Enterprise Connectivity
IP Transit Explained: What Enterprises and ISPs Should Look For
Not all internet bandwidth is equal. Evaluate transit providers on routing, resilience and support, not just price.
Infivate Networks Team 1 min read
What transit is
IP transit gives your network reachability to the entire internet via a provider's routing table. You can receive a default route or full BGP tables.
Evaluation criteria
- Network reach and upstream diversity
- BGP support with communities for traffic engineering
- RPKI route origin validation
- IPv6 support
- DDoS protection options
- SLA and NOC responsiveness
Multi-homing
Buying transit from two providers with BGP gives resilience and better path choice. Combine with internet exchange peering to keep local traffic local.
Check the provider
Use our ASN lookup to see a provider's peers and upstreams before you sign.
How Infivate Networks can help
Infivate Networks delivers Enterprise Connectivity for organisations across India — from assessment and design to implementation and ongoing support. Talk to our team or email [email protected].
Frequently asked questions
Full routes allow smarter path selection; default routes are simpler for single-homed networks.
For multi-homing with BGP, yes — Infivate Advisers can help obtain an ASN and IP space.
Need help with this?
Talk to the Infivate Networks team.
