Peering session – PAIX.pdf - 2010.03.04-05 - kkkotekkk

PAIX Update

Paul Vixie, co-founder

Palo Alto Internet Exchange

PLNOG, March 5, 2010

Hello From Roger Kim

● Average Daily Max is currently

tracking at 210 G

● LACP on 10G ports are standard

feature up to 8x10G

● Route Server is a standard feature

● New York PAIX has finally

exceeded NYIIX as the largest

traffic IX in New York.

● Equinix acquisition of Switch and

Data is scheduled to be finalized by

mid-May. DOJ review in progress.

● Please say hello to Sylwester. Safe

travels.

Early History

● 1990: Inside DEC WRL, I had

CSNET, BarrNet, AlterNet as

my transit providers

● So, I gave them a DELNI to

exchange traffic over

● 1993: When I left DEC, this

unofficial IX was discovered

by the auditors

● “What the hell is this?”

● 1994/1995: Hired back as a

consultant to commercialize

“DIX” which became “PAIX”

● “El Palo Alto” is a tree...

Modern History

● 1996-1997: DEC hires Al Avery and Jay Adelson to

run PAIX, who then leave to found Equinix

● 1998-1999: DEC acquired by Compaq, who sells

PAIX to Abovenet, who is acquired by MFN

● 2000-2001: MFN acquires my ISP company (MIBH),

appoints me President of the PAIX business unit

● 2002: MFN enters bankruptcy, later emerges as

AboveNet, having sold PAIX to Switch and Data

● 2009-2010: Switch and Data acquired by Equinix

● 1993-2010-beyond: F-Root first/always at PAIX

Peering session – PAIX.pdf