Just to keep life interesting; CIX Route Filtering Decision

[Gene Hastings <hastings () psc edu>]

> Message-Id: <9411011925.AA58879@Bob Collet>
> Date: Tue,  1 Nov 1994 19:25:58 -0500
> From: Bob Collet <rcollet () sprint net>
> To: com-priv () psi com
> Cc: cix-members () cix org
> Subject: CIX Route Filtering Decision
>
> The following was distributed to CIX members earlier today.  The CIX Board
> would appreciate the further propagation of this correspondence to assure all
> potentially impacted parties have timely notice.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob Collet for the CIX Board
>
>
> ------ Forwarded Message
> Message-Id: <9411011531.AA41072@Bob Collet>
> Date: Tue,  1 Nov 1994 15:31:41 -0500
> > From: Bob Collet <rcollet () sprint net>
> To: cix-members () cix org
> Cc: cix-board () cix org, 0004704319 () mcimail com, lscanlan () cix org,
>        rcollet () sprint net
> Subject: CIX Route Filtering Decision
>
> TO:             CIX Members
> CC:             Ron Plesser
> FROM:           Bob Collet on Behalf of the Board
> SUBJECT:        CIX FILTERING OF NON CIX MEMBER ROUTES TO BEGIN NOV 15.
>
>
>
> After careful consideration of membership and legal input from Ron Plesser,
> CIX Counsel, the CIX Board has reaffirmed its decision to filter-out the
> routes of non members.  The guiding principle of this decision is that of
> fairness to the members who are paying for the service of route
> advertisement.  Consequently, non-CIX member routes will be filtered at the
> CIX router begining November 15, 1994.  Pending members whose applications
> are in process as of November 15 will not be filtered, and they will have
> through the end of 1994 to complete payment.
>
> Networks that are 51% owned by another service provider who is a CIX member
> need not acquire membership.
>
> Filtering will initially be performed at the Autonomous System level.  Since
> many non member routes are within member Automous Systems, the CIX will
> subsequently filter individual routes.  The CIX will contact the appropriate
> AS prior to the establishment of filtering to assure proper filtering.
>
> Several CIX members are now privately interconnected at MAE-East, and
> soon at the NSF-sponsored NAPs and via PacBell/Bell Atlantic SMDS networks.
> These high performance interconnections are not within the framework of the
> CIX and are consequently not impacted by the CIX-router filtering.  Peering
> at these interconnection points will be governed by private, bilateral
> agreements.  Given the inherent scaling limitations of the CIX router-based
> interconnection point, the board recommends members interconnect via the
> above alternatives.
>
> The board regrets any inconvenience caused by the delay in confirming the
> filtering decision.
>
> We are endeavoring to complete correspondence regarding the issues of:
>
>        -       Increase in board size from 5 to 7 members
>
>        -       Vendor operation of CIX router
>
>        -       Executive Director search status
>
>        -       Membership survey results
>
> We also regret the delay in the completion of these items.
>
>
> Bob Collet for the Board
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