LONDON INTERNET EXCHANGE ( LINX )
As a not-for-profit co-operative , LINX exists almost exclusively to enhance its members ’ network connection through its engineering support but also acts , due to its long-standing presence in the UK peering space , as an advocate for its members on various legislative issues .
LINX CEO John Souter explains how peering was not only radically different from using ISPs , but is also advantageous for the majority of users . He says : “ There are two ways in which traffic is exchanged ; with transit , a smaller guy uses a bigger guy to do the job - they hand over traffic and the transit provider takes care of it . This sounds gloriously simple , but all of this traffic is on a meter – the more successful you are , the more you pay for this .
“ If the transit provider has a network failure , then you lose
116 July 2016