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LINX NewsLocal Exchange NewsDevelopments at IXManchester & IXScotlandLeading networks connectat IXManchesterWhile HotLINX’s lead story is the launchof the new IXCardiff exchange, there’sstill plenty to talk about on the regionalpeering front around the rest of the UK.For instance, up in the north west we canreveal that IXManchester now has over 53members present and that the exchangeis regularly passing well in excess of 8Gb/sin traffic. Possibly the most importantdevelopment, however, is the news thatleading networks Akamai and the BBChave both connected in the city. This is thestart of a new stage for the maturing IXP.It will see many more content networksconnect to the exchange in order to getcloser to the end user and deliver more oftheir traffic locally.LINX NoVA NewsSecond LINX NoVA Member Meeting Held in BaltimoreAs HotLINX went to press LINX was stagingits second LINX NoVA member meetingof the year, in Baltimore, USA. The venuefor the event was also the location of theimportant NANOG62 conference.The agenda featured sponsor updatesfrom LINX NoVA data centre partnersEvoSwitch, CoreSite and DuPont Fabrosplus an Engineering measurement andmonitoring talk by LINX CTO, Richard Petrie.There was also an Open-IX presentationby Martin Hannigan which focussed on theimprovement of interconnection in the USA.An innovation for this meeting is the trialof the Google Hangout video streamingsoftware enabling remote access to theevent. This could be rolled out to otherLINX local exchange meetings in the future.First Anniversary forIXScotlandThere is something to celebrate forIXScotland as the exchange marks its firstbirthday on Tuesday 28 October. Hostedat Pulsant’s South Gyle data centre inEdinburgh, the Scottish IXP is built usinghardware from Extreme’s Summit X460Series. Keen to take the exchange tothe next level the IXScotland SteeringCommittee have been busy generatinginterest locally and we can announcethat a member meeting in the country’scapital, Edinburgh, has been arrangedfor Monday 1 December. We wouldencourage all members to attend soplease turn to page 15 to find out moredetails on how to register.Open-IX, who spoke at the LINXNoVA2member meeting, presented LINX witha special Open-IX Certification Award atthe association’s AGM in SeptemberGrahame DaviesA Tribute by LINX CEO,John SouterThis is the first formal opportunityI have had to pay tribute to thecontribution made by GrahameDavies, who stepped down fromthe position of Chairman of LINX(and the LINX Board) earlier thisyear.Grahame served in that positionfor almost 14 years, and steered usthrough some pretty difficult times.At the outset of his chairmanshipwas possibly the biggest challengeLINX has ever faced: an attemptto de-mutualise the exchange.When this was unsuccessful it fellto Grahame to lead us throughthe unfortunate aftermath. Forthis alone, we should be eternallygrateful, but Grahame’s contributionwas much more than that.With great humour, a resolutebelief in the ethos of LINX, and apersonal style that endeared himto the larger LINX community,Grahame has given splendid serviceover the years. From a personalpoint of view, Grahame’s mentoringand support has been invaluable.And he chaired the team that hiredme, so it was literally life changingfor me! What more can I say?I hope that allmembers willjoin with mein making thisrecognitionmore tangiblewith what wehave planned forLINX87.06 HotLINX Issue 39 | LINX News