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MSK-IX (Moscow Internet Exchange) is the largest Russian traffic exchange point; as of September 2022, 346 telecom operators, owners of social networks, search engines, video portals, cloud service providers, corporate and scientific and educational networks are connected to it, which is the highest indicator among Russian traffic exchange points.

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As of September 2014, the Moscow MSK-IX network has 11 access nodes connected by a high-speed backbone, which makes it possible to ensure the high quality and availability of MSK-IX services at points of concentration of telecommunications resources, including M9, M10, KIAEHOUSE and a number of other technological sites in Moscow.

MSK-IX is one of the world's largest Internet Exchange in terms of traffic volumes and number of participants, and is a member of the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX).

At the beginning of 2015, MSK-IX ranks fourth in the world ranking of traffic exchange points and leads in the number of unique connected networks (according to the company itself). The points of presence of MSK-IX are located in all federal districts of Russia, more than 500 customers use the company's services, and the total traffic volume has already come close to 1.5 Tbit/s. Currently, all networks of the company fully support IPv6 and provide their customers with connection and traffic exchange over this protocol.

Owners

In August 2014, it was reported that Dmitry Vladimirovich Shumkov, through the Center for Network Interaction Technologies (CTVS), owns a blocking package in MSK-IX.

Performance indicators

As of August 2014, the MSK-IX hub is one of the five largest Internet traffic exchange points in the world, 60% of Russian traffic passes through it. Among the more than 600 MSK-IX members are the following organizations:

• Yandex,
• VGTRK,
• Rostelecom,
• MegaFon,
• Mobile TeleSystems,
• Google,

and other national and regional operators, hosting companies, content providers, corporate, scientific and educational networks.

By connecting to the MSK-IX network, operators gain new opportunities for online management of connectivity with the networks of other MSK-IX participants, improving the availability of their own information resources, and reducing the cost of interworking. The MSK-IX infrastructure is also actively used by participants to receive and provide communication services and IT services.

Among the more than 300 participants of MSK-IX are national and regional operators, hosting companies, content providers, corporate, scientific and educational networks. MSK-IX cooperates not only with generators and content operators, but also with players who contribute to the growth of traffic quality and stability for other exchange participants, such as DNS operators. MSK-IX has connections, for example, CJSC Technical Center Internet (TCI), Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (FRoot), VeriSign Netherlands BV, DENIC eG, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), NICBR and others.

The flagship service - access to the MSK-IX - in addition to ports for peer-to-peer exchange gives a participant access to a number of network services, such as a Route Server for traffic management, a BlackHole service for protection against DDOS attacks, a DNS service and a caching DNS service, an NTP Server service for synchronizing internal clocks of computers and network equipment (servers, routers) with a precise time server. Many participants place network equipment at MSK-IX sites designed to connect to MSK-IX.

History

2024: Launch of the first 400 Gb/s client port at the traffic exchange point

In August 2024, it became known that the first client port with a speed of 400 Gbps at the point of exchange of Internet traffic was put into operation in Russia. The project operator was MSK-IX, which specializes in providing multi-service platforms.

According to "Rostelecom," the launch of the port became possible thanks to the introduction of advanced technologies and a large-scale modernization of the network infrastructure. The introduction of a new port significantly increases the speed of data exchange and improves the reliability of information transfer. The company's customers have already begun to use the new port, which confirms its demand among market participants, including Internet providers and telecom operators.

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The launch of the 400 Gb/s port opens up new opportunities for all participants in the telecommunications industry. Thanks to this, companies will be able to significantly improve the quality of services provided and meet the modern requirements of users who have high standards for the speed and reliability of Internet connections. In the future, MSK-IX plans to expand the number of such ports to support the growth of Internet traffic and ensure stable network operation.

The launch of the first 400 Gbps client port in Russia at the point of traffic exchange is an important stage in the development of domestic telecommunications infrastructure, which contributes to the strengthening of the countries' digital economy, "said Alexander Ilyin, technical director of MSK-IX.

He added that this decision also emphasizes the strategic importance of infrastructure projects to ensure Russia's competitiveness in a global digital transformation.

As the press service of Rostelecom notes on August 22, 2024, MSK-IX has been playing a key role in the development of network services based on its platforms for more than 29 years. More than 800 organizations from 100 cities and 20 countries use the company's products to develop their networks and services. Among the clients are leading telecom operators, Internet providers, social networks, scientific and corporate networks, as well as cloud service providers.^[1]

2022

Microsoft and Netflix have removed their CDN servers from MSK-IX

In September 2022, it became known that the American companies Microsoft and Netflix removed their CDN servers from the Moscow point of exchange of MSK-IX traffic, which could lead to a decrease in the download speed of services and content of these companies. Earlier, part of the servers in Russia turned off Google.

