# IXPs

Published articles for IXPs.

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## Worth Reading 090926

DevFeed: [Worth Reading 090926](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/worth-reading-090926-10909.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://rule11.tech/worth-reading-090926/>)

Author: Russ

Published: 2026-09-09T20:17:31Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [rule 11 reader](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/rule-11-reader.md>)

Topics: [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [Networks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networks.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [ipv6](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ipv6.md>), [ixps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ixps.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [peering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/peering.md>), [worth-reading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/worth-reading.md>)

### AI overview

A technology reading roundup touching on how Internet Exchange Points affect Internet performance, the meaning and use of industrial Modbus packet data, and the societal risks and benefits associated with IPv6. It also briefly evokes robotic pizza preparation.

### Source excerpt

Information is not meaningful simply because it exists or because it is improbable. It becomes meaningful only if there exists a system that can interpret it and use it to perform a function. At first glance, asking whether Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) make the Internet faster may seem almost provocative at a peering forum. Surely the answer is simply 'yes'? If you're dealing with industrial protocols, you'll certainly have seen Modbus packets in your network. But what are these packets used for, and what data do they contain? Yet I have become increasingly concerned that, in the case of IPv6, we are evaluating the technology almost entirely from the perspective of what it allows networks to do, while giving insufficient attention to what it may allow network operators, corporations and governments to do to their users and if the benefits outweigh the risks. The future of fast food was supposed to look something like this: walk into a restaurant, place an order, and watch a robot assemble your pizza with machine-like precision.

## The IRR Landscape: What RPKI Can Replace

DevFeed: [The IRR Landscape: What RPKI Can Replace](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-irr-landscape-what-rpki-can-replace-11449.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://labs.ripe.net/author/mw/the-irr-landscape-what-rpki-can-replace/>)

Author: Matthias Wichtlhuber

Published: 2026-09-01T12:20:33Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [RIPE Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ripe-labs.md>)

Topics: [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>), [Routing Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing-security.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

Tags: [analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analysis.md>), [bgp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bgp.md>), [competition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/competition.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [ixps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ixps.md>), [measurements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/measurements.md>), [overview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/overview.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [routing-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing-security.md>), [rpki](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rpki.md>), [series](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/series.md>)

### AI overview

This article analyzes which parts of the Internet Route Registry landscape can safely be replaced by RPKI using traffic and route-server data from AMS-IX and DE-CIX. It concludes that third-party ROUTE(6) objects can largely be phased out, while third-party AS-SETs remain important for BGP filter generation.

### Source excerpt

In the third part of our IRR landscape series, we use traffic measurements from AMS-IX and DE-CIX to assess which parts of the IRR landscape can safely be replaced with RPKI. Third-party ROUTE(6) objects can largely be phased out, while third-party AS-SETs remain essential for BGP filter generation.

## Do IXPs make the Internet faster? It's complicated

DevFeed: [Do IXPs make the Internet faster? It's complicated](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/do-ixps-make-the-internet-faster-it-s-complicated-10844.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/24/do-ixps-make-the-internet-faster-its-complicated/>)

Author: Dan Fidler

Published: 2026-08-23T23:05:33Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [APNIC Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apnic-blog.md>)

Topics: [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Latency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/latency.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Low Latency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/low-latency.md>), [Streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/streaming.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datasets.md>)

Tags: [australia](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/australia.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [content](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/content.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [global](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [ixps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ixps.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [local](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/local.md>), [low-latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/low-latency.md>), [netflix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netflix.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>), [tech-matters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-matters.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [thailand](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thailand.md>), [thainog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thainog.md>)

### AI overview

IXPs do not make the Internet uniformly faster. Their impact depends on how performance is defined, where content is hosted or cached, the type of exchange, and the surrounding network conditions. The article examines latency, throughput, streaming quality, reliability, routing, and the changing meaning of keeping traffic local.

### Source excerpt

IXPs shape latency, cost, resilience, and the spread of new technologies, not just Internet speed. As the Internet evolves, the role of IXPs continues to expand, as highlighted in this BPF 2026 panel discussion.

## Time: The cornerstone of digital sovereignty and independence

DevFeed: [Time: The cornerstone of digital sovereignty and independence](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/time-the-cornerstone-of-digital-sovereignty-and-independence-10840.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/18/time-the-cornerstone-of-digital-sovereignty-and-independence/>)

Author: Luca Cicchelli

Published: 2026-08-18T01:45:10Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [APNIC Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apnic-blog.md>)

Topics: [digital sovereignty](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-sovereignty.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [1.1.1.1](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/1-1-1-1.md>), [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spoofing.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [5G](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/5g.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [5g](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/5g.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [digital-sovereignty](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-sovereignty.md>), [energy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/energy.md>), [gnss](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gnss.md>), [guest-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guest-post.md>), [ixps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ixps.md>), [operational](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operational.md>), [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spoofing.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [tech-matters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-matters.md>), [time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time.md>)

### AI overview

Time is presented as a foundational requirement for digital sovereignty and independent operation. The article explains how synchronized time supports telecommunications, finance, energy, cloud and AI systems, and transport, while dependence on GNSS introduces risks from interference, jamming, and spoofing.

### Source excerpt

Guest Post: Though often overlooked, time underpins telecommunications, finance, energy, cloud, AI, and transport systems. As dependence on GNSS increases, organizations need resilient, traceable time sources to strengthen cybersecurity, improve operational continuity, and support digital sovereignty.

## Using a BGP Route Server in an Internet Exchange Point

DevFeed: [Using a BGP Route Server in an Internet Exchange Point](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-a-bgp-route-server-in-an-internet-exchange-point-11094.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2024/11/bgp-labs-route-server/>)

Published: 2024-11-06T05:25:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/implementation.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [bgp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bgp.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [exercise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exercise.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementation.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [ixps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ixps.md>), [netlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netlab.md>), [route](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/route.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial explains how a BGP route server works in an Internet Exchange Point. It describes how the server propagates BGP updates between EBGP sessions without adding its own AS number to the AS path, and points readers to a lab exercise that can run in GitHub Codespaces or a self-managed lab environment.

### Source excerpt

A BGP route server is like a BGP route reflector but for EBGP sessions. In its simplest implementation, it receives BGP updates over EBGP sessions and propagates them over other EBGP sessions without inserting its own AS number in the AS path (more details). BGP route servers are commonly used on Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), and that's what you can practice in the BGP Route Server in an Internet Exchange Point lab exercise. Read more ...