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**Freely** means that the network operator participating in the Internet Exchange Point can choose who they peer with according to their own business requirements. | **Freely** means that the network operator participating in the Internet Exchange Point can choose who they peer with according to their own business requirements. | ||
- | IXPs are typically hosted in or by data centre or data housing organisations or other entities such as Universities who operate 24x7 data centre facilities. | + | IXPs are typically hosted in or by data centre or data housing organisations or other entities such as Universities who operate |
===== Participation ===== | ===== Participation ===== | ||
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Any network operator can participate in an Internet Exchange Point. The only requirements are: | Any network operator can participate in an Internet Exchange Point. The only requirements are: | ||
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- they have their own public AS number | - they have their own public AS number | ||
- they have their own transit arrangements | - they have their own transit arrangements | ||
+ | - they are able to configure and use [[: | ||
- | IXPs are not limited to just commercial Internet Service Providers. Research & Education network operators, enterprises (small to multi-national), | + | IXP participation is not limited to just commercial Internet Service Providers. Research & Education network operators, enterprises (small to multi-national), |
**Note**: Connecting to an IXP means only getting access to the other operators participating at the IXP. Connecting to an IXP does not mean getting a connection to the whole Internet - hence the requirement for IXP membership clearly stating that members must have their own transit arrangements. | **Note**: Connecting to an IXP means only getting access to the other operators participating at the IXP. Connecting to an IXP does not mean getting a connection to the whole Internet - hence the requirement for IXP membership clearly stating that members must have their own transit arrangements. | ||
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* Independent power supplies with on-site backup (seamless battery backup with generators; diverse power feed from the grid) | * Independent power supplies with on-site backup (seamless battery backup with generators; diverse power feed from the grid) | ||
* Sufficient cooling (air-conditioning, | * Sufficient cooling (air-conditioning, | ||
- | * Good protection from natural disasters (earthquake, | + | * Good protection from natural disasters (earthquake, |
+ | * Good physical security (so that only the clients of the location have fully managed and verified access) | ||
Given the large concentration of network operators present, these public interconnects are often considered critical infrastructure, | Given the large concentration of network operators present, these public interconnects are often considered critical infrastructure, | ||
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The simplest IXPs have little more than an ethernet switch to support interconnections by the participants. As a concept, they'd look like this (details discussed elsewhere in the Toolbox): | The simplest IXPs have little more than an ethernet switch to support interconnections by the participants. As a concept, they'd look like this (details discussed elsewhere in the Toolbox): | ||
- | {{: | + | {{ : |
The world' | The world' | ||
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==== Commercial ==== | ==== Commercial ==== | ||
- | Very similar to the datacentre hosted IXP, but rather than operated by the data centre, they are operated by a commercial entity on behalf of the members. | + | Very similar to the datacentre hosted IXP but, rather than being operated by the data centre, they are operated by a commercial entity on behalf of the members. |
The IXP in this case is operated entirely by the commercial operator for its customers. The participants/ | The IXP in this case is operated entirely by the commercial operator for its customers. The participants/ |
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