The Big Apple Peering Exchange™ [Big APE] (formerly NY6IX) is an IP-based Gigabit Ethernet
Exchange (IX) located at Telx 60 Hudson Street, 9th Floor in New York City for the purpose of
exchanging Internet Protocol (IP) traffic.

Limited 1 and 10 Gbps ports available @ 111 8th Avenue (Equinix NY9) back to Big APE.

Current Participants

Org	ASN	IP	Contact
Stealth Communications	8002	198.32.238.11 2001:0458:0026:2::80	peering@stealth.net
ISC f.root-servers.net Server	27319	198.32.238.13 2001:0458:0026:2::600	peering@isc.org
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3	198.32.238.14	peering@mit.edu
Manhattan College	23171	198.32.238.15 2001:0458:0026:2::880	peering@manhattan.edu
Hurricane Electric	6939	198.32.238.16 2001:0458:0026:2::500	peering@he.net
Net2Phone	7270	198.32.238.19	peering@net2phone.com
Blip Networks	18559	198.32.238.20 2001:0458:0026:2::680	peering@blip.tv
Google	15169	198.32.238.22 2001:0458:0026:2::980	peering@google.com
PAETEC Communications	15270	198.32.238.23	bgp-admin@paetec.com
EDPnet N.V.	9031	198.32.238.24 2001:0458:0026:2::700	noc@edpnet.net
MTS Allstream	15290	198.32.238.25 2001:0458:0026:2::900	peering@mtsallstream.com
PacketExchange Inc.	25973	198.32.238.27	peering@packetexchange.net
Microsoft Corp (MSN)	8075	198.32.238.28 2001:0458:0026:2::A00	peering@microsoft.com
WBS Connect	19080	198.32.238.29 2001:0458:0026:2::780	peering@wbsconnect.com
TNL PCS S.A.	7738	198.32.238.30	bgp@telemar.net.br
Akamai	20940	198.32.238.32 2001:0458:0026:2::A80	peering@akamai.com
Sargasso Networks Ltd.	32346	198.32.238.35 2001:0458:0026:2::800	peering@sargasso.net
E4A s.r.l.	34695	198.32.238.36 2001:0458:0026:2::400	peering@e4a.it
Init Seven AG	13030	198.32.238.37 2001:0458:0026:2::300	peering@init7.net
Tinet	3257	2001:0458:0026:2::480	peering@tinet.net
Sprintlink	6175	2001:0458:0026:2::100	ipv6-support@sprint.net
IIJ	2497	2001:0458:0026:2::200	v6-peering@iij.ad.jp
DISN-LES-V6	5994	2001:0458:0026:2::180	info@v6.les.disa.mil
KDDI	2516	2001:0458:0026:2::280	ipv6@kddi.com

Technical details

• Ethernet Switching Platform:
  • Force10 TeraScale Platform
    
    
• Supported connections:
  • Jumbo MTU Frames: 9000 bytes
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 10-Gigabit Ethernet
  • 40-Gigabit Ethernet
  • Input Wavelengths: 850nm [MMF], 1310nm [SMF], CWDM [SMF], and DWDM [SMF]
    
    
• IPv4 address-space allocated for the IX:
  • [198.32.238.0/24]
    
    
• IPv6 address-space allocated for the IX:
  • [2001:0458:0026:2::/64]
    
    
• Pricing:
  •   1-Gigabit Ethernet:  1.0 Gbps: $2,500 Annually. Installation $1,000.
  • 10-Gigabit Ethernet:   10 Gbps: $2,500 Annually. Installation $1,000.
    
  • 40-Gigabit Ethernet:   40 Gbps: $7,500 Annually. Installation $30,000.
    
    
• Signup Process
  • Application for Service
  • Stealth Communications will issue agreement and invoice for payment
  • Upon receiving agreement & payment, CFA/LOA will be issued
  • Order cross-connect or circuit to the Big APE
    
    
  • Schedule test and turn-up of Big APE port