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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: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Stavropol, Samara, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok and maintains an access PoP in Riga (Latvia). MSK-IX operates a distributed DNS platform, which provides authoritative name servers for the country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) .RU and .РФ for Russia.[2] Also it operates alternative DNS root servers of Russian National Domain Name System for Roskomnadzor due to (Sovereign Internet Law).
- ^ "Internet Exchange Report". Hurricane Electric Internet Services. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "MSK-IX". MSK-IX. Retrieved 2017-10-23.