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I'd like to second that as well. Paix pao1 where I had termination was very worth while. Several ipv6 peers in there as well including nokea and a few others. Just as an asside, it was well run as well as having a lot of people to peer with. On Fri, 17 May 2002, todd glassey wrote: > > PAIX is a division of MFN (Metropolitan Fiber Networks) as Above.NET is as > well. That means they share MFN's connectivity and peering agreements and as > such are incredibly rich environments. Especially with someone like Paul > Vixie running it, (PAIX that is) my take is that these are number one > providers. > > I must admit though that I am a staunch Above.NET supporter and have been > for ages having a single digit customer ID. > > Todd > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ren" <[email protected]> > To: "Ralph Doncaster" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Iljitsch van Beijnum" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 5:01 AM > Subject: Re: Interconnects > > > > > > That depends on your corporate needs for power, security, remote hands, > > etc. The extended services found at Equinix & PAIX are very important for > > many networks. > > > > -ren > > > > At 08:00 AM 5/17/2002 -0400, Ralph Doncaster wrote: > > >What about NYIIX/6IIX? > > >Being in Telehouse where there are no monthly fees for for cross-connects > > >gives it a financial advantage over Equinix. > > > > > >Ralph Doncaster > > >principal, IStop.com > > >div. of Doncaster Consulting Inc. > > > > > >On Fri, 17 May 2002, ren wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Iljitsch, > > > > > > > > I would not consider Sprint NAP, a place closed to new customers for > > > > several years, an important interconnect location in the US. ATM > based > > > IXs > > > > are not as participant rich as they were 2-3 years ago. > > > > > > > > The fastest growing US interconnect locations are cross-connect > > > > enabled. PAIX & Equinix. Equinix-Ashburn, PAIX-Seattle, > Equinix-Newark > > > > and Equinix-Dallas and others have seen participation grow with a > diverse > > > > blend of traffic from cable operators, telcos and content providers. > > > > > > > > Tier-1 means what? Look for growing sources of traffic. > > > > > > > > Your mileage may vary, -ren > > > > > > > > At 11:48 AM 5/17/2002 +0200, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote: > > > > > > > > >A bunch of us are thinking about multihoming solutions for IPv6. For > this > > > > >purpose, it is useful to know a bit more about how actual networks > (rather > > > > >than the ones existing only as ASCII drawings) interconnect. So: > > > > > > > > > >- What are the 12 - 18 most important interconnect locations in the > world? > > > > > MAE East, the Ameritech, Sprint and PacBell NAPs, PAIX, LINX and > AMS-IX > > > > > come to mind, but from where I'm sitting it's hard to judge > whether > > > > > others are important or marginal. > > > > > > > > > >- To how many of them do typical tier-1 and tier-2 networks connect? > > > > > > > > > >- Using private or public interconnects? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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