Mumbai IX
| Full name | Mumbai Internet Exchange |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Mumbai CH ; Mumbai IX |
| Founded | 15 August 2014 |
| Location |  India, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai |
| Website | Mumbai-IX.net |
| Members | 162 as of January 2019[update][1] |
| Peak | 650 Gbit/s |
| Daily (avg.) | 175 Gbit/s |
Mumbai Internet Exchange (Mumbai IX) is a Mumbai-based Internet exchange point (IXP) founded in 15 August 2014 as Mumbai Convergence Hub (Mumbai CH) is an Open Carrier Neutral Internet Exchange & Peering Hub. As of 30 January 2019[update] it interconnects more than 160 members,[1] making it the largest IXP in India and surrounding region.
It's a subsidiary of Germany-based DE-CIX, not be confused with National Internet Exchange of India.
Organisation
Mumbai Internet Exchange is composed of a non-profit association association model focus on improving Internet experience of Indian users. It is currently run by DE-CIX and are currently serving 160 members spread across all over India.
Network
As of 1 July 2018[update], Mumbai Internet Exchange network has 4 PoP in Mumbai Urban.
- Web Werks Mum DC2, Rabale, Navi Mumbai.
- Netmagic DC 5,Chandivali, Mumbai.
- STT Telemedia DC( Tata LVSB ) Prabhadevi, Mumbai.
- GPX IDC, Chandivali, Mumbai [2]
Upcoming Locations
Mumbai IX now holding national license will be expanding its facilities to new cities in 2019, all will be carrier neutral and allow the settlement free exchange of traffic. The new locations are:
- DE-CIX Delhi (ST Telemedia Banglasahib (Tata VSB))
- DE-CIX Chennai (Bharti Airtel Santhome)
- DE-CIX Kolkata (ST Telemedia Kolkata (Tata Communications)) [3]
Ports of connection
Services are available through following types of port and several bandwidth options.
| Port | Traffic |
|---|---|
| 1 Gbit/s LX | traffic up to 100Mbit/s |
| 1 Gbit/s LX | 1G |
| 10 Gbit/s LR | 10G |
| 100 Gbit/s | 100G |
Services
Mumbai Internet Exchange offers the following professional services:
- Public peering: Unicast & multicast IPv4, unicast IPv6
- Private peering (Closed user group)
- Routes servers (with the communities feature)
- Web Portal: private login per member, personal detailed traffic statistics.
- 24/7 NOC
Community
Mumbai Internet Exchange community comes from all around the world. Any organisation which owns an Autonomous System Number (also known as ASN) can be connected to Mumbai IX. The connected members of the Internet exchange point have various profiles:
- Social media
- Ecommerce
- ISP / Internet Access Providers / Telcos
- CDN Provider (Content Delivery Network)
- Hosting companies
- Cloud providers
- IPTV Networks
- Corporations
- DNS Root Server
- Email and Hosting
Awards and recognition
Mumbai Internet Exchange was Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at 2016 Digital India Summit in the Digital Start-up Innovators category.[4][5]
Mumbai Internet Exchange was Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at the 2017 Digital India Summit in the Digital Start-up Innovators category for the second year in a row.[citation needed]
In September 2017 Mumbai IX received the prestigious Open-IX Certification from the Open-IX Association, making the Mumbai IX Asia's only IXP with Open-IX certification for its state-of-the-art technical standards.[6]
See also
- List of Internet exchange points
- National Internet Exchange of India
- List of Internet exchange points by size
References
- ^ a b "Mumbai IX : Current Members". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Mumbai-IX, powered by DE-CIX, expands footprint by adding a PoP at GPX". Mumbai-IX Blog. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "DE-CIX India Announces new Internet exchange's in Delhi, Kolkata & Chennai". MUMBAI IX Blog. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Mumbai Convergence Hub Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at 2016 Digital India Summit". Thehansindia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Welcome Pioneeralliance News | Hindi news portal in lucknow | News portal | Lucknow news portal|". Pioneeralliance.in. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Mumbai CH, a State-of-the-Art Internet Exchange in India Receives OIX-1 Certification from Open-IX Association". markets.businessinsider.com. MarketsInsider. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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