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Contributions - Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange
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<li>Bandwidth: <a href="https://www.iphouse.com" target="_blank">ipHouse</a> and <a href="https://usinternet.com" target="_blank">US Internet (USI)</a>
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<li>Email: <a href="https://paulbunyan.net" target="_blank">Paul Bunyan Communications</a>
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<li>Mailing Lists: <a href="https://www.iphouse.com" target="_blank">ipHouse</a>
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<li>Space and Power: <a href="https://cologix.com" target="_blank">Cologix</a> and <a href="https://ridgeviewmn.com">Ridgeview</a>
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<li>Traffic Graphing: <a href="https://nuvera.net" target="_blank">Nuvera Communications</a> and <a href="https://usinternet.com">US Internet (USI)</a>
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Past Contributions
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<li>DNS: <a href="https://www.iphouse.com" target="_blank">ipHouse</a> and <a href="https://paulbunyan.net" target="_blank">Paul Bunyan Communications</a>
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<li>Web Hosting: <a href="https://www.arcustech.com" target="_blank">Arcustech</a>
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<li>Ten 10G-LR Optics: <a href="https://www.datalightoptics.com" target="_blank">DataLight Optics / Choice IT Global</a>
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<li>7500R Switch, 100G Line Card: <a href="https://umn.edu" target="_blank">University of Minnesota</a>
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<li>Cisco Looking Glass Router: <a href="https://usinternet.com" target="_blank">US Internet (USI)</a>
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<li>Spare Optics: <a href="https://www.arista.com">Arista Networks</a>
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<li>Cisco 4948 Switch: <a href="https://nuvera.net">Nuvera Communications</a>
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<li>Optics Loan: Jeremy Lumby
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<li>Switch Loan: <a href="https://cologix.com" target="_blank">Cologix</a>
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<li>Two PDUs: <a href="https://www.nexstardigital.com/publisher-solutions-group/" target="_blank">Nexstar Digital (was: LAKANA)</a>
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<li>Cash: <a href="https://mnvoip.com" target="_blank">Minnesota VoIP</a>
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<li>7500R Switch, 100G & Two 10G Line Cards: <a href="https://www.arista.com">Arista</a> arranged by <a href="https://usinternet.com">US Internet (USI)</a>
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<li>Cash: <a href="https://www.hoyosconsulting.com" target="_blank">Hoyos Consulting</a>
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<li>Copper SFP for route server port: Jeremy Lumby
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<li>Two 10G DAC cables: Jeremy Lumby
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<li>EX4200-24T Switch: <a href="https://www.compudyne.com" target="_blank">Integris</a>
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<li>EX4500 4-port SFP+ Module (2nd module): Jeremy Lumby
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<li>Cash: Marty Hannigan
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<li>Legal Fees: <a href="https://he.net" target="_blank">Hurricane Electric</a>
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<li>Juniper Service Contract: <a href="https://wiktel.com" target="_blank">Wikstrom Telephone Company (Wiktel)</a>
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<li>EX4500 4-port SFP+ Module (1st module): Jeremy Lumby
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<li>EX4200 4-port SFP Module: Jeremy Lumby
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<li>Website Redesign: <a href="https://multiwav.arvig.com" target="_blank">Arvig MultiWav (was: MDU Ethernet)</a>
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<li>Redundant Power Supplies: <a href="https://mnvoip.com" target="_blank">Minnesota VoIP</a>
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<li>Redundant Power Supply for EX4500: <a href="https://nuvera.net">Nuvera Communications</a>
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<li>Looking Glass Router: <a href="https://mnvoip.com" target="_blank">Minnesota VoIP</a>
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<li>EX4200-24T Switch: <a href="https://www.juniper.net" target="_blank">Juniper Networks</a>
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<li>Address Space: <a href="https://wintechnology.com" target="_blank">WIN Technology (was: Wisconsin Independent Networks)</a>
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<li>Cisco 4500 Ethernet Switch: <a href="https://www.iphouse.com" target="_blank">ipHouse</a>
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<li>Cisco 3560 Ethernet Switch: <a href="https://www.cooperative-networks.com" target="_blank">Cooperative Network Services</a>
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<li>Route Server Hardware: <a href="https://www.arcustech.com" target="_blank">Arcustech</a>
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<li>State LLC Filing Fees: <a href="https://www.mankatonetworks.com" target="_blank">Mankato Networks</a>
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<li>Logo Artwork: <a href="https://paulbunyan.net" target="_blank">Paul Bunyan Communications</a>
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History
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<li>Steve Howard, <a href="https://paulbunyan.net" target="_blank">Paul Bunyan Telephone</a>, and Jay Hanke, <a href="https://www.mankatonetworks.com" target="_blank">Mankato Networks</a> talked about workarounds to the “Chicago Problem”
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<li>The only viable solution was to create an Internet Exchange Point in the upper Midwest
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<li>After leaving the meeting, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3000346/">a LinkedIn group</a> was created an invitations were sent out to our connections.
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<li>An informal meeting was scheduled July 29 and a steering committee was appointed (Dave Farmer, Mike Horwath, Jay Hanke).
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<li>The steering committee created an Operations and Technical committee.
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<a href="https://cologix.com" target="_blank">Cologix (was: FWR Communications)</a> donated space and power in <a href="https://cologix.com/data-centers/minneapolis/min1/" target="_blank">The Minnesota Gateway (the "511 building")</a> in downtown Minneapolis.
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<li>Fiber Minnesota and <a href="https://www.iphouse.com" target="_blank">ipHouse</a> donated use of switching hardware.
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<li>The exchange had 7 peering members by March 2011 plus connectivity to the Northern Lights GigaPOP.
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<li>By October 2011, there were 25+ peering members.
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<li>In October 2013, there were over 35 directly connected networks.
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<li>In October 2014, there were 45 directly connected networks.
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<b>For the current participants count, see the <a href="participants.html">participants</a> page.</b>
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