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

59

ASNs (autonomous system numbers) are listed in PeeringDB

In the last 12 months

  • ASNs left4
  • New ASNs joined1

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: November 2025

View this IXP on PeeringDB

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
View all network types
  • 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
Single Digits
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 54086
  • 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
 54086 Unknown No
Starry
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 395354
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • 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: 7
 395354 Unknown Yes
Subspace
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 32261
  • 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: 55
 32261 Unknown No
TelePacific Communications
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 14265
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • 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: 3
 14265 Selective No
T-Mobile USA
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 21928
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • 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: 11
 21928 Unknown Yes
TripAdvisor LLC
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 32286
  • Type of AS: Content
  • 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: 3
 32286 Unknown No
Unitas Global
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 1828
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Selective
  • 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: 46
 1828 Selective Yes
USAI.NET
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 10653
  • 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
 10653 Unknown No
Vermont Telephone
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 17356
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • 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: 2
 17356 Unknown Yes