The Yellowstone Regional Internet Exchange (YRIX) was formed by its founding members to provide peering services between Internet Service Providers in the greater Yellowstone area. The intent in creating this peering location is to provide improved performance to the customers of participating Internet Service Providers, while helping the ISPs to control the cost of their own IP backbone services. A secondary goal is to stimulate regional economic development by addressing the needs of current and prospective businesses for fast and cost efficient Internet service.
Core Routing and switching equipment is located in a neutral facility in Billings, Montana. The intent of the founding members of YRIX is to extend access into Wyoming and other surrounding states as soon as it is economically feasible.
A primary tenant of YRIX is to avoid providing services that compete with services offered by participating Internet Service Providers. Services offered to ISPs are planned to include
- Bi-lateral and multi-lateral peering (available currently)
- Wholesale Internet bandwidth (under consideration)
- Redundant routes for emergency service restoration (under consideration)
December 16th, 2002 Ribbon cutting for YRIX at the Granite Towers in Billings, 222 N. 32nd St. Plan to attend!
Reduces bandwidth needs when passing traffic to regional provider
Provides options for redundant routing (through bi-lateral agreements)
Provides improved performance for end customers
Join YRIX! Membership applications are being accepted now. Please contact apply@yrix.org for an application. Take advantage of exceptional services on a per use basis. Connect to YRIX via Ethernet, DS-1 or DS-3 to take advantage of cost-effective communications solutions.