DCI / Facility Interconnect
Private connectivity between colocation footprints, carrier meet points, IX ports, cloud on-ramps, and enterprise facilities.
What it means
DCI is commonly used as shorthand for high-capacity private connectivity between important facilities. The practical goal is simple: connect the places where your network, equipment, and carriers need to meet.
Where it fits
- Colocation-to-colocation paths
- IX port access
- Carrier meet point access
- Cloud on-ramp access
- Enterprise facility interconnect
What we'll talk through with you
- Which facilities or meet points are involved?
- Do you need Layer 2, wavelength, dark fiber, or routed service?
- What handoff speed and interface do you need?
- Do you need protected service or physically diverse paths?
- Which side owns or manages the equipment at each end?
How it shows up in a real project
A customer needs a private 100G path from a colocation footprint to an exchange port. Quad State Internet delivers the interconnect and supports the route.
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
Wavelengths
High-capacity optical channels, often 10G, 100G, or 400G, delivered over a fiber path.
Private Ethernet
A private Layer 2 path between locations, delivered as Ethernet instead of public Internet.
Interconnection Points
Places where networks meet to exchange traffic, buy transit, reach cloud platforms, or connect private paths.
Carrier Handoff / NNI
The physical and logical place where Quad State Internet connects with another network or carrier.