The UIXP shall attempt to make resources available to members in accordance with need. Specifically, the UIXP shall allocate switch ports to members based upon estimate or evidence of each members' relative ability to fill the port with beneficial traffic. In priority, ports shall be allocated to new members before second or additional ports are allocated to existing members. Colocation space for members' routers in the UIXP-maintained racks shall be limited to 1U
(1.75" x 19" x 19") per member, and shall be allocated strictly on an as-needed basis.

The UIXP shall impose no restriction upon the types of organization or individual who may become members and connect to the exchange.

The UIXP shall impose no restrictions upon the internal technical, business, or operational policies of its members.

The UIXP shall make no policy and establish no restrictions upon the bilateral or multilateral relationships or transactions which the members may form between each other, so long as the UIXP corporation shall not be involved.

The UIXP shall make available to its members a layer-2 Ethernet switch fabric and two layer-3 route reflectors.

The UIXP shall collect and make aggregate traffic statistics public on the UIXP web site.

The UIXP shall maintain reasonable security, both physical and network, regarding the switch, route reflectors, and members' interconnections with them.

Members shall be encouraged, but not required, to establish BGP peering sessions with one route reflector, which shall be operated as a publicly-visible "looking glass." Members shall be required to establish a BGP peering session and advertise all customer routes to the other route reflector, which shall be operated with respect for the privacy of members' routing information, but is necessary for the safe and reliable operation of the exchange, and the diagnosis and correction of exchange operational problems.

Members shall be required to sign a copy of the UIXP policies document, indicating that they understand and agree to abide by its policies, before any resources shall be allocated to them.

Members shall be required to provide and maintain current technical contact information, which shall be publicly posted on the UIXP web site. This information shall include at a minimum an internationally-dialable voice phone number, a NOC email role account, the IP address assigned to the member at the exchange, and the member's Autonomous System Number if they have one.

Members shall subscribe to a UIXP announcement email list, operated by the UIXP board.

Members have a duty of confidentiality to each other regarding UIXP affairs or information learned in the course of UIXP operation. This applies particularly to the UIXP board.

Members shall under no circumstances refer non-members to the UIXP board for resolution of technical problems.

Members shall endeavor to provide advance notice via email to each of their BGP peers, in the event that a service disruption or discontinuity of BGP peering can be foreseen.