The CERN Internet Exchange Point, or CIXP, is a historical European
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
landmark, through which the first pan-European Internet backbone and the first T1 connection to
NSFnet
The National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was a program of coordinated, evolving projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1985 to 1995 to promote advanced research and education networking in the United States. The p ...
were established in 1989 and 1990. CIXP is also member of the
European Internet Exchange Association
The European Internet Exchange Association, or Euro-IX, is an association of European Internet exchange points. It is a community-driven association serving European Internet exchange points and Internet service providers and the general IP commu ...
.
See also
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List of Internet exchange points
This is a list of Internet exchange points ( IXPs). There are several sources for IXP locations, including Packet Clearing House, who have maintained the earliest list of IXPs, with global coverage since 1994. Also, Telegeography, PeeringDB and t ...
References
External links
CIXP
CERN
Information technology organizations based in Europe
Internet exchange points in Switzerland
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