ARIA association manages Strasbourg’s IXP in Alsace (EuroGIX).

An IXP (Internet eXchange Point) allows the members to exchange Internet traffic between their networks, thanks to “peering” agreements, without extra costs. Moreover, an IXP can also be a NAP (Network Access Point), which is a local market place in the telecommunication area.

For the territory

The regional exchange points improve the IT sector (Internet service providers, hosted applications, hosting, software publishers etc) in the area, promoting high qualified jobs (and tax yield) in Strasbourg and the Alsace Region.

A GIX with a cross-border nature: EuroGIX is the first point of contact between operators with a cross-border nature, in order to exchange internet stream.It consists of several points of presence, through

How to peer

In order to use our interconnections and reach the members of the other IXPs, you need to peer on our Route Servers. You don't have to add an extra IP. Members can filter the received routes and chose to advertise their prefixes only to certains Internet eXchange Points throughout the BGP community.

More

For more information on the infrastructure status, stats or the AS list, you can check the Network Operation Center page: noc.eurogix.net