Moscow Internet Exchange
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| Full name | MSK-IX |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Website | www |
| Members | 549 |
| Peak | 3.37 Tbps (11 november 2019) |
| Daily (avg.) | 3.09 Tbps |
MSK-IX (Moscow Internet eXchange) is an Internet eXchange Point (IXP) with headquarters in Moscow, Russia. With over 549 connected networks and 3,37 Tbps of peak traffic (November 2019), MSK-IX is one of the world's largest IXPs. According to the Internet Exchange Report by Hurricane Electric Internet Services, MSK-IX is the second in Russia and is one of the seven largest in the world by the numbers of members.[1]
MSK-IX operates Internet eXchanges (IXes) in 9 cities:
History
MSK-IX was founded in 1995 pursuant to the treaty signed by 6 Russian ISPs willing to reduce IP-traffic latency and international backhaul costs. The treaty assigned the Russian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN) as the administrator of the forthcoming IP-traffic exchange and defined technical requirements for connecting ISPs. The first MSK-IX PoP was established by RIPN at M9 facility on Butlerova st., 7. In 2001, MSK-IX became an autonomous organization. In 2002, MSK-IX joined Euro-IX, an international association of IXPs. State-run telecommunications company Rostelecom have acquired the majority of MSK-IX stock in 2015.[3]
Technical platform
MSK-IX operates a distributed Ethernet-based switching platform spanning 38 PoPs in 10 cities. After the introduction of the "Dual Core" topology in Moscow in 2015, the total capacity of MSK-IX reached 8 Tbps.
MSK-IX maintains a dedicated public peering VLAN at each of 9 metro areas and supports arbitrary private VLANs. Inter-city connections are provided on-net by MSK-IX and via partner ISPs. Common interface speeds are 1, 10 and 100G. The route-servers provided at each of MSK-IX public peering VLANs allow for routing policy control and DDoS blackholing by use of BGP communities.
The MSK-IX DNS Cloud is a distributed
In Moscow, MSK-IX operates M9.PLUS colocation space of 200 racks located at M9 (Butlerova st., 7).[4]
Professional community support
MSK-IX is a regular host and organizer of events for telecoms community.
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary in 2005, MSK-IX held its first Technical seminar. Reincarnated a year later as "MSK-IX Peering Forum" , the event became a regular gathering of 500+ telecom professionals in Moscow with an agenda focused on network operations, security and peering.[5]
In 2011, MSK-IX supported
See also
References
- ^ "Internet Exchange Report". Hurricane Electric Internet Services. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "MSK-IX". MSK-IX. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "Ростелеком" купил "сердце Рунета"
- ^ "M9.PLUS :: MSK-IX". MSK-IX. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "MSK-IX Peering Forum". peering-forum.ru. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "ENOG | RIPE NCC Regional Meeting - Eurasia Network Operator's Group". enog.org. Retrieved 2017-10-23.