The European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) gathers 70 IXPs from around the world. It was formed in June 2001 with the intention to develop, strengthen and improve the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) community. A number of IXPs recognised a need to combine their resources in order to coordinate technical standards, develop common procedures, share and publish statistics and other useful information. This would in turn give all interested parties a better insight into the world of IXPs.
Vision
The number one place for information about Internet Exchange Points.
Mission
Grow the membership and foster the sharing of ideas, tools and learn from each other.
Encourage the continuous development towrdas excellence of IXPs for the good of the Internet.
Develop the IXP Database (IXPDB) and tools around it.
Create a common voice in all forums related to IXPs.
Euro-IX for the IXPs
We aim to increase the presence and visibility of IXPs, helping them grow their customer/membership base (giving their member ISPs a larger number of potential peering partners) by:
Providing all the necessary information for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) throughout the world looking to connect to a European IXP.
Representing neutrally the member IXPs at industry events around the world.
Allowing IXPs to share their knowledge with each other via meetings, mailing lists and restricted web pages.
Euro-IX for the Networks
With the increasing amount of IXPs located around Europe, we want to provide guidance to networks and help them work out which location or which IXP is best suited to their individual needs. The IXPDB and tools are therefore publically available.
Euro-IX for the General IP Community
With 70 member IXPs and their 7,000 connected customers, Euro-IX represents a large part of the European IP community and thus arouses the interest of politicians, regulators, vendors, and other industry-related sectors. Euro-IX is an ideal customer-specific marketplace for equipment vendors who can join the association as Patron. This gives vendors the opportunity to strengthen their relationships with IXPs, exchange ideas and in turn develop equipment and services.
