InterLAN
Full nameInterLAN Internet Exchange
AbbreviationInterLAN-IX
Founded2005
LocationBucharest, Romania
Members152[1]
Ports1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps, 400 Gbps
Peers124[2]
Websitewww.interlan.ro
Peak5 Tbps[3]
Peak in4 Tbps[4]
Peak out5 Tbps[4]
Daily802 Gbps[4]
Daily in637 Tbps[4]
Daily out600 Gbps [4]

InterLAN Internet Exchange (InterLAN-IX) is a neutral, distributed Internet exchange point (IXP) that serves as the largest interconnection platform in Romania. It is operated by the Interlan Association, a nonprofit organization of Romanian Internet service providers (ISPs) and is headquartered in Bucharest.

The Interlan Association has over 50 member companies[5] ensuring that the Internet exchange point remains neutral, with any surplus reinvested into network infrastructure and service development.[6] The exchange is an active participant in the European IXP community through its membership in European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) and in the RIPE NCC. It also helps organise the Romanian Network Operators Group and regularly participates in international peering events such as the UAE-IX Peering Workshop and Euro-IX Peering Days.[7][8]

History

The InterLAN-IX was founded in 2005. From its inception, the exchange was designed as a neutral, community‑driven platform to enable local peering and reduce dependency on expensive internet transit links. In 2007, the InterLAN Association formalised its corporate governance, and the exchange became fully operational as a nonprofit organization.

InterLAN-IX joined the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) as a full member in 2008 and became a member of the RIPE NCC in 2015, underscoring its commitment to industry best practices and the responsible management of Internet number resources. Over the following decade, the exchange expanded its geographic footprint, adding points of presence (PoPs) in Bucharest, Arad, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Gheorgheni, Iași, Sibiu, Suceava, Târgu Secuiesc, Timișoara and, later, Frankfurt and Sofia.[9]

In 2025, the IXP deployed a new anycast root name server M-Root instance, becoming one of the few IXPs to host multiple root server instances (D‑Root, E‑Root, F‑Root, K‑Root, L‑Root and M‑Root).[10] It also established a new international point of presence in Sofia, Bulgaria in January 2025, and in March 2025 it began hosting a BGP Route Views collector in partnership with the University of Oregon.[11]

POP's

Interlan has several POP's in Romania and one in Frankfurt, Germany:

Available ports

Available ports are:

  • 100 Mbit/s copper
  • 1 Gbit/s copper/fiber
  • 10 Gbit/s fiber

One or more ports can be aggregated, for example two ports x 1 Gbit/s

Participants

Interlan has 62 traffic participants:[14]

Nr.NameCountryAS #Port speed[15]IPv6
1.ABC TechnologiesRomania355121G
2.Akamai TechnologiesUnited States2094040Gyes
3.Allnet TelecomRomania207221G
4.Almsoft ComputersRomania315541Gyes
5.AmbraRomania346301G
6.ANCOMRomania2872710G
7.Balkan Internet ExchangeBulgaria4940110G
8.Bensoft TelecomRomania409841G
9.Bestnet ServiceRomania286841Gyes
10.Canal SRomania316052G
11.CloudFlareUnited States1333510Gyes
12.CombridgeRomania548310G
13.Computer WiredRomania396691G
14.D-Net Communications ServicesRomania202203100M
15.Digital Construction NetworkRomania349161G
16.Direct OneRomania499092Gyes
17.Distinct New MediaRomania480671G
18.Docler HoldingLuxembourg346551G
19.Dynamic ConnectionRomania355121G
20.Energy DotRomania489481G
21.Euroweb RomaniaRomania666310Gyes
22.GMB ComputersRomania310171G
23.GoogleUnited States1516920Gyes
24.Hurricane ElectricUnited States693910Gyes
25.ICI-ROTLDRomania3233100Myes
26.Ines GroupRomania123101Gyes
27.Infinity TelecomRomania566541Gyes
28.Internet OlteniaRomania128421G
29.M247 EuropeRomania900920Gyes
30.Massive TelecomRomania352671G
31.MicrosoftUnited States807510Gyes
32.Millennium ITRomania355842Gyes
33.MoldtelecomMoldova892610Gyes
34.NetIX CommunicationsBulgaria5746310G
35.Nextgen CommunicationsRomania350022Gyes
36.OpenDNSUnited States36692100Myes
37.Orange RomaniaRomania895330Gyes
38.Phoenix ITRomania21368100Myes
39.Phoenix Telecom & Media ServicesRomania338232Gyes
40.Pixel ViewRomania502442G
41.Platinum Star TVRomania425231G
42.Prime TelecomRomania3973710Gyes
43.Pronet Solutii ITRomania355052G
44.RNTRomania3472310G
45.RoEDUnetRomania261410Gyes
46.Sanos Consulting InternationalRomania393911G
47.Serbia BroadbandSerbia3104210Gyes
48.Serviciul de Telecomunicații SpecialeRomania3131310Gyes
49.SoftkitRomania353711G
50.StarnetMoldova3125210Gyes
51.NovatelBulgaria410591Gyes
52.Teen TelecomRomania343041Gyes
53.Telekom RomaniaRomania905010Gyes
54.TeletransRomania342791Gyes
55.Tennet TelecomRomania3954310Gyes
56.Tier DatacenterRomania50515100M
57.Trabia NetworkHong Kong4328910Gyes
58.Univers Net ComRomania477421G
59.VerisignNetherlands264151Gyes
60.Viva TelecomRomania571361G
61.VoxilityRomania3974310G
62.Worldnet Data CommunicationRomania344501G

DNS root servers

References

  1. ^ "InterLAN-IX Manager". ixpm.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. ^ "InterLAN-IX". www.peeringdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. ^ "InterLAN-IX, the largest Internet Exchange in Romania, reaches 1 Tbps peak traffic – InterLAN". www.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  4. ^ "InterLAN-IX Manager". ixpm.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Interlan – Pagina 4 – InterLAN". www.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Despre noi". asociatia.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  7. ^ "InterLAN-IX a participat la UAE-IX Peering Workshop 2025 în Dubai – InterLAN". www.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. ^ "InterLAN-IX attends Peering Days 2026 – InterLAN". www.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. ^ "InterLAN Internet Exchange Expands Internationally: New Presence Point Opened in a New City – InterLAN". www.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  10. ^ "InterLAN-IX deploys a new M-Root DNS root server instance in Romania – InterLAN". www.interlan.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  11. ^ "InterLAN-IX: Creștere record a traficului de date și noi parteneriate strategice" (in Romanian). Mediablog. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  12. ^ Datacentermap.com, NXDATA-1 Connectivity, http://www.datacentermap.com/romania/bucharest/nxdata.html
  13. ^ Datacentermap.com, NXDATA-1 Connectivity, http://www.datacentermap.com/romania/bucharest/nxdata.html
  14. ^ "Interlan.ro, Traffic stats,". Archived from the original on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  15. ^ www.peeringdb.com: Peers at InterLAN Internet Exchange, accessed on 26-11-2016