Automotive Network Exchange
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The Automotive Network eXchange (ANX) is the private network or extranet that was initially setup and maintained by the big three automakers, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. It was built as a private network for the auto industry around 1995 to provide consistent, reliable speed and guaranteed security for data transmissions between the automakers and the companies that they do business with. Since the time of its introduction over 4000 companies have joined the ANX.
To become a part of the ANX a company needs to subscribe via a Certified Service Provider (CSP). Currently there are only 6 CSP's due to the strict regulations and high specifications. The short list of CSP's include EDS, AT&T, MCI, Emergis (Canada), LDMI, and ANX eBusiness which also controls the network. A CSP must meet these minimum criteria: Packet loss <1% & Latency <125ms. A connection to the ANX consists of some kind of dedicated circuit.
The big three automakers eventually sold the ANX to SAIC which in-turn spun off ANX eBusiness.
