Internet network operators' groups (NOGs) are informal, country-based, or regional groups that exist to provide forums for Internet network operators to discuss matters of mutual interest, usually through a combination of mailing lists and annual conferences. Although these groups have no formal power, their members are typically influential members of the

Internet service provider An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet. ISPs can be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise private ...

(ISP),

Internet exchange point Internet exchange points (IXes or IXPs) are common grounds of IP networking, allowing participant Internet service providers (ISPs) to exchange data destined for their respective networks. IXPs are generally located at places with preexisting ...

(IXP),

regional Internet registry A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization that manages the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a region of the world. Internet number resources include IP addresses and autonomous system (AS) numbers. ...

(RIR), operational security community, Internet Protocol version 6 (

IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communication protocol, communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic ...

) operations,

Domain Name System The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the Internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks. It associates various information with domain names assigned to ...

(DNS) and root zone operations, and other network operations communities, and discussions within these groups are often influential in the overall process of ensuring the Internet remains operational, robust, secure, and stable. They also allow networking professionals and other members of the research and technical communities to update each other on their work, share news and updates, exchange best practices, discuss new technologies or protocols, teach and learn from each other, network with other members of the community, and discuss current network- and Internet-related issues and challenges.

List of Internet network operators' groups

Global Scope

GNA
– Global NOG Alliance

Africa

Af-IX
– African Community for IXPs
AfNOG
– Africa Network Operators' Group
SAFNOG
– Southern African Network Operators' Group
KZNNOG
– Kwazulu Natal Network Operators' Group
AONOG
– Angola Network Operators' Group
cmNOG
– Cameroonian Network Operators' Group
CGNOG
– Congo Network Operators' Group
ghNOG
– Ghana Network Operators' Group
ngNOG
– Nigerian Network Operators' Group
RWNOG
– Rwanda Network Operators' Group
SnNOG
- Senegal Network Operations Group
SdNOG
– Sudan Network Operators' Group
tzNOG
– Tanzania Network Operators' Group
SomNOG
- Somalia Network Operators' Group
ugNOG
- Uganda Network Operators' Group
MaliNOG
– Malian Network Operators' Group *

AFRINIC AFRINIC (African Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Africa. Its headquarters are in Ebene, Mauritius. Before AFRINIC was formed, IP addresses (IPv6 and IPv4) for Africa were distributed by the Asia-Pacific Ne ...

– ''African Network Information Centre''
AIS (African Internet Summit)

AFRINIC Regional Meetings
– AFRINIC Service Region Meetings

The Americas

Latin America and the Caribbean

CaribNOG
– Caribbean Network Operators' Group *

LAC-IX LAC-IX is an association of Internet exchange points in Latin American and Caribbean. LAC-IX is also part of the global IX-F Internet eXchange Federation. See also *List of Internet exchange points This is a list of Internet exchange points ( IXP ...

– Latin America & Caribbean Community for IXPs
LACNOG
– Latin American & Caribbean Region Network Operators' Group
NOG Ecuador
– Ecuador Network Operators' Group
ArNOG
– Argentina Network Operators' Group
NOG Chile
– Chile Network Operators' Group
NOG Bolivia
– Bolivia Network Operators' Group

Northern America

* NANOG – North American Network Operators' Group
CHI-NOG
– Chicago Network Operators' Group
NYNOG
– New York Network Operators' Group
MBNOG
– Manitoba Network Operators' Group
MTLNOG
– Montreal Network Operators' Group

Asia and Oceania

Asia-Pacific

PacNOG
– The Pacific Network Operators' Group
SANOG
– South Asia Network Operators' Group
AusNOG
– Australia Network Operators' Group
BdNOG
– Bangladesh Network Operators' Group
btNOG
– Bhutan Network Operators' Group
CNNOG
– China Network Operators' Group
HKNOG
– Hong Kong Network Operators' Group
INNOG
– India Network Operators' Group
IDNOG
– Indonesia Network Operators' Group * JANOG – Japan Network Operators' Group
LKNOG
- Lanka Network Operators' Group
MyNOG
– Malaysia Network Operators' Group
MMNOG
– Myanmar Network Operators' Group
MNNOG
– Mongolian Network Operators' Group
NPNOG
– Nepal Network Operators' Group
PANOG
– Pakistan Network Operators' Group
PHNOG
– Philippines Network Operators' Group
SGNOG
– Singapore Network Operators' Group
THNOG
– Thailand Network Operators' Group * NZNOG – New Zealand Network Operators' Group ;Additional Asia-Pacific technical networking and peering communities: * APIX – The Asian Community for Internet Exchange Points
APOPS
– The Asia Pacific Operators Forum
APRICOT
– The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies
APIAP
– The Asia Pacific Internet Association
APIPv6TF
– The Asia Pacific IPv6 Task Force

