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MAE (Metropolitan Area Exchange) Related Entries Web Links New/Updated Information Note: Many topics at this site are reduced versions of the text in "The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications." Search results will not be as extensive as a search of the book's CD-ROM. A MAE is a form of Internet exchange where Internet backbone operators and/or regional network operators peer with one another. Peering is a relationship in which different network authorities agree to exchange route advertisements and traffic. Internet exchanges are also called NAPs (network access points). The MAEs are a special version of the NAPs that are implemented as metropolitan area networks. Basically, the network reaches out to connect with major providers in the service areas they cover. MAE-West is in California's Silicon Valley and MAE-East is in the Washington, DC, area. MAE is a trademark of MCI Worldcom, which acquired the MAEs in its purchase of MFS (Metropolitan Fiber Systems) Communications. Refer to "Internet Architecture and Backbone" for more information, or visit the Web sites listed. Copyright (c) 2001 Tom Sheldon and Big Sur Multimedia.
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