CANIX Ottawa

Canada

City: Ottawa Gatineau
Website: https://canix.ca/points-of-presence/ottawa/

About this IXP

Data last updated December 2025

Capacity at this IXP

131 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 CANIX Ottawa as shown in PeeringDB in December 2025

Members of this IXP

ASNs (autonomous system numbers) are listed in PeeringDB

In the last 12 months

ASNs left1
New ASNs joined1

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: December 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.

Canada: 7
United States of America: 4
United Kingdom: 1

Types of network at this IXP

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

Educational/Research: 2
Network Services: 2
Enterprise: 1
Government: 1
Non-Profit: 1

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NSP: 1
Route Collector: 1
Cable/DSL/ISP: 1
Route Server: 1
Content: 1

Members peering at the route server

11 / 12

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

10 / 12

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 CANIX Ottawa

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

Name	AS Number	Peering policy	RPKI Enabled
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
CANIX Ottawa Route Servers Autonomous system (AS) number: 18655 Type of AS: Route Server Peering policy: Open Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 1	18655	Open	No
CANIX Ottawa Services Autonomous system (AS) number: 400598 Type of AS: Network Services Peering policy: Open Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 1	400598	Open	Yes
CENGN - Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks Autonomous system (AS) number: 395262 Type of AS: Non-Profit Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 1	395262	Unknown	Yes
CIRA-CLOUD2 Autonomous system (AS) number: 394354 Type of AS: Network Services Peering policy: Open Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 20	394354	Open	Yes
Cloudflare Autonomous system (AS) number: 13335 Type of AS: Content 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: 345	13335	Open	Yes
Hiboo Networks Inc. Autonomous system (AS) number: 63065 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: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 3	63065	Open	No
Hive Data Center Autonomous system (AS) number: 33185 Type of AS: Enterprise Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 5	33185	Unknown	Yes
HOC Autonomous system (AS) number: 398290 Type of AS: Government Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Canada Total peering locations for this AS: 3	398290	Unknown	Yes
Hurricane Electric Autonomous system (AS) number: 6939 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: 323	6939	Unknown	Yes
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