MAE-West
Encyclopedia
MAE-West is a major Internet exchange point
located on the west coast of the U.S. in San Jose, California
and Los Angeles, California
. Its name officially stands for "Metropolitan Area Exchange, West", although some note the similarity to the name of the actress Mae West
. Its San Jose facility is housed in the Market Post Tower
.
MAE is a registered trademark of Verizon for internet exchange services.
Internet Exchange Point
An Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
located on the west coast of the U.S. in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
and Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Its name officially stands for "Metropolitan Area Exchange, West", although some note the similarity to the name of the actress Mae West
Mae West
Mae West was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades....
. Its San Jose facility is housed in the Market Post Tower
Market Post Tower
Market Post Tower, also known as the Gold Building, is a 15 story, building in downtown San Jose, California. Built in 1985, Market Post Tower was designed to provide a mix of office and retail space. When first built, the building was controversial due to its glass exterior, which produced high...
.
MAE is a registered trademark of Verizon for internet exchange services.
See also
- MAE-Central
- MAE-EastMAE-EastMAE-East is an Internet Exchange Point spread across the east coast of the United States, with locations in Vienna, Virginia; Reston, Virginia; Ashburn, Virginia; New York, New York; and Miami, Florida. It is the eastern branch of the MCI Internet Exchange. Its name officially stands for...
- Internet Exchange PointInternet Exchange PointAn Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
(IXP) - Federal Internet ExchangeFederal Internet ExchangeFederal Internet Exchange points were policy based network peering points where U.S. federal agency networks, such as the National Science Foundation Network , NASA Science Network , Energy Sciences Network , and MILNET were interconnected.Two FIXes were established in June 1989 under the auspices...
(FIX) - Network Access PointNetwork access pointA Network Access Point was a public network exchange facility where Internet Service Providers connected with one another in peering arrangements. The NAPs were a key component in the transition from the NSFNET era when many networks were government sponsored and commercial traffic was prohibited...
(NAP) - Commercial Internet eXchangeCommercial Internet eXchangeThe Commercial Internet eXchange was an early interexchange point that allowed the free exchange of TCP/IP traffic, including commercial traffic, between ISPs. It was an important initial effort toward creating the commercial Internet that we know today.- Goal :The goal of the CIX was to be an...
(CIX)
External links
- Who's MAE, and why is she so slow?
- "Hubba Hub" In the heart of the second-busiest intersection in cyberspace, MAE West By Michael Learmonth, MetroActive