Paul, I have been thinking about a couple of issues regarding the CIX Inter-exchange, and your comments would be appreciated: (1) CIX is an association of ISPs. The CIX Inter-exchange puts CIX in direct competition with its members (ISPs) for customers. Is there a contradiction here? (2) The CIX Inter-exchange has been used by some to bypass peering policies. I am wondering if the CIX Inter-exchange remains a viable option in the peering policy review. (3) Today there are quite a few inter-exchanges in the Bay Area that are superior (in terms of tech. and richness in connectivity) than the CIX Interexchange. Is it fair to say that the CIX Inter-exchange has fulfilled its historical mission and is no longer needed? -- Enke
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 19:31:13 -0800 From: Paul A Vixie <paul@vix.com> To: nanog@merit.edu
[...] Since Digex is at too few NAPs to peer with AGIS, and they are not at the CIX, we see no routes from them.
CIX is taking new connections, either T1, PB-SMDS, or DEC-PAIX (FDDI or Ether ).