Network

Policies and Requirements

All policies and standards at this time are current as within Participant’s Pacific Wave Agreement. Please see a sample agreement (PDF) for more details.

Requirements

  • At CENIC and PNWGP’s independent elections, peer with CENIC (AS2153) and PNWGP (AS101) as a condition of participation at Pacific Wave
  • Participants must connect with a Layer-3 configured device unless special approval is obtained
  • Procure either collocation space for Participant’s router within the appropriate Node Manager facility or direct, unswitched, Ethernet circuit from Participant’s router to the Node Manager facility

For more details on the specific requirements of the connection and peering, see the full sample agreement.

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