[1399] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Interconnects at NANOG
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Allen Simpson)
Thu Jan 4 20:23:42 1996
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 96 00:08:12 GMT
From: "William Allen Simpson" <bsimpson@morningstar.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
> From: "Jonathan Heiliger" <loco@mfsdatanet.com>
> Perhaps term IXP, IntereXchange Point could be used. Too many acronyms has
> long been a trend in technology. :-)
>
I have always liked Deering's MIX (Metropolitan Internet eXchange),
since the acronym also described the activity (MIXing).
Perhaps have the region/location: LA-MIX, Chicago-MIX, et alia.
NB: NAP has always struck me as overly generic ("access point"), and a
description of sedentary inactivity.
Bill.Simpson@um.cc.umich.edu
Key fingerprint = 2E 07 23 03 C5 62 70 D3 59 B1 4F 5E 1D C2 C1 A2
