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From: Boudewijn Nederkoorn <Boudewijn.Nederkoorn@SURFnet.nl> To: iepg@iepg.org, ripe-list@ripe.net, eof-list@ripe.net CC: all@SURFnet.nl Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 22:14:43 +0100 The Amsterdam Internet Exchange: the place to interconnect The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) is a historical place for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to interconnect. The AMS-IX is used by ISPs to exchange traffic with each other at a national or international level. In order to accomodate the growing number of ISPs looking for interconnection at the AMS-IX services are being restructured. In addition to the currently supported ethernet connections, switched ethernet and FDDI facilities are being introduced. Any ISP with an arrangement for traffic exchange with any of the ISPs already connected to the AMS-IX can connect to the AMS-IX. The Internet Service Providers that are currently connected to the Amsterdam Internet Exchange are: Ebone, EuropaNET, EUnet, NLnet and SURFnet. Several other ISPs are currently in the process of becoming connected to the Amsterdam Internet Exchange. Since the end of 1993 the forerunner of the AMS-IX is in use, better known as "IBR-LAN". This ethernet spans the computer rooms of SARA, CWI and NIKHEF, all located in Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam. As of February 1994 the Amsterdam Internet Exchange was formally established. Due to the growing of the Internet and, hence, the growing number of ISPs looking for an interconnection point that meets todays quality standards, new technology such as switched ethernet and FDDI is introduced for the Amsterdam Internet Exchange. Through the use of the new technology inside the AMS-IX, new connections can be accomodated for at the location of the layer-2 equipment which is at SARA. More information (e.g. about costs) can be found via WWW at the URL: http://www.ams-ix.net/ Do you have questions? Please contact: SURFnet bv Network Services P.O. Box 19035 NL - 3501 DA Utrecht The Netherlands E-mail: netmaster@surfnet.nl Phone: +31 302 305 305 Fax: +31 302 305 329
