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Blog: IP transit, DDoS and L2 transport

Compare costs, plan connectivity and check technical requirements. Guides for your network and data centre connections.

IP transit & BGP

IP transit plans and requirements
IPv6 operations5 min read

IPv6: Ping Works but HTTPS Stalls — Is MTU the Problem?

Small packets arrive but larger transfers stall: how to narrow down IPv6 MTU problems and check Packet Too Big messages, filters and tunnels.

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Planning3 min read

Requesting IP Transit: What Do You Need to Prepare?

Location, bandwidth, ASN, prefixes and handoff: use this checklist to prepare a transit enquiry and identify open questions before ordering.

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Network3 min read

IP Transit Pricing 2026: Monthly Cost, Commit and Bursts

AS51202 monthly costs for 500 Mbps to 50 Gbps, with a price table, a 95th-percentile billing example and the details needed for a quote.

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Network3 min read

BGP Multihoming: Planning Redundancy with Two Upstreams

Two links alone do not create resilient redundancy. This guide shows how prefixes, policies, failover and DDoS mitigation fit together.

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Network2 min read

Choosing the Right IP Transit Provider: 7 Criteria

Not all transit is equal. These seven criteria help you assess a provider - from redundancy and peering to DDoS protection, billing and support.

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Security2 min read

RPKI: Route Security Against BGP Hijacking

BGP hijacking can reroute or take down entire services. RPKI makes routing announcements cryptographically verifiable. Here's how it works and why it matters for you.

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Network2 min read

IP Transit Explained: What's Behind Your Internet Uplink?

Transit, peering, 95/5 billing, RPKI: we untangle the IP Transit jargon and show what really matters in a highly available, DDoS-protected uplink.

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DDoS protection

Compare DDoS protection tiers
Protection planning4 min read

DDoS Protection, Firewalls and WAFs: What Protects Each Part of Your Infrastructure?

A saturated uplink, exhausted connection tables and overloaded web applications need different controls. Here is how to plan the protection layers together.

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Operations3 min read

Reading DDoS Reports: The Evidence That Matters After an Attack

A large attack peak does not prove service availability. Connect traffic charts, user impact and follow-up actions in a useful operational report.

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DDoS Protection3 min read

DDoS Protection for Game Servers and UDP Services: A Practical Acceptance Check

Reachability alone is not enough for real-time services. Check new connections, active sessions and reconnects against clear acceptance criteria.

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DDoS Protection3 min read

Understanding DDoS Capacity: Gbps, Mpps and the Questions That Matter

Large capacity figures alone say little about protection for your services. Compare bandwidth, packet rate, measurement conditions and the agreed service scope.

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Security3 min read

DDoS Response Plan: The First 30 Minutes of an Attack

Improvisation is costly when services fail. This checklist structures detection, escalation, mitigation and communication for the first 30 minutes.

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Security4 min read

Why Businesses Need DDoS Protection

DDoS attacks can take online services down in minutes - costing revenue, reputation and sanity. Here is how the attacks work, what they really cost, and how modern network-level DDoS protection actually mitigates them.

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Security2 min read

RDoS: When DDoS Becomes Extortion

Ransom-DDoS gangs threaten attacks and demand a ransom. Here's how an RDoS campaign unfolds, why you shouldn't pay and how to prepare.

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L2 transport & site connectivity

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Site connectivity3 min read

L2 Transport or a Site-to-Site VPN: Connecting Your Data Centres

Do you need Ethernet between two sites or an encrypted connection between IP networks? Compare architecture, MTU, bandwidth and failure paths.

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Network2 min read

L2 Transport: Dedicated Layer 2 Links Between Data Centers

When is a dedicated Layer 2 link worthwhile? We explain the technology and uses within Frankfurt, within Nuremberg and between both regions.

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