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Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. (MFN) (Quote) subsidiary PAIX.net, a carrier-neutral Internet exchange, said it has successfully implemented an agreement to interconnect PAIX's Layer 2 switch fabric in Seattle with that of the Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX).
The program has greatly expanded the interconnectivity options available to the customers and participants in each facility, creating one of the most robust neutral exchange points in the Pacific Northwest, officials said.
Integrating the IP traffic between the SIX and PAIX, both located at 2001 6th Ave. in Seattle, is a significant step for both parties, officials said. The expanded connectivity has created a peering infrastructure and exchange point accessible from either location. For PAIX, this means its participants can immediately reach a large number of new peering partners. As a result, ISPs and other companies that need to exchange traffic from a secure, commercial-grade co-location facility can do so while maintaining their mission critical equipment in Class A facilities.
For SIX participants, the agreement provides a cost-effective solution for expanding connectivity through additional touch points without additional capital expenditures.
Interest in the connection has been high from participants in both locations as requests for participation were received within hours of contacting customers, officials also said. Participants in each location pay a fee to PAIX for access to the common infrastructure. This access gives them the opportunity to exchange traffic with the over 75 Internet-centric companies co-located in the PAIX and SIX facilities.
The Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) was originally established as a private interconnection between two ISPs, in Seattle's Westin building, whose traffic was traveling from Seattle to Texas and back just to cross from one side of the floor to the other. As other ISPs became interested in interconnecting, Ethernet hubs were installed in two locations in the building, and the SIX was formed. Networks began to participate in the SIX due to the low/no cost involved, and it began to grow.
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