How can IXPs help measure the Internet?
Guest Post: IXPs’ unique vantage points can provide local and regional level availability and performance insights that public international measurement projects cannot measure as accurately.
Tag: IXPs
April 2025 PeeringDB product update
Guest Post: PeeringDB update to bring more features, better tools, and a smoother experience
PeeringDB to require MFA and API keys
Guest Post: PeeringDB will require Two-Factor Authentication from 1 July 2025.
Building a secure test environment for an IXP
Guest Post: How to build a quarantine VLAN for enhanced reliability.
IXP steps into the terabit era
Guest Post: Tracing the growth of an IXP from a local hub to exceeding one terabit of Internet traffic.
IXP from scratch: Part 3 — The peering LAN
Guest Post: How we connected our two PoPs and which security and safety mechanisms (L2 and L3) we configured to ensure reliable operation.
Three of the best: Development
APNIC plays an active role in promoting the development of the Internet in the Asia Pacific. Here are the top three posts on the topic from 2024.
IXP from scratch: Part 2 — Network and security design
Guest Post: In principle, an IXP consists of a single broadcast domain, but in practice it has to operate several services securely to provide reliable peering services to its members.
IXP from scratch: Part 1 — Building a new IXP
Guest Post: How to build an IPv6-only IXP from grassroots including technical design decisions.
The IXP — a privileged observation point, the airport of the Internet
Guest Post: How has traffic changed over the years?