Exchanges

In the real world two organizations have to lay cables to one another when they want to peer. This is why IXPs (Internet Exchange Points) or IXes (Internet Exchanges) for short exist. Instead of laying cables to one another, organizations lay cables to an exchange instead. This allows them to peer with hundreds of other companies.

Even though DN42 has 'cheap' tunnels like Wireguard, as it is a simulation of the internet it makes sense to have exchanges as a learning exercise.

A few people have provided exchanges previously on DN42, however they created single points of failure and are no longer operating.

Currently available exchanges:

Name	Related Link(s)
IXP-frnte	IXP-frnte
mcast-ix	mcast-ix
SERNET-IX	SERNET-IX, https://blog.sherpherd.net/ix.html
SerinaIX	https://ix.dn42.serinanya.cn/
Nedifinita IX	https://ix.nedifinita.com/