  The concept of the IXP, an Ethernet fabric central to the structure of the
global Internet, is largely absent from the development of community-driven
collaborative network infrastructure. The reasons for this are two-fold. IXPs
exist in central, typically urban, environments where strong network
infrastructure ensures high levels of connectivity. Between rural and remote
regions, where networks are separated by distance and terrain, no such
infrastructure exists. In this paper we present RemIX a distributed IXPs
architecture designed for the community network environment. We examine this
praxis using an implementation in Scotland, with suggestions for future
development and research.
