelength, IRU, managed transport, or a blend.
Build the path
Quad State Internet can build, coordinate, light, monitor, document, and support the route after turn-up.
Related things to learn
Interconnection Points
Places where networks meet to exchange traffic, buy transit, reach cloud platforms, or connect private paths.
IP Transit
Carrier-grade Internet connectivity for networks that need to reach the global Internet through routing handoffs.
BGP
The routing language networks use to tell each other where traffic should go.
DCI / Facility Interconnect
Private connectivity between colocation footprints, carrier meet points, IX ports, cloud on-ramps, and enterprise facilities.