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| ...Since 2006-12-22 ...Thanks goes out to: - Alltele - Black Internet - GleSYS - Headweb - IP-Only - Mainloop - Phonera - Portlane - Resilans ...Currently 40 active members at STHIX |
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Joining STHIXDo you need information with regard to joining STHIX ?You can have a look at the FAQ, available STHIX services and our current usage policy.
Why join STHIX?STHIX is a non-profit, neutral and independent association, meaning that it has no bias as to who connects (provided they meet the membership criteria) and its operational decisions are not directly influenced by any financial gains. By making use of the STHIX, connected parties improve performance and redundancy while saving on bandwidth usage.
How do I join STHIX?If you have read the usage policy and our FAQ, and you are committed to join STHIX, please fill out our application form. You will then be contacted by our team to get connected.
Benefits of membershipA common question asked by many Internet Service Providers is "why join STHIX ", the reasons are many, some common ones are detailed below.
Reduction in Transit bandwidth usageAll traffic sent to another STHIX member travels across STHIX rather than via your transit bandwidth, thereby reducing the amount of expensive transit bandwidth used for BE access.
Improved speed of accessSTHIX provides connections of up to 1000Mbit. Members can therefore exchange traffic with other STHIX members at gigabit speeds, which is extremely useful for automated peering services such as news peering or web proxy server peering.
Improved availabilityBy being a member of STHIX you provide yourself with additional routes to the connected sites, thereby increasing the resiliance of your connectivity into the BE infrastructure. The STHIX equipment is monitored and maintained 24 hours by 365 days a year, and so provides a reliable peering point.
Technical knowledgeFor those ISPs who are unfamiliar with BGP and multi-homed routing STHIX provides an excellent ground for learning, the mailing list being a source of information, knowledge and wisdom from numerous ISPs around the country. The members will supply you with example configurations, help you debug any technical issues you have and generally provide a friendly atmosphere for working together.
Getting involvedMany STHIX members believe that purely being involved in an organsation such as STHIX is reason enough. Meeting with other companies within the same market area, andworking towards a common aim, is a worthwhile benefit in itself.
STHIX provides the following benefits to its members:Reduction of upstream connectivity costsOne of the major costs involved in any internet related business today is that of upstream connectivity. Our infrastructure allows you to interconnect and exchange IP traffic (peer) directly with other STHIX members. This reduces the need to send your traffic through a bandwidth upstream provider. Exchange of IP traffic can occur at a national and international level.
Constant developmentThe STHIX team is professionally involved to extend and improve services for its members. Inline with recent developments STHIX introduced services like IPv6, multicast, closed user groups and Private Interconnections. We constantly strive to enlarge the number of potential peers and the potential peering benefits for our members by extending our services. |
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