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Re: Interconnects
- From: Paul Vixie
- Date: Fri May 17 14:17:15 2002
> > There are some relatively small regionals like NYIIX where you won't find
> > many large carriers, but they still have their own little nitch markets.
>
> There's been rumors of NYIIX and PAIX-NY linking up like SIX and
> PAIX-seattle.
It's not a rumour. PAIX is interconnecting with NYIIX as soon as the
fiber engineering people say that the photons will travel end to end.
> > * Price - In these times of cost conciousness (and transit available
> > for less than the price of peering), many people are taking a step back
> > and realizing that PAIX services are OUTRAGEOUSLY priced vs the
> > competition. Some big carriers are turning down their PAIX switch
> > ports, even at Palo Alto.
>
> Which is why I was surprised that Paul offered PAIX-seattle connectivity
> for a $300 one-time charge for those who are already connected to SIX.
We aren't silly, and since it would be silly to fail to recognize that some
peers want/need different service levels than others, we recognized it and
are acting on it.
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