CDN servers (Content Delivery Network) are a network of servers that large services with a large audience place as close as possible to end users, that is, in the networks of large Internet providers and at Internet traffic exchange points.

Joining the policy of interaction and coordination of activities to prevent the misuse of domain names

ANO TsVKS MSK-IX has joined the Policy of Interaction and Coordination of Activities to Prevent Illegal Use of Domain Names. This was announced on May 26, 2022 by the Coordination Center for the National Domain of the Internet (CC). Thus, now the interaction of competent organizations and registrars in relation to third-level domain names in the second-level domains NET.RU, PP.RU, ORG.RU will be carried out using the Automated Information System.

The automated information system was created by .RU the Domain Coordination Center/in RF 2018. It is designed to increase the efficiency of interaction between competent organizations and registrars. For three years, this system has been used to exchange information facts of illegal use of domain names in.RU and domains., RUSSIAN FEDERATION Now the exchange of requests in a single format and their accelerated processing will be available for second-level domains NET.RU, PP.RU, ORG.RU.

The interaction of registrars and competent organizations in order to counter the misuse of domain names in the NET.RU, PP.RU, ORG.RU domain is carried out in accordance with the procedure and on the terms established by the TsVKS MSK-IX ANO.

Now the interaction of registrars and competent organizations is carried out in three top-level domains.RU,.RF, .SU and second-level domains NET.RU, PP.RU, ORG.RU, and our competent organizations monitor violations in almost the entire Russian domain space. This means that the efficiency of our work is increasing, and Runet is becoming more and more secure for all users, "said Yevgeny Pankov, head of special projects at the Coordination Center.

Special industry domain names of the second level NET.RU, ORG.RU, PP.RU appeared back in the 90s, at the dawn of the development of the Internet in Russia, in order to popularize web services and their development. They were intended primarily for registering third-level domain names in them. As of May 2022, NET.RU, ORG.RU, PP.RU registered about 30 thousand third-level domain names, and their number continues to increase.

The practice of interaction with organizations competent in determining violations on the Internet was introduced by the Coordination Center of Domains.RU/.RF in 2012. Competent organizations are companies that provide the Coordination Center and accredited domain name registrars with information about resources with illegal content, about cases of phishing, unauthorized access to information systems and the distribution of malicious programs from domain names located in the zones.RF and.RU. Registrars have the right to stop delegating domain names for such resources. Twelve competent organizations cooperate with the Coordination Center.

Appointment of Evgeny Morozov as General Director

From April 1, 2022, Evgeny Morozov will replace Elena Voronin as General Director of TsVKS MSK-IX JSC. Elena Voronina will remain in the company as an adviser to the general director. DataLine (DateLine) announced this on April 1, 2022. Read more here.

2014:12 access nodes and 300 participants

MSK-IX - as of September 2014, the largest Internet exchange point in Russia, located in Moscow. MSK-IX provides Internetoperators of neutral infrastructure to host equipment, establish communications and exchange traffic based on direct bilateral arrangements. Among the more than 300 participants of MSK-IX are national and regional operators, hosting companies, content providers, corporate, scientific and educational networks.

The Moscow MSK-IX network has 12 access nodes connected by a high-speed backbone, this allows the high quality and availability of MSK-IX services at points of concentration of telecommunication resources, including M9, M10, KIAEHOUSE and a number of other technological sites in Moscow.

1995: The first traffic exchange point in Russia

MSK-IX was created in 1995, becoming the first point of traffic exchange between Internet providers in Russia. Initially, the site was established by the Russian Research Institute for the Development of Public Networks (RosNIIRos), which cooridinated the work of the Runet in the 1990s.

2001: Establishment of the ANO for the development of the MSK-IX project

The autonomous non-profit organization Center for Computer Network Interaction MCK-IX was established by the Russian Research Institute for the Development of Public Networks (RosNIIROS) in 2001 with the aim of developing the Moscow Internet Exchange (MSK-IX) project.

Since its foundation in 1995, MSK-IX has been the largest point of concentration of telecommunications resources in the Russian Internet segment. MSK-IX is a member of the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX).

