(Metropolitan Area Exchange) is a major public network access point (NAP) for interconnecting traffic between ISPs. The terms MAE and NAP are often used interchangeably. The term MAE is sometimes used to only identify the first NAPs set up by MFS Communications/MCI Worldcom: MAE-East (Washington D.C.), MAE-Central (Dallas, TX), MAE-West (San Jose, CA), as well as the two MAE FE - Frame Encapsulation (FE), Packet over SONET (POS) services in Chicago and NY. Basically, MAEs/NAPs are major interconnection points (and often the congestion points) that determine how/where traffic is routed in what is considered the Internet backbone. MaxDupAcks
A MAE (pronounced MAY), originally an abbreviation for Metropolitan Area Exchange and now a service mark of MCI WorldCom, is a major center in the United States for switch traffic between Internet service providers (Internet service provider).
A large Internet traffic switching station where ISP backbones meet and traffic moves between them.
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Metropolitan Access Exchange
The MCI MAE® Internet Exchange Facilities are the access points where ISPs may interconnect. A significant amount of the traffic that flows between ISP networks passes through the MAE exchanges. ISPs subscribe ports on switches in the MAE facilities and the circuits leading into those ports.
An interconnection and exchange point where public Internet backbones meet and exchange traffic. Also called a NAP.
Metropolitan Area Exchange or Metropolitan Area Ethernet. A...
MAE-East/MAE-West -- Metropolitan Area Ethernet, a Network Access Point (NAP) where Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can connect with each other. The original MAE was set up by a company called MFS and is based in Washington, D.C. Later, MFS built another one in Silicon Valley, dubbed MAE-West. In addition to the MAEs from MFS, there are many other NAPs. Although MAE refers really only to tne NAPs from MFS, the two terms are often used interchangeably.