THE INLAND NORTHWEST. ON THE WAY.

Not a spur off Seattle.
A crossing of its own.

Spokane and Coeur d’Alene sit in the middle of cross-country and regional fiber routes. Our network is built for direct connectivity and diversity — not a single path back to the coast.

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AS964 Independent Pacific Northwest network
rooted at CDA01 in Coeur d’Alene

Cisco switches and fiber connections in the IonSwitch network — CDA01 / COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO **Four fiber entries. Direct paths out.**

4 entriesTwo aerial, two underground

Ziply + CogentDiverse upstream transit

10GbpsDDoS mitigation included

100G / 400GJuniper MX & Cisco NCS

01 / POSITION

In the middle of the routes.

Cross-country and regional fiber already run through the Inland Northwest. This is not a dead-end off Seattle — it is a place those routes already go.

02 / DIRECT PATHS

Built for connectivity.

Transit, transport, and peering are arranged so traffic can leave on a direct path, instead of hairpinning everything west to a single coastal hub.

03 / DIVERSITY

No single point of failure.

Diverse routes enter the datacenter physically separately. Transit, transport, peering, and hardware are redundant end to end.

HOW WE GET ON THE MAP

Transit, peering,
and a building with options.

Upstreams, exchange points, and physical entries are chosen so a problem on one path does not take the network with it.

UPSTREAMS

Two independent ways out.

We take transit from Ziply Fiber and Cogent. Through Ziply, that includes Arelion, GTT, Zayo, and Cogent — and we also connect to Cogent directly.

PRIMARY TRANSIT Ziply Fiber

Regional fiber with long-haul reach behind it.

Arelion
GTT
Zayo
Cogent

DIRECT TRANSIT Cogent

A second, independent upstream session — not only via Ziply.

Direct Cogent connectivity
Separate from the Ziply path

DIVERSITY / RELIABILITY

Four ways into the building. All of them ours to use.

Diverse routes enter our datacenter physically separately, with two aerial and two underground entries. Transit, transport, peering, and hardware are redundant and diverse.

Aerial Entry 1
Overhead fiber into the facility.
Aerial Entry 2
A second, physically separate aerial path.
Underground Entry 3
Buried fiber into the facility.
Underground Entry 4
A second, physically separate underground path.

PEERING

Local, regional, and farther afield.

We peer at exchanges across the Northwest, the Midwest, and Northern Virginia, plus a direct session with Hurricane Electric.

SpokaneIX
SeattleIX
NWAX
YYCIX
CIX-NoVA
MICE
and more
Hurricane Electric Direct peering

NETWORK POINTS OF PRESENCE

Where the network
actually lands.

PoPs in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Seattle, Hillsboro, and Minneapolis keep regional and long-haul paths off a single building.

Spokane, WA US Bank Building
Carrier hotel in downtown Spokane.
Spokane, WA TierPoint Spokane
A second Spokane facility for path diversity.
Coeur d’Alene, ID Ziply CRALIDXX
Ziply Fiber central office in Coeur d’Alene.
Seattle, WA Westin Building
Seattle carrier hotel for westbound connectivity.
Hillsboro, OR EdgeConnex Hillsboro
Portland-metro PoP on the west-side fiber plant.
Minneapolis, MN Cologix MIN5
Midwest PoP for eastbound and regional paths.

ROUND-TRIP TIMES

How far is it
from here, really?

Best measured latency from CDA01 to common destinations. The lowest times are listed first.

Best measured latency from CDA01
Destination	Region	Latency
Seattle	Washington	8ms
Vancouver	British Columbia	11ms
Portland	Oregon	11ms
Boise	Idaho	12ms
Calgary	Alberta	17ms
San Francisco	California	24ms
Minneapolis	Minnesota	26ms
Denver	Colorado	33ms

More destinations

Additional destinations
Destination	Region	Latency
Chicago	Illinois	34ms
Los Angeles	California	36ms
Dallas	Texas	45ms
Ashburn	Virginia	53ms
Honolulu	Hawaii	57ms
Miami	Florida	79ms
Tokyo	Japan	91ms
London	United Kingdom	125ms
Sydney	Australia	144ms

These figures are the best latency we were able to measure to that destination. They are not a guarantee to your specific destination.

THE GEAR, AND THE SCRUBBING

A 100G and 400G core,
with mitigation included.

The same network carries cloud VPS, dedicated servers, and colocation at CDA01.

ROUTERS

Juniper MX and Cisco NCS.

The network runs on 100G and 400G Juniper MX and Cisco NCS routers at the core.

SWITCHES

Juniper QFX and Nexus 9K.

Juniper QFX and Cisco Nexus 9K switches handle the switching layer behind those routers.

DDoS

10Gbps in. 75Gbps available.

Mitigation is included by default up to 10Gbps, and can be raised to 75Gbps of scrubbing capacity, powered by BGP FlowSpec and Kentik.

SEE IT FOR YOURSELF

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and speed test.

Check routes and throughput from our network before you order.

LOOKING GLASS Inspect the paths we advertise.

Query BGP and traceroute from IonSwitch at lg.ionswitch.com.

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SPEED TEST Measure throughput from here.

Run a test against our server at speedtest.ionswitch.com.

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BEFORE YOU RELY ON IT

A few things
worth knowing.

Want a custom interconnect or more scrubbing?
We’re happy to talk it through.

Are you just a spur off Seattle?

No. Spokane and Coeur d’Alene sit in the middle of cross-country and regional fiber routes. The network is built for direct connectivity and diversity, not a single backhaul to Seattle.

Who are your upstreams?

Ziply Fiber and Cogent. Through Ziply Fiber we reach Arelion, GTT, Zayo, and Cogent, and we also take Cogent directly for a second, independent session.

How does fiber enter the datacenter?

Diverse routes enter physically separately, with two aerial and two underground entries. Transit, transport, peering, and hardware are redundant and diverse.

Where do you peer?

SpokaneIX, SeattleIX, NWAX, YYCIX, CIX-NoVA, MICE, and additional exchanges, plus direct peering with Hurricane Electric.

Is the latency table a guarantee?

No. The figures are the best latency we were able to measure to that destination. They are not a guarantee to your specific destination.

What DDoS protection is included?

Up to 10Gbps of mitigation is included by default. Scrubbing can be raised to 75Gbps, powered by BGP FlowSpec and Kentik.

CLOUD VPS Run on this network.

KVM cloud VPS starts at $3.50/month, with NVMe storage in CDA01.

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Bare metal starts at $49/month, on the same Pacific Northwest network.

Check server inventory COLOCATION Bring your own hardware.

Colocation starts at $49/month, with the same diverse fiber entries.

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LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CONNECT.

Direct paths,
closer to home.

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Not a spur off Seattle.A crossing of its own.