Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange - NMBINX

South Africa

City: Gqeberha
Website: https://www.inx.net.za

About this IXP

Data last updated November 2025

Capacity at this IXP

140 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 Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange - NMBINX as shown in PeeringDB in November 2025

Members of this IXP

ASNs (autonomous system numbers) are listed in PeeringDB

In the last 12 months

ASNs left0
New ASNs joined0

Participates in the MANRS IXP program

Yes

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

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: November 2025

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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.

South Africa: 6
Mauritius: 2
United States of America: 2
United Kingdom: 1

Types of network at this IXP

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

Non-Profit: 3
Cable/DSL/ISP: 2
Educational/Research: 2
Route Collector: 2
Enterprise: 1

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Route Server: 1

Members peering at the route server

10 / 11

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

9 / 11

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 Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange - NMBINX

This list uses the data available in PeeringDB, which is based on self-reported data, and was last updated in Pulse November 2025

Name	AS Number	Peering policy	RPKI Enabled
AFRINIC DNS Support Autonomous system (AS) number: 37177 Type of AS: Non-Profit Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Mauritius Total peering locations for this AS: 13	37177	Open	Yes
AFRINIC RFC5855 Service Autonomous system (AS) number: 37181 Type of AS: Non-Profit Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Mauritius Total peering locations for this AS: 13	37181	Open	Yes
Amobia Communications Autonomous system (AS) number: 37266 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 4	37266	Unknown	Yes
BGP.Tools Route Collector Autonomous system (AS) number: 212232 Type of AS: Route Collector Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: United Kingdom Total peering locations for this AS: 123	212232	Open	Yes
NMBINX Operations/Route Collector Autonomous system (AS) number: 329234 Type of AS: Route Collector Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 1	329234	Unknown	Yes
NMBINX Route Servers Autonomous system (AS) number: 37735 Type of AS: Route Server Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 1	37735	Unknown	No
PCH AS3856 Autonomous system (AS) number: 3856 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: 316	3856	Open	Yes
PCH AS42 Autonomous system (AS) number: 42 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: 322	42	Open	Yes
Vumatel Autonomous system (AS) number: 328829 Type of AS: Enterprise Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 8	328829	Unknown	Yes
ZANOG Autonomous system (AS) number: 328365 Type of AS: Non-Profit Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 4	328365	Unknown	No
ZTEL Autonomous system (AS) number: 328760 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 3	328760	Unknown	Yes