a brief history of internet exchanges version 0.1 may, 2002 bill woodcock packet clearing house
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A Brief History ofInternet Exchanges
Version 0.1
May, 2002
Bill Woodcock
Packet Clearing House
First Exchanges Metropolitan Access Experiment Metropolitan Area Ethernet Metropolitan Area Exchange WorldCom MAE-East™
Washington, D.C.10mb shared FOIRL(Magnums) into assorted switchesNo fixed topology, four initial locationsMFS fiber plantShared administrationLate 1992Sprint/ICM, Alternet, PSI, SURAnet, NSFnet
First ExchangesCommercial Internet Exchange
Palo Alto
Layer-3 MMLPA
Commodity DS1 (T1) lines into a Cisco 7010
1991 Not-for-profit industry association
Alternet, PSI, Cerfnet
First ExchangesMAE-West / Federal Internet Exchange
San Jose / Mountain View
FDDI “dumbbell” ring
Bridged to 10mb Ethernet in many locations
Two locations, two administrations
First ExchangesHong Kong Internet Exchange
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Single location Ethernet switch
Administered by the university
First major free exchange
Technological ProgressionShared 10Base-T / FOIRL EthernetSwitched 10mb EthernetShared FDDISwitched FDDI100Base-T / 100Base-FXGigabit Ethernet10Gigabit Ethernet
Other TechnologiesLayer-3 route-serversFrame RelayATMWireless EthernetCrossconnect meshDPT
Common ServicesRoute-serverLooking-glassMeasurement and instrumentationNetwork Time ProtocolWeb cache parentNews serverRoot server mirror
Common Business ModelsHosted by a university or governmentInformalIndustry associationNeutral for-profitAnything else may not be recognized
Size DifferentiationMunicipalLarge metro-areaNational“Regional” (meaning changing)
Peering / Transit DifferentiationNew conceptVery different pricingVery different competitiveness
