Internet exchange operators AMS-IX (Amsterdam), DE-CIX (Frankfurt) and Linx (London) announced at the European Peering Forum in Tallinn, Estonia that they joined forces to create a common application programming interface (API) to provision and configure interconnection services. This so-called IX-API is expected to improve productivity for their members, customers and partners alike. It allows users to self-manage their existing and new interconnection services such as peering more effectively, from ordering new ports to monitoring provisioning processes.
The consortium of the three Internet Exchanges had common member and connectivity partner Epsilon and data centre partner Interxion act as pilot customers for the new software. Both partners’ tests came out with positive results, and they will join the exchanges at the European Peering Forum to present and demonstrate the tool to the rest of the internet and telecommunications community.
There is a large percentage of member and customer crossover between all three exchanges, working with the same remote peering partners and data centres.
