====== Cameroon Internet eXchange Points (IXP) Federation | CM-IXP-Fed ====== //The [[|CM-IXP-Fed]] ((Cameroon Internet eXchange Points (IXP) Federation)) is a community initiative; whith aims like: **(i)** ensuring, through informal means, that domestic Internet traffic is kept within the country boundaries; **(ii)** maintaining the IXP players representatives active within the technical community around the [[https://www.cmnog.cm|cmNOG]]; **(iii)** collectively contribute to building an enabling domestic environment for Interconnections & Peering activity; and thus: **(iv)** share a common experience where **cmDOit** ((//CaMeroon DOmestic InterneT//)) is concrete & practical, day-to-day, reality for Cameroonians...// //...also, this is the place where IXFAC ((//Internet eXchange Federated Assistance in Cameroon//)) *really* comes in live ;-)// :!: //__**Credit**__: this document has three sources of inspiration; where the first comes up in 2023, when the cmNOG decided to manage to **__IXFAC__** and the second was two days ahead (20250705), when this online page ((//Internet eXchange Points: Africa region --// https://nsrc.org/ixp/Africa.html)) has been discovered. Thirdly, it's worth noting that there's a team ((tracking the appropriate RSS feed would allow you to get the changelog of the content published via this wiki page )), under PCH ((//Packet Clearing House//)), which asked for review of data used for the [[https://pch.net/ixp/dir|IXP Directory Project]]...// ------- ===== Internet eXchange Points (IXP) Operators within Cameroon Boundaries ===== ^ Table of IXP Operators within Cameroon ^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||||||||||| ^#^ IXP Operator Name ^ Description ^ Org Type ^ Date of Creation ^ Website URI ^ Head Office ^ Governance Structure ^ # of Members (if applicable) ^ Observation ^ ^ | ||||||||||| ^1| CAMIX | The CAMeroon Internet eXchange point (CAMIX) is a membership-based association which operate three (03) distinct, and separated, IXPs accross the country boundaries. | Association ((Become a new member: please "mailto:contact+newmember@camix.cm"))((Dossier-Initialisation_Demande-Adhesion_Gestion-Membres_Membres_Association_-_CAMIX -- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T94cRWxN83BP8huppueMfkZuUwldb6hO)) | 20140407 ((#CAMIX (Cameroon Internet Exchange Point) l'Assemblée constitutive s'est tenue le 24 janvier au MINPOSTEL (12:45 AM · 26 janv. 2014) -- https://twitter.com/danystefan/status/427225785225580544)) | https://www.camix.cm | //Yaoundé, Immeuble DATA CENTER CAMPOST, Rue Musée National// | It includes: General Assembly of Members, elected Executive Committee, Coordination General Operations (//CGO//) & Staff; and the Community... | 13 | ^ | ^2| The [[https://www.cmnog.cm|cmNOG]] associated with [[https://st.digital|ST DIGITAL]] | The [[https://www.cmnog.cm|cmNOG]] has been associated with [[https://st.digital|ST DIGITAL]]; in order to operating an alternative open, free, neutral & community-led, IXP named: DOUALA Internet eXchange (Douala-IX). | [[:Structure:Community|Community]] | 20211210 (("Serveur de route fonctionnel -- RS up ! Added by Willy Manga almost 4 years ago (2021-12-10, 09h53min53s UTC)(https://redmine.std.douala-ix.net/projects/open-documentation/activity?from=2021-12-10)" -- https://redmine.std.douala-ix.net/news/1)) | https://www.douala-ix.net | //N/A// | It's fully open ((please join us!))