Mission
The Yellowstone Regional Internet Exchange (YRIX)
was created to aid, support, and assist the efficient transmission
of educational, scientific and other information and communications
in the multi-state Yellowstone region by creating and maintaining
direct communications interconnections between and among Members and
other Internet service providers. YRIX is committed to increasing
the participation in the YRIX Exchange Point in order to obtain the
critical mass necessary to generate significant traffic and be of
real benefit to all the Members.
1) Neutrality.
a) The YRIX Exchange Point is a NEUTRAL facility.
b) YRIX is not and will not become an Internet
Service Provider.
c) YRIX will not interfere in any peering agreements
made between Members.
2) Non-Discrimination.
a) YRIX will not discriminate against Members. YRIX
will not decline any Members in good standing within the guidelines
of the Participation Agreement wishing to participate in the YRIX
Exchange Point.
b) High Quality Platform.
YRIX commits itself to provide a high quality
platform for the YRIX Exchange Point. The platform can change
as the requirements of the Members change, to insure seamless
peering. YRIX does not adhere to a particular hardware vendor
due to the nature of its neutrality in order to provide the best
solution available for its services.
3) Monitoring.
YRIX reserves the right to monitor and/or analyze
traffic at the exchange point for the exchange point management,
statistics, or troubleshooting purposes.
4) Confidentiality.
YRIX reserves the right to disclose the YRIX Exchange
Point traffic statistics as a whole to the public. However, YRIX
will not disclose any traffic information of an individual Member
to the public for any reason.
5) Settlement.
YRIX will endeavor to solve any disagreements among
Members with respect to their use of the YRIX Exchange Point. Should
any Member violate any YRIX rule, policy or agreement, a written
notice will be sent to the violating Member disclosing the violation.
In such cases, if no settlement can be made after intensive effort,
the Member's Agreement and participation in the YRIX Exchange Point
may be terminated.
6) Collocation Facility Rules of Conduct.
a) Members are required to adhere to iConnect Montana's
physical security procedures and other guidelines when entering
or exiting the Collocation Facility.
b) Members are required to keep YRIX notified of
an up to date list of authorized contacts for their company.
c) By accessing YRIX facilities, Member members
and their authorized staff automatically agree to these "Rules of
Conduct".
d) Failure to comply with these rules will result
in a review of the Member's access.