2013: Breaking the 1TB/s milestone

In 2013, ANO assets were transferred to CJSC.

MSK-IX, a traffic exchange point in the Cyrillic segment of the Internet, crossed the 1 Tbit/s milestone in early 2013, confirming the status of one of the world's most important Internet hubs.

According to the international association Euro-IX, there are 319 traffic exchange points in the world. In addition to MSK-IX, only three of them have traffic exceeding 1 Tbit/s. Since 2008, MSK-IX has been one of the five largest Internet Exchange in the world, with an average growth rate of more than 23% over the past 5 years.

An important trend in market development is the creation by Internet companies of their own communication networks. In 2012, the share of content providers, data centers, cloud service providers, corporate and scientific and educational networks exceeded 30% of the total number of MSK-IX participants, reflecting the structure and direction of development of the Russian segment.

The Moscow point of exchange of traffic has over 370 participating companies. In 2013, the company plans to increase this figure to 400.

Among the more than 370 participants connected to the Moscow point of exchange of traffic, there are almost all players in the telecommunications market and Internet business - these are operators, data centers, corporate networks, educational and government institutions. Their list is in the public domain.

The annual growth in the number of participants is more than 10%, and we expect this trend to continue, including by connecting new participants through partner programs.

2014: Placement of part of the capacity in the TrustInfo data center

In September 2014, it became known that MSK-IX placed part of the network infrastructure in the TrustInfo data center, managed by Servionica (I-Teco Group of Companies ).

When choosing an external site for placing equipment, the decision in favor of TrustInfo was made taking into account the high reliability of the data center, leading positions in the data center services market, and high competencies of specialists.

of Internet services both at the global and local levels, from the traffic of the largest corporations to Internet access in the apartments of Russians, directly depends on the uninterrupted operation of our equipment. We have the highest safety and fault tolerance requirements for our equipment sites. TrustInfo is confidently among the leading Russian data centers and attracts leading Internet companies, so we preferred it, "said Alexander Ilyin, Technical Director of MSK-IX

The key competitive advantage of TrustInfo is the high standards of information security and stable operation, confirmed by numerous licenses and certificates. TrustInfo meets the Tier III reliability level, which implies the 99,982% of equipment resiliency (no more than 1.5 hours of downtime per year), as well as redundancy of all critical systems. Up to 50,000 servers can be located in ten machine rooms of the data center. In terms of size and technical characteristics, TrustInfo ranks 2nd in Moscow and the Moscow region (iKS Consulting rating data), according to the CNews rating, it is one of the five largest commercial data centers in Russia.

2017

MSK-IX launched a traffic exchange point in Latvia

MSK-IX, together with the Latvian telecommunications company Optron, launched a traffic exchange center in Latvia in the spring of 2017. It was located on the Riga TV tower on the island of Zakyusala. MIX service is available at the node in Riga, which gives customers the opportunity to exchange peer-to-peer traffic with MSK-IX participants in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk.

The throughput of the node at the local level is 480 Gbps, and the channels to Moscow are 40 Gbps, Kommersant reports. About 20 million rubles were invested in its launch. According to representatives of MSK-IX, this is the first foreign project of the company, its creation was dictated by the increased volume of traffic exchange between Russia and Northern Europe, in particular, with the Baltic countries.

Mobile operator Bite Lietuva and trunk operator Globalcom are already connected to the node. The local throughput of the node is 480 Gbps, and the channels to Moscow are 40 Gbps on several independent routes.

MSK-IX received ICANN accreditation

The International Corporation for Managing Domain Names and IP Addresses ICANN has issued accreditation to the Russian traffic exchange point MSK-IX. According to RNS, this point, controlled by To Rostelecom"," is accredited to backup the data of domain registrars (Data Escrow).

According to the publication, at the moment in Russia this is the only such point accredited by ICANN. Thanks to her, Russian top-level domain registrars will be able to avoid cross-border transfer of personal data. In particular, this service allows you to ensure the backup storage of domain registers from third parties in a digital depository in Russia.

Location of the communication node in the DataSpace data center

At the end of October 2017, MSK-IX placed a communication node at the DataSpace data center. As a result, DataSpace customers gained direct access to MSK-IX and the ability to reduce traffic transit costs. According to MSK-IX Commercial Director Evgeny Morozov, the use of MSK-IX will provide DataSpace customers with additional network capacity, direct and secure access to other Internet networks, as well as increase the speed of access to cloud services and content. Read more here.

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