Middle East

MENOG
– Middle East Network Operators' Group
IRNOG
– Iranian Internet Network Operators' Group - (گروه گردانندگان شبکه اینترنت ایران - ایرناگ)
TRNOG
– Turkish Network Operators' Group (''Türkiye Network Operatörleri Grubu'')

Europe

CSNOG
– Czech and Slovak Network Operators Group
CEE Peering Days
– Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Peering Days
ENOG
– Eurasia Network Operators' Group (Russian Federation, CIS, and Eastern Europe) *

European Internet Exchange Association The European Internet Exchange Association, or Euro-IX, is an association of European Internet exchange points. It is a community-driven association serving European Internet exchange points and Internet service providers and the general IP commu ...

– Euro-IX (the European community for IXPs) * NORDNOG – Nordic Network Operators' Group *

RIPE Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE, French for "European IP Networks") is a forum open to all parties with an interest in the technical development of the Internet. The RIPE community's objective is to ensure that the administrative and technical coo ...

– ''Réseaux IP Européens Network''
SEE
– South East Europe / RIPE NCC regional meeting
ALNOG
– Albanian Network Operators' Group
ATNOG
– Austrian Network Operators' Group
BENOG
– Belgium Network Operators' Group
NOG.BG
– Bulgarian Network Operations' Group
DKNOG
– Danish Network Operators' Group
ESNOG
– Spanish Network Operators' Group
nog.fi
– Network Operators' Group of Finland
FRnOG
– France Network Operators' Group
DENOG
– German Network Operators' Group
GRnOG
– Greece Network Operators' Group
GTER
– Spain Network Operators' Group (''Grupo de Operadores de Red Españoles'', ESNOG)
ITNOG
– Italian Network Operators' Group
iNOG
– Ireland Network Operators' Group *

LINX Linx or LINX may refer to: * Linx Cargo Care Group, Australian logistics company * Linx (railway company), a now defunct Norwegian-Swedish railway company * Linx (software house), a Brazilian business management software company * LINX (IPC), an ...

NLNOG
– Netherlands Network Operators' Group
NONOG
– Norwegian Network Operators' Group
PLNOG
– Polish Network Operators' Group
PTNOG
– Portuguese Network Operators' Group
RSNOG
– Republic of Serbia Network Operators' Group
RONOG
– Romania Network Operators' Group
SINOG
– Slovenia Network Operators' Group
SOF
– Swedish Operators' Forum * SwiNOG – Swiss Network Operators' Group * UANOG – Ukraine Network Operators' Group *

UKNOF UKNOF (United Kingdom Network Operators' Forum) is an open forum for the exchange of operational and technical information for Internet network operators in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, comm ...

– United Kingdom Network Operators' Forum

Additional links

* The

Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre APNIC (the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet address registry ( RIR) for the Asia-Pacific region. It is one of the world's five RIRs and is part of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). APNIC provides numbe ...

's (APNIC
list of NOGs
in the Asia-Pacific region

* The

Internet Society The Internet Society (ISOC) is an American nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1992 with local chapters around the world. Its mission is "to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people ...

's (ISOC) development activities *

List of Internet exchange points This is a list of Internet exchange points ( IXPs). There are several sources for IXP locations, including Packet Clearing House, who have maintained the earliest list of IXPs, with global coverage since 1994. Also, Telegeography, PeeringDB and t ...

* The

Network Startup Resource Center The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) is a nonprofit organization, formed in 1992 and based at the University of Oregon. The organization supports deployment of Internet research and education networks in academic institutions and non-gover ...

'
Network Education and Training Calendar of Events
listing NOGs and their meeting dates
NOG meeting dates and related Internet events

RIPE NCC's NOG resource page

Senki NOG list

Footnotes

{{notelist, refs= {{efn, name=fn1, The 'Global Scope' section lists Orgs which support NOGs (Network Operators' Groups) & tech communities around the world; while amplifying the voice of Network Operators, identifying and fixing common operational problems.