Checking prefix filtering in IXPs with BIRD and OpenBGPD
Guest Post: How to configure the two most common routing daemons used in IXP environments.
Tag: IXPs
Land of the rising (regional) IXP
Guest Post: Internet Exchange Points were a hot topic during JANOG 48.
How do we improve Internet connectivity outside major cities? A Japanese approach
Guest Post: Regional Internet Exchanges have improved RTT by up to 87% in towns outside of Japan’s major Internet hubs.
RENs: Pioneers of the Internet in the Asia Pacific
Before the commercial Internet in the Asia Pacific, there were Research and Education Networks (RENs). What’s their role today?
What is the role of IXPs in Oceania?
A recent panel discussion highlighted debates over the role of IXPs.
Retrofitting Internet Exchange Points with Software Defined Networking
Retrofitting existing IXPs with SDN could provide benefits for smaller IXPs in emerging economies
Trust, neutrality, keys to sustainable Internet exchange, Pakistan
Having established two IXPs and with a third in the works, PKIX is helping to keep local traffic local in Pakistan.
Down the black hole: Dismantling operational practices of BGP blackholing at IXPs
Guest Post: Study analyzes the efficiency of RTBH as a mitigation tool at one of the world’s largest IXPs.
M-Lab: measuring Internet performance in the Asia Pacific
Guest Post: People use the M-Lab platform to run more than two million measurements per day worldwide.
Peering forum helps develop awareness of IXP in Myanmar
Establishing an IXP in a developing economy is as much a social engineering undertaking as it is technical.