[1121] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Some CIX Associated Questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Susan Estrada)
Tue Aug 6 13:44:10 1991
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 91 17:42:21 GMT
From: estradas@Sdsc.Edu (Susan Estrada)
To: tmn!cook@uunet.uu.net, com-priv@psi.com
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> How much does it cost to join the CIX Association? Does it depend on the
> size of the TCP/IP provider?
There is a flat fee of $10000 to join the CIX.
> Would the FIX be qualified to join?
A link between the FIX and the CIX would be beneficial to all users of
the nets and is welcome.
> Should I gather that as new providers join and the backbone fills up with
> traffic there are good ways to measure the fill and decide on how it can
> be relieved either by an increase in speed or by additional trunks?
Yes, the CIX hardware and links will be engineered in a professional
manner.
> is there agreement on how much lead time is needed to provide such
> solutions? Is there any plan by which the cost of paying for them would
> be assessed to the membership?
Standard engineering practices look at projected traffic on short term and
long term intervals. Circuits and hardware delivery times are usually the
worst constraints (on the order of 60 days.) The membership dues of $10000
are supposed to pay for cost of hardware, links, etc.
Susan Estrada
