Calgary Internet Exchange

The YYCIX Internet Exchange Community Ltd in Calgary, Canada is the first Internet exchange point in Alberta. It allows the local exchange of Internet traffic between members, staying within Canadian jurisdiction, optimizing the performance and economy of traffic flows, and limiting the potential for extra-legal surveillance.
The YYCIX follows IXP best-practices, in that it is neutral and independent, has no mandatory fees, and is supported entirely through voluntary donations. The YYCIX is incorporated as a Canadian tax-exempt non-profit corporation.

WWW yycix.ca

Technology

The YYCIX is currently running on a variety of Cisco equipment, supporting speeds of 1 Gbit/s on copper, or 1 Gbit/s to 100 Gbit/s on fiber. The YYCIX provides NTP and an optional BGP route reflectors for multilateral peering.
Both IPv4 and IPv6 peering is possible and encouraged at the YYCIX.

Availability

YYCIX is currently available in the following locations in Calgary:
DataHive - Data Centre

Suite 300, 840 – 7th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding which provides no-cost cross-connects to members inside its data centre
Colocation, many carriers, Hurricane Electric
YYCIX switch ports: 1G/10/25/40/100G SM/MM

Q9 Calgary Three - Data Centre

5300 86 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta
Colocation, many carriers
YYCIX switch ports: 1G/10G/25G/40G/100G SM/MM

Shaw - Data Centre

7007 69 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta
Colocation, many carriers
YYCIX switch ports: 1G/10G/25G/40G/100G SM/MM

Arrow Calgary - Data Centre

330 - 840 7th Ave SW
Colocation, interconnects to Telecom
YYCIX switch ports: 1G/10/25/40/100 SM/MM

City of Calgary - City Hall

City of Calgary, 800 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta
No colocation permitted, only provides circuit connects to YYCIX
YYCIX switch ports: 1G/10G/25G/40G/100G SM/MM

Rogers DC2

1313 10th Ave SW
Colocation, interconnects to Telecom
YYCIX switch ports: 1G/10/25/40/100 SM