! however it actually includes: ST DIGITAL, the cmNOG & the Community... | //N/A// | ^:::| ^3| | | | | | | | | ^:::| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ===== Internet eXchange Points (IXP) within Cameroon Boundaries ===== ^ Table of IXPs Operated within Cameroon ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |||||||||||| ^#^ IXP Name ^ Description ^ Date of Creation ^ URIs ^ City ^ Country ^ # of Peers ^ Estimated Domestic Traffic Volume ^ Public Interest Services (PIS) Offered ^ Observation ^ ^ | |||||||||||| ^1| CAMIX-Yde01 | The CAMeroon Internet eXchange point (CAMIX), separated PoP located, in Yaounde, within the CAMPOST's Datacenter facility. | [[https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/the-reboot-cmnog-before-during-and-after/75023461|20170807]]((//The "Reboot cmNOG" : Before, During and After -- ODP//))((https://web.archive.org/web/20180402115613/http://camix.cm/index.php/technologies/statistiques-de-trafic))((https://x.com/titaleslie/status/1085814437938892800))((Cela fait 2 ans ... (9:47 AM · 17 janv. 2019) -- https://x.com/CAMIXCameroun/status/1085820858222952448)) | [[https://www.peeringdb.com/ix/2554|CAMIX Yaounde - PeeringDB]] https://www.camix.cm / ((https://web.archive.org/web/20200523155348/http://graphs.camix.cm:8002/chart.png?type=graphe&graphtitle=%20&width=500&height=300&graphid=0&id=2773&graphstyleing=showLeng%3D%271%27+baseFontSize%3D%2710%27&hide=-4&username=prtgapi&passhash=3288806557))((https://web.archive.org/web/20250422212204/http://graphs.camix.cm:8002/chart.png?type=graphe&graphtitle=%20&width=500&height=300&graphid=0&id=2773&graphstyleing=showLeng%3D%271%27+baseFontSize%3D%2710%27&hide=-4&username=prtgapi&passhash=3288806557)) / https://www.peeringdb.com/ix/2554 | Yaounde | Cameroon | 10 | 6.51 MB/s | //·GGC (Google Global Cache) Edge Node Cache Service ((Introduction to GGC - Interconnect Help :: https://support.google.com/interconnect/answer/9058809?hl=en)) ·...// | ^ | ^2| CAMIX-Dla01 | The CAMeroon Internet eXchange point (CAMIX), separated PoP located, in Douala, within the CAMTEL's Datacenter facility at Bepanda. | [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180603064534/http://www.camix.cm/|20180603]](()) | [[https://www.peeringdb.com/ix/2541|CAMIX Douala - PeeringDB]] https://www.camix.cm / ((https://web.archive.org/web/20200523155349/http://graphs.camix.cm:8002/chart.png?type=graphe&graphtitle=%20&width=500&height=300&graphid=0&id=2747&graphstyleing=showLeng%3D%271%27+baseFontSize%3D%2710%27&hide=-4&username=prtgapi&passhash=3288806557)) / https://www.peeringdb.com/ix/2541 | Douala | Cameroon | 7 | 70.6 MB/s | //·AANP (Akamai Accelerated Network Partner) Edge Node Cache Service ((Network Operator | Akamai Network Partnerships :: https://www.akamai.com/solutions/industries/service-providers/akamai-network-partnerships)) ·...// | ^:::| ^3| CAMIX-Dla02 | The CAMeroon Internet eXchange point (CAMIX), separated PoP located, in Douala, within the ST DIGITAL's Datacenter facility. | 20241128 | https://www.camix.cm / ... | Douala | Cameroon | 3 | ... MB/s | //·DNS F-Root Node Service ((Hosting an F-Root Node - ISC :: https://www.isc.org/froot-process/)) ·...// | //...// ^:::| ^4| Douala-IX | DOUALA Internet eXchange (Douala-IX), single PoP located, in Douala, within the ST DIGITAL's Datacenter facility. | 20211210 (("Serveur de route fonctionnel / RS up ! Added by Willy Manga almost 4 years ago (2021-12-10, 09h53min53s UTC)(https://redmine.std.douala-ix.net/projects/open-documentation/activity?from=2021-12-10)" -- https://redmine.std.douala-ix.net/news/1)) | [[https://www.peeringdb.com/ix/3561|Douala-IX - PeeringDB]] https://www.douala-ix.net / https://portal.douala-ix.net/statistics/ixp / https://www.peeringdb.com/ix/3561 | Douala | Cameroon | 5 | 0.23 MB/s | //·Public NTP server ·RIPE ATLAS anchor (id: 7050) ·DNS F-root Node ·Libre SpeedTest Instance ·BGP Looking Glass ·BGP.Tools Route Collector ·AFRINIC DNS Support ·AFRINIC RFC5855 Service · Redmine Instance (FLOSS Project Management Application ((https://www.redmine.org/))) // | ^:::| ^5| | | | | | | ... | | //...// | ^:::| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ -------------- //IXPs listed: 04//