CERN Internet Exchange Point

{{Short description|Internet exchange point in Switzerland}}

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| full_name = CERN Internet Exchange Point

| abbreviation = CIXP

| founded = 1989

| location = Geneva, Switzerland

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| website = [https://www.cixp.net Official website]

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The CERN Internet Exchange Point (CIXP) is a historical European Internet landmark, through which the first pan-European Internet backbone and the first T1 connection to NSFnet were established in 1989 and 1990. CIXP is also member of the European Internet Exchange Association.{{cite web|title=CIXP Membership Status|url=https://www.euro-ix.net/ixps/7-CIXP|accessdate=27 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929023248/https://www.euro-ix.net/ixps/7-CIXP|archive-date=2013-09-29|url-status=dead}}