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Technical FAQ
Q. How can my organization get connected?
A. To review the steps to get connected, review How to Connect.
Q. How can I arrange the physical connection to the Exchange?
A. Connections will vary from one organization to another. Usually, an organization contracts with one or more network providers to host or get at least one circuit to an exchange location (currently Pittock, Easystreet or Fortix).
Q. How does the Exchange handle confidential and proprietary information?
A. The Exchange is committed to protecting the confidentiality of our members' proprietary information. See the Membership Agreement (MS Word) for details.
Q. What happens if my network causes problems on the Exchange?
A. In the event that a participating member network is causing service problems for the Exchange or a substantive subset of its members, we reserve the right to disconnect the offending network until corrective action can be taken.
Q. What is BGP and Autonomous System Number?
A. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an inter-Autonomous System routing protocol. The primary function of a BGP speaking system is to exchange network reachability information with other BGP systems. This network reachability information includes information on the list of Autonomous Systems (ASs) that reachability information traverses.
Autonomous System Number is the unit of routing policy in the modern world of exterior routing, and is specifically applicable to protocols like Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). AS and Internet Protocol (IP) address numbers are issued by a Regional Internet Registry. AS numbers in North America are issued by the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), www.arin.net.
Q. What is transit? What is peering?
A. Transit is a bilateral business and technical arrangement, where the transit provider agrees to carry traffic to third parties on behalf of the customer, most commonly it is other customers and the entire Internet. Transit, as used on the member listing means that member offers bandwidth for sale across the exchange using private VLAN service.
Peering is a business and technical arrangement, usually bilateral where two networks agree to accept traffic from one another, and from one another's customers. This typically includes their customers' customers. Networks sometimes peer just a portion of their customers, for example those in a particular geographic area. Peering does not include the obligation to carry traffic to other third parties.
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