Follow these steps to join NIX:
Make sure you meet the requirements described in Rules and Obligations.
Sign the contract and include it when submitting the form to join NIX.
Order a connection to one or more of our IXPs. Contact nix-drift (at) usit.uio.no for technical details.
After you have submitted the form the following will take place:
We will sign the contract and return a copy.
- You will receive practical information such as IP-addresses and login info to the management tool portal.nix.no.
- The cross connect subscription is arranged and paid for directly by the customer via the data center. Depending on where you are located, this is the information which we also will provide in a Letter of authorization (LOA):
- NIX1:
- Bulk, Oslo Internet Exchange: CCRA04/R13,3.
- Stack Infrastructure, OSL01/CCR-A2
- Gaustadallen 23B: NIX-room
- NIX2, BIX, TRDIX; TIX and SIX: Fiber location details and contact person.
- NIX1:
- We will prepare for the connection and place your port in a quarantine VLAN.
- When there is mutual agreement that everything is ready for peering, your connection goes live.
Recommended: register in PeeringDB
Once you are connected, register your network in PeeringDB and enable "Allow IXP Update" for the relevant NIX exchange point (NIX1, NIX2, BIX, SIX, TIX or TRDIX). This lets NIX's automated IX-F export keep your presence up to date, makes it easier for other networks to find and peer with you, and ensures you appear on our Who is connected page. PeeringDB registration is recommended but not mandatory.