Re: neutral interconnects in Europe
While I welcome this paper I think that it is ill judged that a INIX does not also require connection to at least one European D-GIX. As a result an INIX could send all their european traffic via the US. Peter Dawe PIPEX Peter Dawe, Managing Director PIPEX Ltd.Email: peter@unipalm.co.uk Director Unipalm Limited, Voice: +44(0)223 250100 216 The Science Park, Milton Road Fax: +44(0)223 250101 Cambridge, England, CB4 4WA ****Warning**** This Email does not include smiles, shoulder shrugs and winks. Please assume this message is sent in good humour, with a smile, until MIME or X.400 has a correct body type! 8->
On Fri, 21 Jan 1994, Peter Dawe wrote:
While I welcome this paper I think that it is ill judged that a INIX does not also require connection to at least one European D-GIX. As a result an INIX could send all their european traffic via the US.
Peter Dawe
Peter, As Kees says and as is also written in our paper, we recommend that INIXes develop into D-GIXes as the D-GIX technology becomes deveoped first for pilots and then for production ( and the first I in INIX stands for interim). As there are no operational D-GIXes, we could not require connectivity to a D-GIX. In contrast, the GIX is operational and connection to the GIX is the best guarantee for global connectivity. Obviously, we also support the recommendation not to send intra-European traffic via the GIX. However, I don't think there is today any GENERAL way to avoid this and I guess it is one of RIPE's functions to try to make sure this does not happen. I note that in our definition, you and Janet have just announced what appears as an INIX to me. Frode
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