LINX Northern Virginia, Ashburn, Reston and Manassas - LINX NoVA

United States of America

City
Northern Virginia

About this IXP

Data last updated November 2025

Capacity at this IXP

2,077 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 LINX Northern Virginia, Ashburn, Reston and Manassas - LINX NoVA as shown in PeeringDB in November 2025

Members of this IXP

51

ASNs (autonomous system numbers) are listed in PeeringDB

In the last 12 months

  • ASNs left3
  • New ASNs joined4

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

Yes

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: 33
  • United Kingdom: 8
  • Netherlands: 2
  • Singapore: 2
  • Canada: 2
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  • Switzerland: 1
  • Hungary: 1
  • Germany: 1
  • Czechia: 1

Types of network at this IXP

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

  • Content: 15
  • NSP: 15
  • Cable/DSL/ISP: 10
  • Enterprise: 3
  • Unknown: 2
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  • Educational/Research: 2
  • Network Services: 2
  • Route Collector: 1
  • Route Server: 1

Members peering at the route server

31 / 51

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

40 / 51

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 LINX Northern Virginia, Ashburn, Reston and Manassas - LINX NoVA

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
Kentik Technologies
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 6169
  • Type of AS: Enterprise
  • 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: 2
6169 Unknown Yes
LINX NoVA Route Collectors
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 21919
  • Type of AS: Route Collector
  • 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
21919 Unknown No
LINX Route Servers
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 8714
  • 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 Kingdom
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 8
8714 Unknown No
Meta
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 32934
  • 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: 199
32934 Selective Yes
Microsoft
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 8075
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Selective
  • 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: 187
8075 Selective Yes
Netskope
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 55256
  • Type of AS: Network Services
  • Peering policy: Open
  • 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: 135
55256 Open Yes
Nominet Nameservers
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 43519
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 2 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United Kingdom
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 7
43519 Unknown Yes
NSONE
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 62597
  • 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: 17
62597 Unknown Yes
ParadoxNetworks Limited
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 52025
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Selective
  • Port speed: 2 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United Kingdom
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 38
52025 Selective 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: 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
Pixel Factory Data Center
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 32425
  • Type of AS: Network Services
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 30 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 10
32425 Open Yes
PlatformX Communications
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 13285
  • 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 Kingdom
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 14
13285 Open Yes
Pulsepoint Inc
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 19189
  • Type of AS: Enterprise
  • 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: 2
19189 Unknown Yes
QTS Ashburn
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 29748
  • 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
29748 Unknown No
QTS Richmond
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 53907
  • 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: 4
53907 Unknown No
Rackspace
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 12200
  • Type of AS: Content
  • 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: 17
12200 Unknown No
Riot Games
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 6507
  • Type of AS: Content
  • 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: 86
6507 Selective Yes
SG.GS
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 24482
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 1 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: Singapore
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 109
24482 Open Yes
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. (an IBM Company)
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 36351
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 40 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 51
36351 Unknown Yes
SpaceX Starlink
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 14593
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • 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: 66
14593 Open Yes
TenSpire Network 1
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 401199
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 2 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: United States of America
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
401199 Unknown Yes
Triton Digital
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 13360
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: Canada
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 4
13360 Unknown No
ViaSat
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 7155
  • 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: 8
7155 Unknown Yes
Yahoo!
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 10310
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Selective
  • 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: 90
10310 Selective Yes