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Network Access Point (NAP) of the Americas (also called MI1) [2] is a massive, six-story, 750,000 square foot data center [3] and Internet exchange point [4] in Miami, Florida, operated by Equinix. It is one of the world's largest data centers and among the 10 most interconnected data centers in the United States.
A Tier 1 network is an Internet Protocol (IP) network that can reach every other network on the Internet solely via settlement-free interconnection (also known as settlement-free peering). [1] [2] Tier 1 networks can exchange traffic with other Tier 1 networks without paying any fees for the exchange of traffic in either direction. [3]
NSFNet Internet architecture, c. 1995. Internet exchange points began as Network Access Points or NAPs, a key component of Al Gore's National Information Infrastructure (NII) plan, which defined the transition from the US Government-paid-for NSFNET era (when Internet access was government sponsored and commercial traffic was prohibited) to the commercial Internet of today.
This is a list of Internet exchange points by size, measured by peak data rate , with additional data on location, establishment and average throughput. Generally only exchanges with more than ten gigabits per second peak throughput have been taken into consideration.
This is a list of Internet exchange points . There are several sources for IXP locations, including Packet Clearing House , who have maintained the earliest list of IXPs, with global coverage since 1994.
The company Level 3 Communications began to launch a line of dedicated Internet access and virtual private network services in 2011, giving large companies direct access to the tier 3 backbone. Connecting companies directly to the backbone will provide enterprises faster Internet service which meets a large market demand.
A transit free network uses only peering; a network that uses only unpaid peering and connects to the whole Internet is considered a Tier 1 network. [1] In the 1990s, the network access point concept provided one form of transit. [2] Pricing for the internet transit varies at different times and geographical locations. [3]
AADS was a Tier 1 network Internet Exchange Point in Chicago, Illinois that provided service to higher education and research networks via a program called Star TAP [1] and commercial networks. [2] After the merger with SBC, AADS did business as the SBC Network Access Point or SBC/AADS NAP. Ameritech logo, 1984–1993 Ameritech's final logo ...