HKIX

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Hong Kong Internet eXchange
Background information
Full name	Hong Kong Internet eXchange
Abbreviation	HKIX
Location	Hong Kong, China
Website	www.hkix.net
Members	91
Internet traffic
Peak in	60.0 Gbit/s
Peak out	60.0 Gbit/s
Daily in (avg.)	39.3 Gbit/s
Daily out (avg.)	39.3 Gbit/s

Hong Kong Internet eXchange (HKIX) is an internet exchange point in Hong Kong, China. The cooperative project is initiated, coordinated and operated by the Information Technology Services Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The aim of the HKIX is to connect the Internet Access Providers (IAPs) in Hong Kong so that intra-Hong Kong traffic can be exchanged locally without routing through the US.

In fact, the concept of an "Internet Exchange" is very important after the NSFNet Backbone faded away because IAPs had to be interconnected to maintain full connectivity to the entire Internet. In Hong Kong, the situation is a little bit different. Many of the IAPs in Hong Kong have their own links to the US. They have to connect to each other locally only in order to have faster and less expensive access to local sites. In addition, there are some commercial Internet Exchanges in Hong Kong for routing traffic within the city.

In 2004, the HKIX2 back-up mirror site was created.