Peer with Australian networks, without the dedicated ports.
Join IX Australia, Edge IX and Megaport's MegaIX fabrics over your existing Managed Networks NNI and exchange traffic directly with 727+ networks across Australia.
Exchange Traffic Directly, Skip the Middleman
An internet exchange is where networks hand traffic straight to each other instead of paying transit providers to carry it. Virtual Peering puts you on the exchange without a physical port.
To peer you bring your own AS number and your own IPv4 or IPv6 address space. They are your network's identity on the internet, and peering only works because you own them. Don't have them yet? We help networks through the APNIC process all the time.
From there we do the heavy lifting: a virtual circuit from your existing service onto the exchange fabric, and BGP sessions to the route servers where we advertise your prefixes on your behalf, or hand you the keys if you would rather drive. Your traffic then flows directly to every network that peers, off your transit bill.
- Your own ASNYour network's unique number; we can help you obtain one from APNIC.
- Your own IPv4 or IPv6 spaceProvider-independent addresses you announce to the world.
- An AS-SetA registry object listing what you announce; we'll build it with you.
- A Managed Networks serviceAny of our carriage products carries the virtual circuit.
Three Fabrics, One Provider
We hold ports at Australia's major internet exchanges and extend them to you as virtual services. Participant numbers come straight from PeeringDB.
IX AustraliaOperated by the Internet Association of Australia (IAA)245peer networksAcross 7 points: Adelaide (SA-IX), Brisbane (QLD-IX), Canberra (ACT-IX), Hobart (TAS-IX), Melbourne (VIC-IX), Perth (WA-IX), Sydney (NSW-IX)
Edge IXAustralia-wide edge peering fabric191peer networksAcross 7 points: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Megaport MegaIXGlobal interconnection fabric291peer networksAcross 5 points: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, SydneyWho You'll Meet on the Fabrics
A small sample of the 727+ unique networks across the three fabrics, from PeeringDB. Content networks, carriers, clouds, banks and every major Australian ISP peer here.
Built for Networks That Move Real Traffic
Swap traffic directly with the networks your customers actually use, instead of paying to send it the long way.
Shorter paths to the big Australian consumer networks, so your customers notice the difference.
If you have your own ASN and IP addresses, you can peer like a carrier without building one.
Reach the exchanges from anywhere our network reaches. You do not need equipment in a capital city.
Peering Questions Answered
The practical detail our engineers get asked most.
Two things: your own AS number and your own IPv4 or IPv6 addresses, plus a record of what you advertise. If you do not have them yet, we can help you apply through APNIC, which usually takes a couple of weeks.
Once the connection is up, we set up sessions with the exchange and with any networks you peer with directly. We can manage the routing for you, or hand it over and let your team run it.
Peering sends traffic straight to the other network instead of paying someone to carry it. That means a lower cost per megabit, a shorter path, less delay and more control over where your traffic goes.
No, that is the point of virtual peering. We already hold ports at the exchanges; a virtual circuit over your existing Managed Networks service connects you to the fabric as if you were there, typically with a 1 Gbps allocation per service.
Yes. Many networks peer at two or three fabrics for redundancy and reach. Each exchange is its own virtual service over the same underlying connectivity, so adding a second is straightforward.
Ready to stop paying transit for local traffic?
Tell us your ASN and where your network lives; we'll design the peering path and quote it against your service.