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Chicago Open Pipes

Chicago's first independent, data center-neutral, nonprofit Internet exchange. mushroom Midwest values, local routing.

Locations​

Connect at Any of Our Carrier-Neutral Facilities

CH1 - Equinix CH1​

  • 350 E. Cermak Road
  • 5th Floor
  • Chicago, IL

CH2 - DRT MMR​

  • 350 E. Cermak Road
  • 2nd Floor
  • Chicago, IL

CH8 - NYI Chicago​

  • 800 W. Jorie Blvd
  • Oak Brook, IL

Port Pricing​

Straightforward Pricing

1G & 10G Ports​

FREE (While supplies last)

Includes private VLANs

100G Ports​

$4,200/year

Includes private VLANs

400G Ports​

$12,500/year

Includes private VLANs

Technical Information​

Peering Options​

  • Public peering via route servers
  • Private peering (bilateral)
  • IPv4 and IPv6 support

Connection Types​

  • 10GBASE-LR
  • 100GBASE-LR1
  • 100GBASE-LR4
  • 400GBASE-LR8

Requirements​

  • Autonomous system number (ASN)
  • BGP peering
  • Cross-connect to our equipment

Ready to Connect?​

Join Chicago's community-powered Internet exchange and start peering today.

Get Started | Ask a Question

Questions? Email us at hello@openpipes.net