Brief History
The peering fabric first existed informally as links between "Wantree Internet" and "Omen Internet" to iiNet. WAIX formalised as an initiative by the Western Australian Internet Association after a presentation by Andrew Khoo on his similar work in Sydney and Melbourne to create multi-lateral peering fabrics in both cities. The ISPs at the presentation later agreed they could form the fabric themselves and did so by purchasing a small room in "QV.1" and began as a formal peering exchange after Omen, iiNet and Wantree moved their interconnects into the peering room.
Various attempts were made over the first few years to arrange traffic exchange between peers at WAIX and peers at other Australian internet exchanges (notably the "South Australia Internet Exchange", or SAIX) allowing peers to pay for interstate traffic. This was an arrangement with one of the peers at the time (information needed) who peered at more than one Australian peering fabric. Similar arrangements were formalised in the eastern states with the formation of AusBone.
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