Cross Connect Frequently Asked Questions

LOA stands for Letter of Authorization or Letter of Authority. They are also sometimes called LOA-CFAs (Connecting Facility Assignment).

The LOA is required to install a cross connect between your equipment and ours.

The LOA tells the data center three things:

1.) You have permission to connect your equipment with ours.

2.) The exact location of the port at which they should install the physical cross connect.

3.) The media they should use for the connection.

Click here to download a template.

For more information, see Cross Connects.

We pre-cable the rear side of all our panels. Sometimes data center technicians will mistake this to mean that the port is already occupied. However, the front side of the panel should be open for new cross connects.

If they are still reporting that the port is occupied after checking the front panel, it is possible that the previous cross connect was never removed. To have us verify this for you, open a ticket by emailing support@packetfabric.com.

Cross connects are a physical connection, so yes.

However, all PacketFabric equipment is pre-patched and pre-cabled and ready for connections. This means that we just need to complete any patching to your local side that is not already in place.

The ability to order a cross connect through the PacketFabric portal depends on the data center. If you do not see the Cross Connect action in the port’s overflow menu, you will need to generate an LOA and contact the data center directly with your request.

For more information, see Cross Connects.