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The European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX), was formed in May 2001 with the intention to develop, strengthen and improve the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) community. A number of IXPs recognised a need to combine their resources in order to coordinate technical standards, develop common procedures, share and publish statistics and other useful information. This would in turn give all interested parties a better insight into the world of IXPs.
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What is an IXP?
The Internet eXchange Federation (IX-F) has defined an IXP as A network facility that enables the interconnection of more than two independent Autonomous Systems, primarily for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of Internet traffic.
An IXP provides interconnection only for Autonomous Systems.
Benchmarking Survey
Round 16 of the BMC Survey is now open. The BMC survey aims to provide aggregated data on IXPs in the areas of finance, commercial and operations. The more IXPs who complete the survey, the better the report, and we therefore encourage all Members to participate!
*Please note this is for logged in Members only.
MORE DETAILSVirtual Events
Virtual Peering Series - Central Asia #2
The Internet Society, RIPE NCC and Euro-IX will be organising the second event of the Virtual Peering Series – Central Asia on 13 July 2021 at 09.00-10.30 UTC (14.00-15.30 in Western Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and 15.00-16.30 in Eastern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan).
This event will focus on why Internet exchange points are important for the region, the benefits of establishing them, and how to develop operator communities for a common purpose. It will be in Russian, with simultaneous translation provided in English.
The first event in May attracted more than 60 participants and the high levels of interaction suggests there is a great deal of interest in improving connectivity in Central Asia. The intention is to build on this by drawing on the experiences of existing IXPs and major content providers from countries within the region and internationally, providing the opportunity to ask questions and to discuss the challenges of IXP development with other stakeholders.
Virtual Fora
The virtual fora provide a way for IXPs to come together to share new developments and best practices, tools and ideas.
The next forum will take place on 29th June, the theme? "20 Years of IXP Cooperation"!
Let's Talk, Let's Act
Let's Talk, Let's Act is an industry driven panel talk, that aims at challenging norms and driving change in the industry. Is there an area in the industry that you feel passionate about and would like to see change or growth? Find out more about the panels and contact us.
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Learn With Us
The Learn With Us sessions are geared toward industry learning and education on topics that affect IXPs. Take a look at our page to see workshops that have taken place. If you have a topic that you feel will be beneficial to IXPs, get in touch!
Learn moreEuropean IXP Report - 2020
EURO-IX REPORTSFind out more about our services and what we do
EURO-IX ACTIVITIESEuro-IX Video
The Internet revealed - a five minute movie about IXPs is now available in twelve languages!
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The Euro-IX Peering Toolbox
What is it?
A community led Euro-IX project initiated to provide support and best practice information for new entrants into the interconnection community. The organisations involved include LINX, NAPAfrica, INEX, Cloudflare, Amazon and Microsoft. Do you have good material that could benefit the community? Do you want the Peering Toolbox to reference your documents? Get in touch!
Resources and Tools
Euro-IX Github Page
The community is working on a number of projects that would be of interest to IXPs and networks, including Standarding Large BGP Communitties at IXPs and realistic benchmarks for GoBGP and BIRD route servers. Take a look at our GitHub page and get involved!
Support IXPs
What is an IXP in need? Are you a planned or already established IXP that has very limited or no funding, or technical/operational support? We're here to help! With thanks to contributions from ISOC, RIPE NCC, InterLAN and VIX!
Have a look at our Support Programs and get involved!
Is your IXP MANRS compliant?
MANRS = Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security.
MANRS for IXPs
MANRS can help IXPs build safe neighborhoods, leveraging the MANRS security baseline. It also demonstrates an IXP’s commitment to security and sustainability of the Internet ecosystem, and dedication to providing high quality services.
Find out more and how you can join here.
Euro-IX Patrons
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