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
FiberCast Autonomous system (AS) number: 10367 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP 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	10367	Unknown	No
FirstLight Fiber Autonomous system (AS) number: 13536 Type of AS: NSP 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: 6	13536	Unknown	Yes
Ginkgo Bioworks Autonomous system (AS) number: 399090 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	399090	Unknown	Yes
GWI Autonomous system (AS) number: 5760 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP 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	5760	Unknown	No
Hearts On Fire Company, LLC Autonomous system (AS) number: 203112 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	203112	Unknown	No
HopOne Internet Corp. Autonomous system (AS) number: 14361 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: 5	14361	Unknown	No
Hub66, Inc Autonomous system (AS) number: 395510 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: 1	395510	Unknown	Yes
Hurricane Electric Autonomous system (AS) number: 6939 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown 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: 323	6939	Unknown	Yes
iboss Americas Autonomous system (AS) number: 396253 Type of AS: 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: 4	396253	Unknown	Yes
INOC Data Centers Autonomous system (AS) number: 22302 Type of AS: NSP 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: 3	22302	Unknown	Yes
Iron Mountain Data Centers Autonomous system (AS) number: 62947 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: 2	62947	Unknown	No
Longfellow Investment Management Autonomous system (AS) number: 397544 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	397544	Unknown	No
Markley Cloud Services Autonomous system (AS) number: 26167 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Unknown 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: 1	26167	Unknown	No
MARKLEY-NETWORK-SERVICES Autonomous system (AS) number: 398427 Type of AS: Network Services 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: 1	398427	Unknown	Yes
Meta Autonomous system (AS) number: 32934 Type of AS: Content 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: 199	32934	Selective	Yes
Microsoft Autonomous system (AS) number: 8075 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: 187	8075	Selective	Yes
Netflix Autonomous system (AS) number: 2906 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open 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: 107	2906	Open	Yes
North Atlantic Networks Autonomous system (AS) number: 17014 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP 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	17014	Unknown	Yes
Northern Crossroads Autonomous system (AS) number: 10578 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: 2	10578	Unknown	Yes
Norwood Light Broadband Autonomous system (AS) number: 35891 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP 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	35891	Unknown	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?: No 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?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 322	42	Open	Yes
QCSTelecom Autonomous system (AS) number: 63290 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown 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: 4	63290	Unknown	Yes
Qwilt Autonomous system (AS) number: 20253 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Selective 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: 30	20253	Selective	Yes
Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations Autonomous system (AS) number: 26292 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP 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	26292	Unknown	Yes
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