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The Meeting Place for Ethernet
The Northwest Access Exchange (NWAX) is a neutral interconnnect.
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Why
Metro Ethernet has joined the Internet as must-have technology. Ethernet provides faster, cheaper service, but must connect multiple service providers, partners, employees and geographically separated offices for maximum benefit.
NWAX interconnects Ethernets and peers IP networks to improve regional access and improve Oregon's network economy.
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Service Types
(See Services for description and pricing)
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Private Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) between 3 data centers (Easystreet, Fortix and Pittock Block) via geographically diverse, redundant optical Ethernet.
- Internet and/or Internet2® access**
- Local access to service provider PoP
- Cross connect local and wide area networks
- Connect telecommuters and customer networks
- LAN interconnection between multiple facilities/networks
- Back-end server connections
- Centralized server farms or mainframe operations
- Storage network (SAN) extension
- Off-site centralized backup/restore and vaulting
- Applications and Operations Failover (warm or hot site)
- Converged (real-time) networks
- Voice over IP, streaming, conferencing
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Local Peering and transit exchange.
- 3 PoPs (Pittock, Fortix, Easystreet); 1 virtual exchange
- Keep local traffic local, reduce upstream Internet costs
- LAN interconnection between multiple facilities/networks
- Low latency great for VOIP, videoconferences
- Peered traffic between PoPs rides free
- Buy upstream transit from a variety of vendors
- Circuit independent of upstream provider
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