The IX can be a neutral marketplace. The IX should provide a limited set of layer 2 services. However, if a member wants to sell a caching service to others across a private VLAN then that is a benefit to both parties. Same with transit, or backup services, or multicast video feeds. The exchange provides the VLAN and the members of that VLAN do whatever they want with it. This is a value add to members, especially in places where $350 per month cross connects exist. The IX does not sell the caching, or transit.
Switch hats from IX manager person to IX Member (aka I buy a port on the exchange) Now if I am on an exchange, and I can tell you (another IX member) that I can sell you a service and it’s 5-10ms than the best competitor not on the exchange thats a definite selling point. It also doesn’t touch the public internet, cuts out a transit provider, and costs .10 a meg. That is going to be attractive. Justin Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net Managed Services – xISP Solutions – Data Centers http://www.thebrotherswisp.com Podcast about xISP topics http://www.midwest-ix.com Peering – Transit – Internet Exchange > On Jun 1, 2015, at 3:21 PM, Paul Stewart <p...@paulstewart.org> wrote: > > Yes, that could help for sure ... it's more that you have 3rd party equipment > between you and your transit provider (no offense to anyone intended). A > direct x-connect offers quite a bit of advantages .. (and yes, some costs) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen > Sent: Monday, June 1, 2015 3:02 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Caching Boxes > > On 6/1/15 12:00, Paul Stewart wrote: >> Ah ok … yeah thanks … I wasn’t sure myself J >> >> As long as people are realistic when buying things like transit across >> a peering fabric then my personal opinion is to go ahead…. >> > > > I'd expect that's where a Private VLAN would come into play. It's still pure > layer 2. > > ~Seth >
