Connectivity overview
Templass sits in front of your origin. Dirty traffic is dropped in Frankfurt. Clean traffic is forwarded to you in one of two ways:
- GRE tunnel over the public internet
- Cross-connect in Equinix FR5
Both methods deliver scrubbed packets to your equipment. They differ in where your origin lives, how failover looks, and what Templass has to provision.
GRE tunnel
A GRE tunnel is a point-to-point overlay. Templass encapsulates clean traffic and sends it to a public IP you control. You decapsulate on a router, firewall, or Linux host and hand packets to the real service.
Choose GRE when:
- Your origin is already on the internet
- You can terminate GRE and apply a route for the protected prefix
- You want to start without a data-center order
You will wait for an admin-provisioned Templass GRE endpoint (and keys, when used). Setup: GRE tunnel setup.
Cross-connect / Equinix FR5
A cross-connect is a physical circuit in the Equinix Frankfurt FR5 campus. Clean traffic leaves Templass on that circuit instead of a tunnel.
Choose a cross-connect when:
- You already colocate in FR5, or you are ordering presence there
- You want a dedicated Layer 2 path and no GRE overhead
- Sales has scoped a Custom or higher-touch delivery
Templass issues LOA and Z-side details after the order is accepted. You do not get cage or circuit identifiers from this documentation. Setup: Cross-connect / Equinix FR5.
What is the same
- Scrubbing stays in Frankfurt (Equinix FR5)
- The public ASN is AS208743
- Protected addresses are assigned or accepted during onboarding
- Return path and origin hiding still matter. See Routing expectations
What Templass will ask you for
| GRE | Cross-connect |
|---|---|
| Public IP of your GRE endpoint | Equinix customer identity and FR5 presence |
| Preferred tunnel inner addressing (if you have a standard) | Port speed you can accept (agree this with sales) |
| Who should receive the endpoint and keys | Who should receive the LOA |
If you are unsure, start with GRE. You can discuss a later cross-connect with [email protected].