Internet Neutral Exchange
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Internet Neutral Exchange (INEX) is an Internet exchange located in the Ireland
, with points of presence
in Dublin at TeleCity - Citywest
, Data Electronics - Kilcarbery Park and Interxion
- Park West.
The system provides a modern layer 2 ethernet
switching network supporting IPv4
, IPv6
and facilitating multicast
peerings on several vlans, with supported access speeds of 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1Gb/s and 10Gb/s. The membership of INEX includes most of the large/medium Internet service provider
s (ISPs) based in Ireland, a growing number of digital content providers. the Irish Government network, VoIP providers and mobile operators. There is an associate membership category for non-trafficking organisations that have an interest in networking within the Irish IP community.
Internet Neutral Exchange Association Limited is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee
and is registered at the Companies Registration Office
in Dublin. Each of its members is entitled to vote at general meetings. INEX maintains an executive board of 8 people, elected from its member representatives, and all board members must resign after two consecutive years service. Board members may be re-elected.
, HEAnet
, Indigo
and Telecom Internet
with the objective of locally exchanging IP
traffic between Irish based ISPs, rather than using an external exchange or transit providers. As of January 2010, the Association had 45 full members and 13 associate members.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, with points of presence
Point of presence
A point of presence is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communications entities. It may include a meet-me-room.In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system...
in Dublin at TeleCity - Citywest
Citywest
Citywest is a business park and golf resort in the Saggart area, just north and northwest of Saggart village in South Dublin. The nearest major town is Tallaght. The business park has developed a modest residential population in recent years...
, Data Electronics - Kilcarbery Park and Interxion
Interxion
Interxion is a European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services. Founded in 1998 in the Netherlands, the firm was publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange on January 28, 2011...
- Park West.
The system provides a modern layer 2 ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
switching network supporting IPv4
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4 is the fourth revision in the development of the Internet Protocol and the first version of the protocol to be widely deployed. Together with IPv6, it is at the core of standards-based internetworking methods of the Internet...
, IPv6
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 is a version of the Internet Protocol . It is designed to succeed the Internet Protocol version 4...
and facilitating multicast
Multicast
In computer networking, multicast is the delivery of a message or information to a group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the source creating copies automatically in other network elements, such as routers, only when the topology of the network requires...
peerings on several vlans, with supported access speeds of 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1Gb/s and 10Gb/s. The membership of INEX includes most of the large/medium Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s (ISPs) based in Ireland, a growing number of digital content providers. the Irish Government network, VoIP providers and mobile operators. There is an associate membership category for non-trafficking organisations that have an interest in networking within the Irish IP community.
Internet Neutral Exchange Association Limited is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee
Company limited by guarantee
In British and Irish company law, a private company limited by guarantee is an alternative type of corporation used primarily for non-profit organisations that require legal personality. A guarantee company does not usually have a share capital or shareholders, but instead has members who act as...
and is registered at the Companies Registration Office
Companies Registration Office (Ireland)
The Companies Registration Office registers and incorporates companies in the Republic of Ireland as well as filing their annual returns.The CRO has a number of core functions:The incorporation of companies....
in Dublin. Each of its members is entitled to vote at general meetings. INEX maintains an executive board of 8 people, elected from its member representatives, and all board members must resign after two consecutive years service. Board members may be re-elected.
History
Planning for INEX started in 1996 and it became operational in May 1997 with the backing of its four founding members; EUnet IrelandBT Ireland
BT Communications Limited is a telecommunications and internet company in Ireland. It is a subsidiary of BT Group plc.-Esat Telecom:The company was founded in 1990 by Denis O'Brien, and was originally known as Esat Telecom...
, HEAnet
HEAnet
HEAnet is the Irish NREN; it provides high-speed Internet access to academic institutions in Ireland direct to European and USA networks...
, Indigo
Indigo Internet
Indigo Internet was established in 1995 as an Internet service provider in Dublin, Ireland. Originally founded by Macky Moyna, Indigo was at one point one of the most popular ISPs in Ireland with over 16,000 subscribers. However, after allegations of ties with the Irish Republican Army and...
and Telecom Internet
Eircom
Eircom Group LTD is a telecommunications company in the Republic of Ireland, and a former state-owned incumbent. It is currently the largest telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland and operates primarily on the island of Ireland, with a point of presence in Great Britain.As Bord...
with the objective of locally exchanging IP
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
traffic between Irish based ISPs, rather than using an external exchange or transit providers. As of January 2010, the Association had 45 full members and 13 associate members.