LINX Manchester at a Glance
Member Networks
Peak Traffic
Data Centre Locations
Our Services
Peering
Peering is when two or more networks connect directly to exchange internet traffic, making it faster and more efficient, reducing latency, and improving network reliability and speed.
At LINX, members can connect with hundreds of other networks through a trusted, high-performance platform. This direct interconnection improves network performance, enables greater control over traffic flows, and makes it simple to expand connectivity as demand grows.
Private VLAN
Private VLAN lets you securely separate and manage multiple network connections over a single physical port, helping to protect sensitive data and ensure efficient network management.
LINX's Private VLAN service offers a flexible, carrier-neutral platform that allows members to maintain private, isolated connections within the LINX infrastructure.
Microsoft Azure Peering Service
Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS) provides a direct connection between your network and Microsoft's cloud services. It ensures optimal routing for Microsoft 365, Teams, and other Azure applications, offering low-latency, highly reliable performance for business-critical traffic.
By routing direct through LINX's infrastructure, you get a low latency connection, reliable uptime, and advanced security that simply isn't possible when using public internet connections.
Closed User Group
Closed User Group enables members to establish a private, secure Layer 2 network connecting multiple sites, partners, or customers, facilitating controlled and efficient traffic exchange.
This service offers enhanced security, simplified management, and flexible scalability, all within LINX's trusted infrastructure.
DDoS Mitigation
LINX Protect is our free dedicated DDoS mitigation service, designed to help keep member networks secure and running smoothly. Available to all members peering via LINX route servers, it works by identifying and blocking malicious traffic during a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.
By using Remotely Triggered Black Hole filtering, it diverts harmful traffic away from your infrastructure, minimising disruption, maintaining service availability, and safeguarding your network.
Why Connect at LINX Manchester
LINX Manchester is the interconnection hub at the heart of the UK’s fastest-growing digital region. A single meeting place for networks across media, content, research and enterprise — keeping traffic local, boosting resilience, and powering the North’s booming tech and data economy.
The North’s interconnection hub
LINX Manchester brings together over 135 active networks in one place — media, content, enterprise and research — giving you direct access to the peers that matter most in the region.
Redundant, resilient fabric
LINX Manchester is an interconnected, redundant switching fabric. Multiple data centre locations mean you can build genuine path diversity into your northern network presence.
Keep traffic local
By peering in Manchester, traffic between northern networks stays in the North — reducing reliance on London routes, cutting unnecessary transit costs, and improving performance for end users.
Lower latency
Direct interconnection in Manchester means fewer hops and shorter paths — traffic reaches its destination faster, with less exposure to congestion on long-haul routes.
Lower network costs
Your first 10GE port and first service up to 4Gbps are included in the membership fee — making LINX Manchester one of the most cost-effective ways to establish a northern peering presence.
Enhanced security
Greater control over your routing means a stronger security posture, minimising exposure to DDoS attacks and other network-level threats — backed by LINX Protect at no extra cost.
LINX Manchester is accessible across multiple data centre locations in the city:
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