FIX

Federal Internet Exchange (FIX)

Located in Brasilia, the Federal Internet Exchange (Ponto Federal de Interconexão de Redes - FIX) is a service managed and operated by RNP, responsible for the interconnection between the networks that make up the Brazilian internet. Shortening the ways amongst origin and destination networks, it allows navigation to be effective among government, business and education and research sites, resulting in better performance and quality to its clients and preventing each of these networks to need to look separately for arrangements to perform data exchange (peering).

The service was created in 2002, to serve as an Internet Exchange Point (PTT) and to enable access to other sites outside of the academic network. In 2004, FIX became part of the PTTMetro of the Internet Management Committee in Brazil (PTTMetro do Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil - CGI.br) project and constituted itself as the Central Access Point (PIX) of the Brasilia’s PTTMetro. Currently, in addition to FIX, the Serpro, Telebras, GVT and Oi PIXs are integral parts of the capital’s PTTMetro, all connected to FIX.