BFD-IX

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

City: Bradford
Website: https://bfd-ix.net

About this IXP

Data last updated December 2025

Capacity at this IXP

49 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 BFD-IX 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 left2
New ASNs joined0

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.

United Kingdom: 8
Greece: 3
Poland: 2
China: 2
Belgium: 2

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Switzerland: 2
Jordan: 1
Netherlands: 1
Romania: 1
Türkiye: 1
Taiwan: 1
Argentina: 1
Ukraine: 1
Brazil: 1
Germany: 1
Egypt: 1
Hong Kong: 1
Italy: 1

Types of network at this IXP

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

Educational/Research: 10
NSP: 7
Content: 4
Non-Profit: 3
Unknown: 2

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Cable/DSL/ISP: 2
Route Server: 1
Enterprise: 1
Network Services: 1

Members peering at the route server

28 / 31

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

27 / 31

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 BFD-IX

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
Navice Consulting Autonomous system (AS) number: 137490 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 0.1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Netherlands Total peering locations for this AS: 19	137490	Unknown	No
NITAET Autonomous system (AS) number: 57883 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 0.1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Ukraine Total peering locations for this AS: 13	57883	Unknown	Yes
Radu Draghici Autonomous system (AS) number: 44024 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 0.1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Romania Total peering locations for this AS: 3	44024	Unknown	Yes
ROUTE64.ORG Autonomous system (AS) number: 212895 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 0.1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Germany Total peering locations for this AS: 22	212895	Open	Yes
Stefan Blomme Autonomous system (AS) number: 207537 Type of AS: Educational/Research Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 0.1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Belgium Total peering locations for this AS: 7	207537	Unknown	Yes
Youssef Hamed Autonomous system (AS) number: 207740 Type of AS: Educational/Research Peering policy: Open Port speed: 0.1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Egypt Total peering locations for this AS: 11	207740	Open	Yes
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