Data Exchange

What is Data Exchange?

Graphiant’s Data Exchange securely connects your customers to your services .

With Data Exchange, you can pick and choose any of your inventory of services to be available by private invitation only to any of your inventory of customers.

Whether your business is looking to share knowledge, collaborate on projects, or explore partnerships that will lead to mutual growth and new opportunities, Data Exchange is here to connect you!

Locating Data Exchange in the Graphiant Portal

From the Graphiant Portal Landing Page, click ‘Services’ in the sidebar; select ‘Data Exchange’.

Dashboard overview displaying services, usage statistics, and quickstart options for users.

This will open the Data Exchange Landing Page.

From here, you can publish and edit your services.

Interface for managing data exchange services with options for active, paused, and inactive services.

Creating a Data Exchange Service

To add to your inventory of Data Exchange services, click ‘Create Service’ in the middle of the screen, above the table.

Interface for managing data exchange services with a prominent 'Create Service' button.

Select ‘Peering Service’; click ‘Next’.

Select the Peering Service option to establish network-level routing and segmentation.

You will now see the configuration page for creating your Data Exchange service.

Form for creating a service profile with fields for details and site selection.

Service Details

This section includes all of the information regarding the name and location of your service.

Enter the following information:

Service Name

Service Name: The unique name you are assigning to the data exchange service
Service Description (optional): Information for your reference

Prefix Location:

LAN Segment: The LAN segment to share with the customer
- You can also create a new LAN segment right from here
- For information on LAN segments, click here

LAN Segments:
Must be selected before Site Selection.

Site Selection

Site Type: Choose either to enter your sites individually, or by site lists.
- Site: You may enter up to 10 sites
- Site List: Can contain as many sites as are in the list(s)
  - You can also create a new Site List right from here
  - For information on Site Lists, click here

Site / Site List options:
Are dependent on the LAN segment chosen; the Sites / Site Lists that contain the selected LAN segment will be the only ones offered in the dropdown.

Form fields for entering service name, LAN segment, and site selection options.

Prefix Details

This will contain all of your prefixes that you want to be a part of this service.

For each prefix, enter the following:

Prefix: Enter in a.b.c.d/n format
Tag (optional): Any internal terminology you would like for quick reference later

Input fields for prefix and tag details in a user interface layout.

Outbound Routing Policy (optional)

If you would like to add a routing policy to your service, you can do so here.

By default, no routing policy is present.

To add one, click ‘Add Routing Policy’.

Button to add an outbound routing policy in the settings interface.

Select a routing filter.
- You can also create a new routing filter right from here.
- For information on routing filters, click here.
Select the Edges to which this policy will be applied.

Select routing filter option in the outbound routing policy interface.

When all information has been entered, click ‘Next’.

Form for creating a new service profile with various configuration options displayed.

Preview & Publish

Review your selections.

Once you have ensured that everything is correct, click ‘Create Service’.

Preview of service creation with details like service name, prefix, and routing policy.

You will receive a confirmation that your service was created!

From here, you can either:

Exit to the Data Exchange service inventory page
Create a Customer to add to your customer inventory

Confirmation message indicating the service is live and options for next steps.

Exiting to Data Exchange Services

If you exit to the Data Exchange Services page, you will see your new Service listed in the table.

Overview of Data Exchange services management interface with active and paused service counts.

To later add a customer, click on the ‘Customers’ tab.

Then follow the instructions to create a customer.

Overview of Data Exchange services with highlighted Customers tab and service details.

Creating a Customer

Now it is time to add to your customer inventory, from which you can select to permit access to your services.

When you start the process of creating a customer, you can choose to connect to:

Graphiant customer: Business who is also on the Graphiant network
Non-Graphiant customer: Business who has an unmanaged or third-party edge device

Select customer type: Graphiant or Non Graphiant for new customer setup.

Creating a Graphiant Customer

To begin the process of adding a customer who is also on the Graphiant network, select Customer Type of ‘Graphiant’; click ‘Next’.

Select customer type between Graphiant and Non Graphiant for new customer setup.

Enter the following information:

Customer Name: Unique name for this customer
Email(s): Admin contact email(s)
Max # of Sites: Limited number of sites you will allow this customer to onboard

Click ‘Next’.

Review your selections.

Once you have ensured that everything is correct, click ‘Create Customer’.

Creating a new customer profile with details and action button highlighted.

You will receive a confirmation that your customer was created!

From here, you can either:

Exit to the Data Exchange customers page
Match Services to this customer
Create another service for your inventory

Confirmation message for newly created customer with next action options displayed.

Creating a Non-Graphiant Customer

To begin the process of adding a customer who has an unmanaged or third-party edge device, select Customer Type of ‘Non-Graphiant’; click ‘Next’.

Select customer type between Graphiant and Non Graphiant for new customer setup.

Enter the following information:

Customer Name: Unique name for this customer
Email(s): Admin contact email(s)
Max # of Sites: Limited number of sites you will allow this customer to onboard

Note:
Non-Graphiant customers will be connected via Site-to-Site VPN Connection

Click ‘Next’.

Review your selections.

Once you have ensured that everything is correct, click ‘Create Customer’.

Form for creating a new customer profile with connection method options.

You will receive a confirmation that your customer was created!

From here, you can either:

Exit to the Data Exchange customers page
Match Services to this customer
Create another service for your inventory

Confirmation message for newly created customer with next action options displayed.

Exiting to Data Exchange Customers

If you exit to the Data Exchange Customers page, you will see your new Customer listed in the table.

Interface for managing data exchange customers with options to create and configure services.

To later match a service to this customer, click the ellipses to the right of that customer; select ‘Match Services’.

Then follow the instructions to publish a service to a customer.

Manage Data Exchange customers, view details, and create new customer entries.

Publishing Your Service with Your Customer

Now that you have inventories of both services and customers, you can match up which service(s) you would like to offer to your customers.

This process is done one customer at a time, to ensure individual secure access.

Depending on your end customer, follow the steps accordingly for:

The processes are different for each type of customer:
Ensure that you are following the indicated instructions for the customer that you need.