Boston Internet Exchange

United States of America

City: Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.bostonix.net/

About this IXP

Data last updated November 2025

Capacity at this IXP

2,913 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 Boston Internet Exchange 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 left4
New ASNs joined1

Participates in the MANRS IXP program

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.

United States of America: 56
Canada: 1
Israel: 1
Netherlands: 1

Types of network at this IXP

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

NSP: 15
Cable/DSL/ISP: 11
Content: 10
Educational/Research: 9
Unknown: 7

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Enterprise: 6
Network Services: 1

Members peering at the route server

16 / 59

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

37 / 59

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 Boston Internet Exchange

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
186 Communications Autonomous system (AS) number: 62929 Type of AS: NSP 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	62929	Unknown	Yes
AccessPlus Communications Autonomous system (AS) number: 11178 Type of AS: NSP 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	11178	Unknown	Yes
Akamai Technologies Autonomous system (AS) number: 20940 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open Port speed: 200 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Netherlands Total peering locations for this AS: 230	20940	Open	Yes
Amazon.com Autonomous system (AS) number: 16509 Type of AS: Enterprise Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 40 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 152	16509	Selective	Yes
American Student Assistance Autonomous system (AS) number: 27259 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	27259	Unknown	No
Apple Inc. Autonomous system (AS) number: 714 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 200 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 79	714	Selective	No
Astound Autonomous system (AS) number: 6079 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Selective 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: 7	6079	Selective	Yes
Athena Health AS54593 Autonomous system (AS) number: 54593 Type of AS: Enterprise 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	54593	Unknown	No
Atlantic Metro Autonomous system (AS) number: 29838 Type of AS: NSP 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: 15	29838	Open	Yes
BCBSMA Autonomous system (AS) number: 32165 Type of AS: Enterprise 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	32165	Unknown	No
Beacon Hill Staffing Group Autonomous system (AS) number: 25763 Type of AS: 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	25763	Unknown	No
BRANDEIS Autonomous system (AS) number: 10561 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	10561	Unknown	No
Bridgewater State University Autonomous system (AS) number: 32082 Type of AS: Educational/Research Peering policy: Unknown Speed: Unknown Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 1	32082	Unknown	No
Cato Networks Autonomous system (AS) number: 13150 Type of AS: Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Israel Total peering locations for this AS: 75	13150	Open	Yes
CloudCall North America Autonomous system (AS) number: 32334 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	32334	Unknown	Yes
Cloudflare Autonomous system (AS) number: 13335 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open Port speed: 100 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 345	13335	Open	Yes
Colleges of the Fenway Autonomous system (AS) number: 32432 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	32432	Unknown	No
Consolidated Communications - NNE Autonomous system (AS) number: 13977 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: 1	13977	Unknown	Yes
Crown Castle Autonomous system (AS) number: 46887 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 200 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 7	46887	Unknown	Yes
DSCI Autonomous system (AS) number: 33748 Type of AS: NSP 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	33748	Unknown	No
Eastlink Autonomous system (AS) number: 11260 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 100 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 11	11260	Unknown	Yes
Education Networks of America, Inc. Autonomous system (AS) number: 11686 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: 8	11686	Unknown	Yes
Emerson College Autonomous system (AS) number: 13838 Type of AS: Educational/Research 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	13838	Unknown	No
ENDOFFICE Autonomous system (AS) number: 64249 Type of AS: 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: 2	64249	Unknown	Yes
Fastly, Inc. Autonomous system (AS) number: 54113 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 200 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 139	54113	Unknown	Yes
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