Northern Lights Local Exchange Point

Northern Lights Local Exchange Point
Name Northern Lights Local Exchange Point
Abbreviation NLLXP
Founded May 2000
Location Minneapolis, MN, USA
Members 22

The Northern Lights Local Exchange Point (NLLXP) is a free Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the USA. The NLLXP public peering exchange is closely linked with the Northern Lights GigaPoP (NLG)[1], an Internet2 project of the University of Minnesota Office of Information and Technology[2]: the NLG is the regional Internet2 access point for research and educational institutions, and the NLLXP is the regional peering exchange between those institutions and commercial networks, and among commercial networks.

As of August 23, 2008 there were 22 members participating in the NLLXP[3][4], advertising 439 unique BGP routes from 93 originating autonomous systems. NLLXP participants include Internet content creators, Internet service hosting providers, and Internet access providers.

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Technology

The core of the Northern Lights Local Exchange Point (NLLXP) is a single Juniper Networks T640 router, acting as a Layer-3 IXP[5]. Similar to at IXPs using a route reflector, each member peers with the IXP's autonomous system, making member BGP configurations simple to configure and maintain.

The NLLXP core router is located at 90 Church Street, on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Using Metro Ethernet, the NLLXP has been extended to an Ethernet switch located in the Minnesota Gateway[6] colocation facility, where many metro-area members connect. Cross-connects from the NLLXP Ethernet switch are available within the Minnesota Gateway colocation facility. Extensions of these cross-connects to other locations using Metro Ethernet or intercity managed wavelength are available from several carriers[7].

Location

Northern Lights Local Exchange Point

90 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
NPA-NXX: 612-625
CLLI: MPLSMNUM

NLLXP Extension at Minnesota Gateway

511 11th Av S #261
Minneapolis, MN 55415
NPA-NXX: 612-341
CLLI: MPLSMNCD

Contact

Administrative contacts:

Myron Lowe (Office of Information and Technology, University of Minnesota), Northern Lights GigaPOP External Initiatives
Frank Di Gravina (Networking and Telecommunications Services, University of Minnesota), Network Engineer
David Farmer (Networking and Telecommunications Services, University of Minnesota), Network Design Engineer

References

  1. ^ official site of the Northern Lights GigaPoP
  2. ^ official site of the University of Minnesota Office of Information and Technology
  3. ^ list of NLLXP participants
  4. ^ http://www.robtex.com/as/as57.html MERIT Routing Arbiter Database entry describing the Northern Lights GigaPoP
  5. ^ http://www.sanog.org/resources/sanog8/sanog8-ixp-tutorial-woodcock-upad.pdf Woodcock and Upadhaya - presentation to SANOG VIII describing Layer-3 IXP architecture
  6. ^ official site of Minnesota Gateway colocation facility
  7. ^ carriers colocated at Minnesota Gateway

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