LINX NoVA 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.
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.
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.
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 NoVA
Launched by LINX in 2014, LINX NoVA is based in Northern Virginia — the beating heart of North American connectivity, home to subsea cables connecting South America, North America and Europe, and widely dubbed America’s data centre capital. LINX NoVA is not connected back to London — keeping traffic local gives the fastest possible exchange and the best service to members.
70% of the world’s internet traffic
70% of the world’s internet traffic passes through Northern Virginia, making LINX NoVA one of the most strategically important peering locations on the planet for any network seeking global reach.
9 of the top 10 global content networks
9 out of 10 of the world’s top global content networks are located in the Northern Virginia region — giving LINX NoVA members immediate access to the peers that matter most.
Gateway to Europe and South America
Ashburn is the communications gateway to Europe, while the BRUSA subsea cable terminates directly into the Virginia Beach Landing Station — offering one of the lowest latency links between the US and Brazil.
Data centre neutral
LINX NoVA is data centre neutral, giving members free choice of colocation provider and carrier. Whichever site you choose, you can reach all other peers on the network regardless of where they are located.
Keep traffic local
LINX NoVA is not connected back to London — traffic stays in North America, resulting in faster exchange, lower latency, and better performance for members and their end users.
Resilience and redundancy
Operating across five data centre locations, LINX NoVA’s multi-site presence means members can build genuine redundancy into their North American network connectivity from day one.
LINX NoVA is located across five data centre sites in Northern Virginia:
