Norwegian Internet Exchange

Internet exchange point in Norway
Norwegian Internet Exchange
Full nameNorwegian Internet Exchange
AbbreviationNIX
Founded1993
LocationNorway
Websitenix.no


The Norwegian Internet Exchange[1] or NIX is an Internet exchange with presence in Tromsø, Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger and Oslo, Norway. NIX is owned and operated by the IT Department ([1]), at the University of Oslo. Companies connected to the NIX are most ISPs operating in Norway, in addition to Amazon and the two largest Norwegian broadcasting companies, NRK and TV2.[2] NIX has a neutral pricing model.[3]

NIX1 is the primary site for the Norwegian Internet Exchange. NIX1 is colocated at three sites in Oslo.[4]

NIX2 is the primary site for redundancy located at Kristian Augusts gate 17 in downtown Oslo.

The remaining four sites are regional sites intended for local use.

  • BIX in Bergen
  • TRDIX in Trondheim
  • TIX in Tromsø
  • SIX in Stavanger

The term NIX refers to all of the six IXPs.

References

  1. ^ "PeeringDB".
  2. ^ "NIX - Who is connected".
  3. ^ "NIX - Pricing".
  4. ^ "NIX - About".

External links

  • Official website
  • NKOM comment on 2007 Telenor withdrawal (norwegian)


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