JINX
Encyclopedia
JINX located at Johannesburg
, South Africa
, is the main Internet Exchange Point
(IXP) in Africa
. It is run by the Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa
(ISPA).
JINX started operating in 1996. The amount of traffic processed by the JINX has been steadily growing, and growth has been exponential in the second half of the 2000s, with, for example, 450 Mbps peak-hour load in 2008 that almost doubled to 800 Mbps in early 2010.. In part the growth can be attributed to the open peering policy adopted by some of the larger participants, like TENET
and MWEB
and the large content base that is available from provider like Internet Solutions
. (The graphs say it all !) When using JINX figures to extrapolate Internet usage stats in South Africa, bear in mind that a significant amount of traffic does not go through the public switch fabric, but is changed over private peering sessions.
Most major South African Internet Service Provider
s have chosen to peer via JINX: some examples are Internet Solutions
, Neotel
, TENET
, iBurst
, Vox Telecom and MWEB
.. As of August 2011, JINX members exchange close to 3Gbps of traffic during peak periods.
In 2009, the ISPA restarted the exchange point in Cape Town
, CINX, to complement JINX.
Real time traffic statistics are available on the JINX Traffic Graphs.
The IP address block
for JINX is 196.223.14.X/24, and 2001:43f8:1f0::/48.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, is the main Internet Exchange Point
Internet Exchange Point
An Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
(IXP) in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. It is run by the Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa
Internet Service Providers Association
The Internet Service Providers Association, or ISPA, is a British body representing providers of Internet Services.-History:ISPA was established in 1995 as the first trade association for ISPs, promoting competition, self-regulation and progress within the Internet industry...
(ISPA).
JINX started operating in 1996. The amount of traffic processed by the JINX has been steadily growing, and growth has been exponential in the second half of the 2000s, with, for example, 450 Mbps peak-hour load in 2008 that almost doubled to 800 Mbps in early 2010.. In part the growth can be attributed to the open peering policy adopted by some of the larger participants, like TENET
TENET (network)
The Tertiary Education and Research Network is a wide area network connecting various educational and research institutes in South Africa....
and MWEB
MWEB
MWEB is a South Africa's second largest Internet Service Provider founded in 1997. As of March 2011 it has approximately 350 000 subscribers...
and the large content base that is available from provider like Internet Solutions
Internet Solutions
Founded in 1993, Internet Solutions is South Africa's largest corporate ISP, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimension Data.IS is a leading African Internet Protocol-based Communications Service Provider....
. (The graphs say it all !) When using JINX figures to extrapolate Internet usage stats in South Africa, bear in mind that a significant amount of traffic does not go through the public switch fabric, but is changed over private peering sessions.
Most major South African Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s have chosen to peer via JINX: some examples are Internet Solutions
Internet Solutions
Founded in 1993, Internet Solutions is South Africa's largest corporate ISP, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimension Data.IS is a leading African Internet Protocol-based Communications Service Provider....
, Neotel
Neotel
Neotel Ltd., previously SNO Telecommunications, is the second national operator for fixed line telecommunication services in South Africa. It was unveiled on August 31, 2006 in Kyalami in northern Johannesburg...
, TENET
TENET (network)
The Tertiary Education and Research Network is a wide area network connecting various educational and research institutes in South Africa....
, iBurst
IBurst
iBurst is a wireless broadband technology originally developed by ArrayComm. It optimizes the use of its bandwidth with the help of smart antennas...
, Vox Telecom and MWEB
MWEB
MWEB is a South Africa's second largest Internet Service Provider founded in 1997. As of March 2011 it has approximately 350 000 subscribers...
.. As of August 2011, JINX members exchange close to 3Gbps of traffic during peak periods.
In 2009, the ISPA restarted the exchange point in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, CINX, to complement JINX.
Real time traffic statistics are available on the JINX Traffic Graphs.
The IP address block
IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
for JINX is 196.223.14.X/24, and 2001:43f8:1f0::/48.