Houston Internet Exchange - HOUIX

United States of America

City: Houston
Website: http://www.houix.net

About this IXP

Data last updated December 2025

Capacity at this IXP

1,529 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 Houston Internet Exchange - HOUIX 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 left4
New ASNs joined17

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: 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.

United States of America: 47
United Kingdom: 3
Germany: 2
Netherlands: 2
Switzerland: 2

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Canada: 2
South Africa: 1
China: 1
Hong Kong: 1
Italy: 1
South Korea: 1
Sweden: 1

Types of network at this IXP

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

NSP: 23
Cable/DSL/ISP: 10
Content: 9
Unknown: 8
Educational/Research: 6

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Network Services: 3
Enterprise: 2
Non-Profit: 2
Route Server: 1

Members peering at the route server

52 / 64

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

54 / 64

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 Houston Internet Exchange - HOUIX

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
Triplebit Autonomous system (AS) number: 401332 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	401332	Unknown	Yes
Tritan Internet LLC (Global) Autonomous system (AS) number: 393577 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: 7	393577	Unknown	Yes
TXNet Communications Autonomous system (AS) number: 62467 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: 2	62467	Open	Yes
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
Ursin Filli Autonomous system (AS) number: 202427 Type of AS: Educational/Research Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Switzerland Total peering locations for this AS: 12	202427	Unknown	Yes
VIRTNET Autonomous system (AS) number: 214022 Type of AS: Non-Profit 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: 39	214022	Open	Yes
VoIPster Communications Autonomous system (AS) number: 32030 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: 5	32030	Unknown	Yes
Whitesky Communications AS62887 Autonomous system (AS) number: 62887 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: 19	62887	Unknown	No
Wholesale Internet, Inc. Autonomous system (AS) number: 32097 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: 11	32097	Unknown	Yes
WJY LLC Autonomous system (AS) number: 53889 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: 3	53889	Unknown	No
Wolfxun Experimental Network Autonomous system (AS) number: 199310 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: China Total peering locations for this AS: 10	199310	Unknown	Yes
X6CNET Autonomous system (AS) number: 46733 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: 7	46733	Open	Yes
Yuki Network Autonomous system (AS) number: 151349 Type of AS: Network Services Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Korea Total peering locations for this AS: 4	151349	Unknown	Yes
Zappie Host Autonomous system (AS) number: 61138 Type of AS: NSP 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: 5	61138	Open	Yes
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