From: jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca   
      
   On 12-09-25 17:14, Some Guy wrote:   
      
   > WTF is torix?   
      
   Think fo torix as a switch , a big one at a data centre.   
      
   Youtube, and google, akamai, level3 and others plug into that switch.   
   ISPs plug into that switch.   
      
   So when you view a youtube, the traffic goes from the youtube servers to   
   that switch to the ISP.  No transit involved.   
      
   Access to the switch is very cheap, much cheaper than buying transit.   
      
   Say you host a large bandwidth web site. It is to your own advantage to   
   plug into Torix to provide other ISPs your content for free (no transit   
   charges to you or to the ISPs).   
      
   Torix is housed at 151 Front street in Toronto, the big carrier hotel   
   where the big players have a presence, so it is easy for them to connect   
   to each other via Torix to avoid having to pay for transit.   
      
   Bell Canada does not play ball. But other large ones have limited   
   onnectivity there.   
      
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