On Thu, 18 Sep 2008, Michael K. Smith wrote:
Hello Paul:
On 9/18/08 8:01 AM, "Paul Stewart" <pstewart@nexicomgroup.net> wrote:
Hi folks...
We're working on some plans to peer in the Seattle area. Choices so far considered are SIX and PAIX Seattle pretty much....
I was of the impression that if you get a port on one of these exchanges, you can connect to the other one as well? Just looking for clarification from folks who are connected out there..;) Any charges to go between the exchanges or it just included?
Speaking from the SIX side, there is no charge to connect to the fabric if you supply the optics, and there is a one-time fiber cross connect charge of $200.00 US. The SIX and PAIX are directly connected and you can peer across the fabric. The SIX page is http://www.seattleix.net for more info or you can email me directly.
And keep in mind that while the SIX and PAIX-SEA are directly connected, the exchanges are on different VLANs from the perspective of a PAIX-SEA connection. If you connect on the SIX side, you can only reach the SIX fabric. No MRC. If you connect on the PAIX-SEA side, you can reach both the SIX fabric and the PAIX-SEA fabric via a single router port. For MRC talk to an S&D rep. Chris