LINX Scotland 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.
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.
Colocation
Colocation enables you to host your infrastructure within professionally managed data centres, providing secure, scalable, and reliable environments for your equipment.
By colocating with LINX, you gain seamless access to high-performance interconnection services and the opportunity to connect directly with a diverse community of networks and partners.
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 Scotland
LINX Scotland was set up to keep Scottish internet traffic in Scotland — reducing dependency on London and other major digital hubs, lowering local overheads, and delivering faster, more reliable connectivity for Scottish organisations. A mutual, non-profit interconnection provider serving the country’s fastest-growing centres of technology, culture and finance.
Keep Scottish traffic in Scotland
LINX Scotland is deliberately not connected back to London. Traffic between Scottish networks stays in Scotland — reducing transit costs, cutting unnecessary long-haul routing, and improving performance for local end users.
99.999% availability
LINX Scotland consistently achieves greater than 99.999% reliability — the coveted five nines standard — backed by a resilient dual-site topology with two diversely routed interconnecting links.
Fast failover, built in
The peering LAN runs as a VPLS instance across two diversely routed links between Edinburgh and Glasgow, ensuring automatic fast failover should either link encounter an issue.
Lower latency
Direct interconnection in Scotland means fewer hops and shorter paths — traffic reaches its destination faster without unnecessary detours through London or other distant exchange points.
Lower network costs
Your first 10GE port and first service up to 4Gbps are included in the membership fee, making LINX Scotland a highly cost-effective way to establish local Scottish interconnection.
Content providers and access networks
LINX Scotland has a strong mix of content providers and access networks present at the exchange, giving members immediate access to the peers most relevant to Scottish internet traffic.
LINX Scotland is located at two sites — Pulsant in South Gyle near Edinburgh, and DataVita Fortis in Airdrie, close to Glasgow:
