Northwest Access Exchange

Connect the dots with fewer hops

NWAX is a member-run 501(c)6 non-profit internet exchange in Portland, Oregon, that facilitates peering among member organizations. Members benefit from peering by sending their network traffic on a more direct path via the exchange, increasing their network resilience while improving performance.

Why peer at NWAX?

NWAX has over 100 members exchanging a daily peak of 400Gbps of traffic. The majority of NWAX members have open peering policies.

Performance

Minimize latency, jitter and packet loss with fewer router hops.

Resilience

Increase fault tolerance through path diversification.

Cost

Reduce transit costs between member networks.

Community

Participate in the regional peering community.

What Our Members Say

“We are proud to peer at NWAX and to participate in its community based governance since local traffic exchange is a critical element of a resilient, performant, and cost-effective Internet ecosystem in Oregon's primary metropolitan area.”

Steve Corbató

Link Oregon Executive Director

“By peering at NWAX we see traffic stay local to our region instead of traveling up and down the western U.S. to go across the street because many local ISPs and other agencies are peering together. NWAX also got us peered with some very large CDNs allowing that traffic to have a more direct path with lower latency.”

Jeremy Pietzold

CIO, Clackamas ESD

Connect the dots with fewer hops

Why peer at NWAX?

Performance

Resilience

Cost

Community

What Our Members Say

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