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The Moscow Internet Exchange (MSK-IX) is an Internet Exchange Point in Moscow, Russia. MSK-IX is a neutral and independent entity, originally established in 1995 with a single location inside of the Moscow International Telephone Exchange (Russian: Московская международная телефонная станция, ММТС-9), but it now has eight geographically diverse locations in Moscow interconnected via Gigabit and 10 Gigabit links.
As of October 2009, the weekday throughput passes the 100 Gbit/s mark at 10:00 and stays beyond 120 Gbit/s during the timeline from 12:00 till 18:00, gradually increasing to 140 Gbit/s during the evening hours from 18:00 till midnight, whereas during the middle of the night towards the very early morning it could be as low as 50 Gbit/s. During the weekends and public holidays the daytime and evening throughput usually stays the same as weekdays.
MSK-IX has more than 270 members as of October 2009, and membership is open to any company regardless of its geographical location.
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Categories:- Organizations established in 1995
- Internet exchange points
- Internet in Russia
- Organizations based in Moscow
- Economy of Russia
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