FreeBIX is an Internet Exchange Point started by the Belgian Internet service provider RealROOT. An Internet exchange point ( IX or IXP) is a physical infrastructure that allows different Internet service providers (ISPs to exchange Internet An Internet service provider ( ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a company which primarily offers their customers access to the Internet It links several colocation facilities in Belgium, but does not provide these facilities itself. For the business term see Colocation (business. For collocation methods for the solution of differential equations see Collocation method. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
FreeBIX peering is available at a number of POPs:
Belgium
- InterXion, Zaventem
- LCL, Diegem
- Versatel, Nossegem
Membership is completely free (except patching costs to the switch, if any, which are imposed by the chosen datacenter). A point-of-presence ( POP) is an artificial Demarcation point or interface point between communications entities FreeBIX is the second Internet Exchange Point in Belgium, next to BNIX. An Internet exchange point ( IX or IXP) is a physical infrastructure that allows different Internet service providers (ISPs to exchange Internet It carries IPv4, IPv6 and Multicast.
Hardware used for the exchange is Foundry for core switches, and Dell for stub switches.
International links
In the past, FreeBIX also featured links to a number of data centers in The Netherlands, but these are being disconnected gradually and no new applications are accepted.
External links
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic