When you order a BGP VPS from SignalX, your server is provisioned with dedicated IP assignments used to establish eBGP sessions with our network.
Assigned Subnets
For each VPS/customer, SignalX allocates:
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/31 IPv4 subnet → 2 IPs (1 for your VPS, 1 for SignalX’s router)
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/127 IPv6 subnet → 2 IPs (1 for your VPS, 1 for SignalX’s router)
These point-to-point subnets are used exclusively for the eBGP peering sessions.
Establishing BGP Sessions
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Configure your BGP daemon (FRR, BIRD, MikroTik, RouterOS, etc.).
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Use the IP addresses provided in your welcome email:
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Local peer → your VPS IP
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Remote peer → SignalX router IP
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Set:
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Remote ASN: 214402
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Local ASN: your ASN
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Announce only prefixes that have valid ROA entries in the corresponding IRR (RIPE, ARIN, APNIC, RADB).
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Enable RPKI validation to accelerate prefix acceptance and global propagation.
BFD Support
SignalX supports Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for BGP sessions.
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Recommended if you need fast convergence (sub-second failure detection).
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BFD quickly detects link failures and tears down the BGP session, avoiding long hold-timer waits.
What to Expect
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After confirming your BGP configuration, SignalX will enable the session(s).
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Once active, you can begin advertising your prefixes.
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Prefix propagation depends on upstream filter refresh cycles (typically 8–24 hours).
Support
If you need assistance, open a Support Ticket in your My SignalX account and our engineers will help verify your setup.
