Northwest Access Exchange, Inc. - NWAX

United States of America

City
Portland

About this IXP

Data last updated January 2026

Capacity at this IXP

3,906 Gbps

Cumulative port speeds of all IXP members. This shows the potential maximum traffic that can be exchanged at this IXP at one time.

Membership and capacity

The size and strength of an IXP is determined by a combination of how many members it has, and the total capacity. Larger networks tend to bring more capacity, which can benefit all members.

Data for Northwest Access Exchange, Inc. - NWAX as shown in PeeringDB in January 2026

Members of this IXP

101

ASNs (autonomous system numbers) are listed in PeeringDB

In the last 12 months

  • ASNs left9
  • New ASNs joined3

Participates in the MANRS IXP program

No

IXPs that join this voluntary program apply a framework of enhanced routing security in peering. It signals an extra commitment to responsible Internet stewardship.

Source: MANRS

RIPE Atlas anchor

No

Organizations that run IXPs can host anchors to measure Internet connectivity and traffic. An anchor is a large capacity probe often used by IXPs.

Source: RIPEStat

Member information

Last sync from PeeringDB: January 2026

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Countries of registration

A summary of member registrations by country. An IXP with a mixture of international and near-neighbor members can indicate that an IXP is influential, or acts as a hub within its region or sub-region.

  • United States of America: 94
  • France: 1
  • United Kingdom: 1
  • Israel: 1
  • Germany: 1
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  • Netherlands: 1
  • New Zealand: 1
  • South Korea: 1

Types of network at this IXP

The mix of members is an indication of a strength or focus of an IXP.

  • Cable/DSL/ISP: 26
  • Content: 21
  • NSP: 20
  • Educational/Research: 12
  • Unknown: 9
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  • Enterprise: 8
  • Government: 2
  • Non-Profit: 1
  • Network Services: 1
  • Route Server: 1

Members peering at the route server

59 / 101

The route server is a central hub that makes it easier for all networks to peer without having to create individual agreements with other members.

Members using RPKI

63 / 101

members at this IXP use Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), a security measure that helps ensure traffic is routed correctly. A member is counted as using RPKI if they have at least one valid ROA.

Peering policies of IXP members

Members of an IXP can choose how they peer with others. The Internet Society encourages open policies where possible.

Member list for Northwest Access Exchange, Inc. - NWAX

This list uses the data available in PeeringDB, which is based on self-reported data, and was last updated in Pulse January 2026

Name AS Number Peering policy RPKI Enabled
Nathan Sales
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 34553
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 9
34553 Open Yes
NetActuate
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 36236
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 52
36236 Open Yes
Netflix
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 2906
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 60 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 107
2906 Open Yes
NoaNet
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 16713
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 3
16713 Unknown Yes
NocTel Communications, Inc.
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 14746
  • Type of AS: Enterprise
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
14746 Unknown Yes
NWAX Route Servers
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 63028
  • Type of AS: Route Server
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 20 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
63028 Unknown No
OCHIN
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 32397
  • Type of AS: Enterprise
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
32397 Unknown No
Online Northwest
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 13857
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 2
13857 Open No
Opus Interactive, Inc.
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 14380
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 2
14380 Unknown Yes
Oregon Health and Sciences University
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 11995
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 100 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
11995 Unknown Yes
OVHcloud
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 16276
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 100 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: France
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 78
16276 Open Yes
Pacific Northwest Gigapop
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 101
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 6
101 Open Yes
PCH AS3856
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 3856
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 316
3856 Open Yes
PCH AS42
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 42
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 323
42 Open Yes
PDXHosting
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 36791
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
36791 Unknown Yes
Peak Internet
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 13868
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 20 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 2
13868 Unknown No
PINETEL
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 14971
  • Type of AS:
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
14971 Unknown Yes
Portland Community College
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 22919
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
22919 Unknown No
Portland General Electric
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 14327
  • Type of AS:
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
14327 Unknown No
Portland State University
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 6366
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
6366 Unknown No
Puppet
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 393717
  • Type of AS: Enterprise
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 2 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
393717 Unknown Yes
QTS Hillsboro
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 46742
  • Type of AS:
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
46742 Unknown No
Rainier Connect
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 20394
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 3
20394 Unknown Yes
Riot Games
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 6507
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Selective
  • Port speed: 20 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 87
6507 Selective Yes
RouteViews
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 6447
  • Type of AS: Educational/Research
  • Peering policy: Selective
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 62
6447 Selective No