Frank Orłowski - DE-CIX Update

1. DE-CIX Update
PLNOG2
16 January 2008
Frank.Orlowski@de-cix.net

2. About DE-CIX
– Largest Internet Exchange in Germany
– Second largest Internet Exchange in the world*
– Headquarter in Frankfurt
– Service Available in 11 sites
– Main service is Public peering
– ~300 Customers from 30+ countries
*based on peak throughput

3. About DE-CIX
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eco e.V., Internet Industry Association
(Anti-Spam, Lobbying, Legal Support)
DE-CIX GmbH
Internet Exchange
eco Service GmbH

4. Why Frankfurt ?
– Frankfurt/Rhine-Main is Germany‘s 2nd largest urban
area with a population of 5+ million
– Financial, logistic and telecommunications capital of
Germany
– 10+ colo operators with 200,000 square meters of
space
– Biggest hub for Voice and IP traffic in Central Europe
– Single sites have 350+ carriers / ISPs connected

5. Status Quo: Customer Distribution

6. Growth, New Customers

7. Traffic growth

8. DE-CIX Topology 2009

9. Locations

10. DE-CIX Ports

11. Recent Developments
– Hired additional staff (engineering & marketing)
– Ordered new hardware to further scale the
infrastructure (total number of switches will be 11)

12. Upcoming Events hosted/sponsored by DE-CIX
– 28-30 January: GPF4, Punta Cana, Domincan
Republic, http://www. peeringforum.com/
– 17-20 Febuary: Webhosting Days, Brühl,
http://www.webhostingday.de/
– 28-29 May: IPv6 Congress, Frankfurt/Main
– 17-18 September: EPF4, Copenhagen, Denmark,
http://www.peering-forum.eu

13. Thanks !
Join DE-CIX now.
DE-CIX Competence Center
Lindleystrasse 12
60314 Frankfurt/Germany
Phone +49 69 1730 902 - 0
info@de-cix.net
DE-CIX Competence Center @ Kontorhaus Building
Frankfurt Osthafen (Docklands)