Re: ix's & prefix registration

[Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net>]

> On Tuesday, October 14, 2003 6:28 PM, joshua sahala
> <joshua.ej.smith () usa net> wrote:
> > i was wondering if there were some published docs online regarding the
> > registration of route objects and membership at an ix - specifically,
> > do ixp's around the world require that their members register all of
> > their route objects prior to being allowed to exchange traffic at the
> > ix?

* arnold () nipper de (Nipper, Arnold) [Tue 14 Oct 2003, 18:51 CEST]:
> DE-CIX (http://www.de-cix.net) does (see 4.4
> http://www.de-cix.net/info/DE-CIX_technical_requirements.pdf). And
> afaik that's also true for LINX, AMS-IX, Xchangepoint, ... Look at
> their policies as well.

AMS-IX does not, nor does it require its members to peer with anybody
(including the exchange-supporting network infrastructure).  AMS-IX
believes that the decision to peer is up to the individual members.


        -- Niels.