New Opportunities at VIX
Since May 2008 the VIX provides its participants and prospects new features, described as follows. We presented them at our Meet the Vienna Internet eXchange Event on September 4, 2008.
Double-connect and save money
The redundant and interconnected dual-site peering infrastructure of VIX is provided and operated by the University of Vienna. Participants have the choice to connect to VIX at either or both locations, by colocating their peering routers or connecting them remotely.
Participants with equal-speed, dual-site connections may be granted a 30% discount.
Bring your peering router or leave it where it is and connect remotely
An alternative method to connect to VIX is to use a fiber optic cable or Layer 2/Ethernet carrier link (DWDM, EoMPLS, VLAN) from the BGP4 peering router abroad to one of the VIX locations.
Content meets with eyeballs
Content Providers and Content Delivery Networks are now also welcome to connect to VIX and peer with ~100 regional and international Internet Service Providers (ISPs).