The Montreal Internet Exchange (QIX) was incorporated in 2013 as a not-for-profit
Internet Exchange Point (IXP) and is located in
Montreal (
Quebec),
Canada. It was originally created in 1995 by the
Réseau d'informations scientifiques du Québec
The Réseau d'informations scientifiques du Québec (RISQ; lit. "Quebec Scientific Information Network") is the optical research and education network in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Risq is a non-profit cooperative established in 1989 by ...
(RISQ) and operated by RISQ until 2013, when it was spun off as the QIX. RISQ still operated the IXP until June 2019.
Since then, the exchange is operated by a local private network operator called Metro Optic Inc.
Since 2013, QIX had two core switches, one located at the biggest carrier hotel in Montreal,
Cologix MTL3, located at 1250 René-Lévesque West and one at
Cologix MTL1, located at 625 René-Lévesque West.
Since the architecture/hardware refresh in 2020, the
Cologix MTL3 site host two spine switches and two leaf switches. The
Cologix MTL1 site is hosting one leaf switch.
The exchange announced in June 2020 that the IX has expanded to a new location close to the two current sites,
eStruxture MTL-1, located at 800 Square-Victoria. This new site is hosting two leaf switches connected to
Cologix MTL3 via two diverse dark fibre paths.
Another expansion site has been announced end of August 2020, a
Vantage Data CenterMontreal II (previousl
HypertecYUL01B) and is in production since March 2021. This facility is located at 2800 Trans-Canada Highway in
Pointe-Claire, QC in the
Greater Montreal. This new site also host two leaf switches connected
Cologix MTL3 via two diverse dark fibre paths.
, QIX has 100 unique
autonomous systems
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representing 272 peer connections and peak traffic rates of over 233 Gbps, making it the second largest IXP in Canada.
See also
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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 ...
Notes
External links
Montreal Internet Exchange website
QIX on PeeringDB
Internet exchange points in Canada
Communications in Quebec
Organizations based in Montreal
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