On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:23:53 +0200, Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl@gmail.com> said: > So why is IX peering so expensive? > But the only service is running an old layer 2 switch. > The 40 dix particants should donate 1000 USD once and get a new > layer 2 switch. Why does that not happen? This is something like how TORIX was operated at the beginning. The switch was donated by Cisco and rack space by a member with a cage at a convenient spot at 151 Front -- I think this was jlixfeld at look.ca. Fees were a $1/port/year peppercorn. It has been a long time since I was in any way involved in that, but today for a 1Gbps port TORIX charges $1200/year which is more but still not as much as you say for other IXPs. It would be interesting to hear from someone who was involved in TORIX at the time how this transition from $1 to $1200 went and the reasoning behind it. My guess would be moving to its own space and having to pay rent was a major part of it, and possibly acquiring staff? Also note that the LINX exchanges do not charge for the first 1Gbps port (or the n-th at the regional exchanges) though there is a membership fee which makes it roughly equivalent to what TORIX does today.
From that point of view you guys in Denmark seem to be paying somewhat over the odds.
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