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December 2, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The London Internet Exchange (www.linx.net), a not-for-profit peering facility, has connected its 300th member, making it the first Internet exchange point in the world ever to connect so many networks together, including networks representing more than 45 countries.
According to the organization's Monday announcement, LINX has added 50 new members in the past 11 months, showing the vital importance of exchanging traffic between networks, despite the significant drop in transit pricing over the last decade.
Members include nearly all UK Internet service providers and content delivery service providers, however, LINX membership has become increasingly international. Since having just 16 countries participating in 2000, this number has grown to 45, from such areas as the Americas, mainland Europe, the Far East and Africa. True to its collective principles, every member has an equal vote in the management of LINX.
"In addition to the major UK and global ISPs, the LINX membership includes e-commerce and DNS specialists plus content delivery and research and education networks," , LINX chief executive officer John Souter said in a statement. "This makes LINX a compelling place for international peering. Our latest members broaden this still further with VoIP, IPTV and gaming services becoming more popular."
Over the last quarter LINX has been bolstered by the connection of a number of major content and DNS providers, according to the organization, plus the first European peering presence of a major social networking site, Facebook UK.
LINX also boasts over 600 connected Ethernet ports, with more than 140 running at 10GigE, the fastest possible rate, according to the company. Peak LINX traffic is equivalent to 660,000 simultaneous Internet video streams.
To provide network resiliency LINX has 10 points of presence at sites around London including three added in 2008, all connected by secure fibre links. LINX split its infrastructure into two separate local area networks in 2002, with one based on hardware supplied by Foundry Networks (www.foundrynet.com), and the other from Extreme Networks (www.extremenetworks.com).
Because of its unprecedented membership growth in the first half of 2008, LINX cut its membership fees and service prices in September. LINX's flat-rate annual membership fee is 2,250 pounds, to cover the cost of running the facility. Each member is given equal say in organizational decisions. Also, while LINX charges a fee for each port connected on the two LANs, there is no traffic charge.
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