Redbus Internet Exchange
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The Redbus Internet Exchange ("RBIEX") was a not-for-profit neutral Internet Exchange Point
situated in London
, widely considered to be a vanity project of two small Docklands Internet service provider
s, Othello Technology and Netegral. Due to the nature of its origins the exchange had very few members throughout its short life of approximately 2 years
Founded in April 2004, it was advertised as one of the Europe's newest and most cost effective peering points when in reality the perceived value to business quite the opposite due to the low number of potential peers available. While it operated, Internet service provider
s could connect at Fast Ethernet speeds using IPv4
and IPv6
from any of the three London Redbus Interhouse
data centres (Harbour Exchange, Meridian Gate & Sovereign House).
The exchange shut down some time in 2006 to 2007 although the IP address range is still announced by Netegral and the website still exists.
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...
situated in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, widely considered to be a vanity project of two small Docklands 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, Othello Technology and Netegral. Due to the nature of its origins the exchange had very few members throughout its short life of approximately 2 years
Founded in April 2004, it was advertised as one of the Europe's newest and most cost effective peering points when in reality the perceived value to business quite the opposite due to the low number of potential peers available. While it operated, 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 could connect at Fast Ethernet speeds using IPv4
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4 is the fourth revision in the development of the Internet Protocol and the first version of the protocol to be widely deployed. Together with IPv6, it is at the core of standards-based internetworking methods of the Internet...
and IPv6
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 is a version of the Internet Protocol . It is designed to succeed the Internet Protocol version 4...
from any of the three London Redbus Interhouse
Redbus Interhouse
Telecity Group plc , is a European carrier-neutral datacentre and Colocation centre provider. They specialise in the design, build and management of highly connected, resilient and secure environments in which customers can house their telecoms, internet and IT infrastructure...
data centres (Harbour Exchange, Meridian Gate & Sovereign House).
The exchange shut down some time in 2006 to 2007 although the IP address range is still announced by Netegral and the website still exists.