FreeBIX
Encyclopedia
FreeBIX is a non-profit Internet Exchange Point
(IXP) created in 2003. FreeBIX has three Points of Presence
, all located near Brussels
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FreeBIX offers two versions of its services:
Internet Exchange Point
An Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
(IXP) created in 2003. FreeBIX has three Points of Presence
Point of presence
A point of presence is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communications entities. It may include a meet-me-room.In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system...
, all located near Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
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- LCL Diegem
- AXS Datahouse 1
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Zaventem
FreeBIX offers two versions of its services:
- The "business package" with a tight Service level agreementService Level AgreementA service-level agreement is a part of a service contract where the level of service is formally defined. In practice, the term SLA is sometimes used to refer to the contracted delivery time or performance...
(SLA), 24/7 NOCNetwork Operations CenterA network operations center is one or more locations from which control is exercised over a computer, television broadcast, or telecommunications network....
service, monitoring & alerting and high-level support. - The "community package" with best-effort e-mail support and the standard tools provided through the member area, without SLA or NOC service.