GR-IX is a distributed Internet Exchange with presence in three locations in the wider Athens area and one location in Thessaloniki.

GR-IX::Athens

Every site is equipped with Ethernet switches where the members connect and exchange traffic. Our two large PoPs (ATH02 & ATH03) use “spine” routers for enhanced scalability. Juniper QFX10002-72Q, QFX10002-36Q and ΕΧ-4600 switches, are used in order to cover the GR-IX::Athens needs in port density, redundancy and performance. The IXP fabric is build upon an EVPN/VXLAN setup.

The three sites in Athens, are interconnected with dark fibre. DWDM equipment (ECI Apollo OPT9624 and OPT9624L) together with Nokia PSI-M DCI solution, are used in order to utilise the capacity of these fibres. In this manner, the GR-IX services on all sites are unified and members can exchange traffic regardless of the site where they are physically connected. Also the existence of multiple sites allows for site redundancy for members that choose to connect to more than one locations.

The capacity between each switch and PoP is show below:

Members may choose to connect to GR-IX::Athens on 1Gbps, 10Gbps or 100Gbps Ethernet ports, with multiple interface types available for each port speed. If requested, multiple ports of the same speed and on the same site can be bundled.

GR-IX::Thessaloniki

In GR-IX PoP in Thessaloniki, Juniper ΕΧ-4600 and QFX10002-36Q switches are used to cover the GR-IX::Thessaloniki needs in port density, redundancy and performance.

Members may choose to connect with GR-IX::Thessaloniki on 1Gbps, 10Gbps or 100Gbps Ethernet ports, with multiple interface types available for each port speed. If requested, multiple ports of the same speed and on the same site can be bundled.