The Neutral Internet Exchange (abbreviated as NL-ix, with the last two letters typeset in

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Internet exchange 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 ...

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, which is distributed across seventy-four data centres in thirty-one European cities in 13 countries by year-end 2015.Network
The Neutral Internet Exchange. Retrieved on 2008-09-11. The exchange was founded in 2002 to serve as an alternative to the

Amsterdam Internet Exchange The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) is an Internet exchange point based in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Established in the early 1990s, AMS-IX is a non-profit, neutral and independent peering point. History In February 1994, a layer 2 ...

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Neutral Internet Exchange. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. As of May 26, 2015, the daily average inbound traffic is 619.48

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and the daily average outbound traffic 616.77 Gbit/sTraffic
Netherlands Internet Exchange. Retrieved on 2008-10-01. and 513 members are connected on 1762 ports.Members
Netherlands Internet Exchange. Retrieved on 2008-10-01. On March 4, 2011, it was announced that Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company

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had purchased and, subsequently, acquired the exchange.Press release
Netherlands Internet Exchange. Retrieved on 2011-03-04

Datacenters

NL-ix members can connect at 96 sites in 31 cities across 7 countries.

References

External links

Neutral Internet Exchange
(official website) Internet in the Netherlands Internet exchange points in the Netherlands {{Internet-stub