CME RNet

CME RNet is a client-managed connectivity solution providing access to relationship-based trading platforms. This CME RNet topic describes:

RNet services for EBS Direct are available in Secaucus, Slough and Tokyo. 

• Equinix IBX Licensed Space customers at Secaucus, Slough and Tokyo can order service and connect to RNet with an Equinix cross-connect.

• Customers can connect to this service using a carrier circuit. The carrier must be a Equinix IBX Licensed Space customer and order the Equinix cross-connect on behalf of their customer. 

• CME Group will issue a Letter of Authorization (“LOA”) for each cross-connect. Customer or carrier will submit the LOA to Equinix with their cross-connect request.

RNet service for BrokerTec Stream is available only in Secaucus.

• Equinix IBX Licensed Space customers at Secaucus can order service and connect to RNet with an Equinix cross-connect.

• Customers can connect to this service using a carrier circuit.  The carrier must be a Equinix IBX Licensed Space customer at Secaucus and order the Equinix cross-connect on behalf of their customer. 

• CME Group will issue a Letter of Authorization (“LOA”). Customer or carrier will submit the LOA to Equinix with their cross-connect request.

Separate RNet services are required to access EBS and BrokerTec supported services.

CME RNet connectivity provides access to the following services:

• EBS Direct 2.0

• EBS Workstation

• CPT 2.0

CME RNet connectivity provides access to the following BrokerTec services:

• BrokerTec Stream 2.0

For more details about trading CME Group products via this connectivity method, contact your Client Integration Services (CIS).

Handoff Specifications

• 10 Gbps hand-off

• Single Mode Fiber

• 10G-LR (10GBASE-LR)

• 1310nm wavelength

Relationship-Based Trading - Secaucus, Slough, Tokyo Connectivity:

CME RNet Connectivity Procedures

Upon successful validation of the cross-connects and site acceptance by CME Group, the customer is responsible for the following procedures:

• Configuring the customer application

• Configuring routers

• Selecting a preferred path between the two X-Connects

Routing Requirements

Customer routers must be capable of using advanced TCP/IP Protocols including BGP.

• CME Group will assign /31 IP Address for the X-Connects

• BGP routing must be used on the routers terminating CME Group connections.

• CME Group will not support BGP timers faster than 3 & 9 seconds

• It is recommended that customers use a routing protocol between their routers to provide automatic failover.

• All IP packets destined for CME Group must be sourced from CME Group-assigned private address space. (/27 block will be assigned to each customer). Customers have the ability to advertise more specific routes on the connections to allow for routing failover and fault tolerance.

• Should customers decide to place the server behind another network device, they will be responsible for network address translation.

• CME Group will advertise CME owned public IP prefixes used for respective CME Group products

• CME Group will assign a private ASN for clients who wish to use private ASN

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to connectivity:

• No site-to-site connectivity.

• No direct server connectivity into CME Group network gear/environment.

• CME Group does not support asymmetric routing between the X-Connects.

• CME Group will not accept traffic sourced from any customer’s public IP space.