FRNIX and France-IX,What is the relationship between FRNIX and France-IX?
Quelles sont les relations entre FRNIX et France-IX ?
FRNIX
FRNIX is a not-for-profit association. Its main objective is set out in its articles of association: the association promotes private and public uses of French and French-speaking networks, and federates and leads local and global players in network interconnection.
FRNIX :
- animates the community of members by facilitating the sharing of expertise and experience,
- sharing technical and operational information and sector intelligence,
- participates in and organises information events, as well as technical and outreach training, to bring together French and international Internet players and promote the development, innovation and security of Internet services.
The FRNIX articles of association are available here.
La governance is provided by a board of directors (Board of Directors) of between 6 and 8 people, with one-third of the Board members renewed every year at the Ordinary General Meeting.
France IX Services SASU
(SASU - Société par Actions Simplifiée Unipersonnelle) :
It is a commercial entity created by FRNIX. The SASU is a form of company in France characterised by a single shareholder, in this case FRNIX. The purpose of creating France IX Services is to operate and manage the France-IX IXP (Internet Exchange Point) professionally and efficiently, ensuring that commercial and operational aspects are carried out to industry standards.
The Executive Chairman of France IX Services is Frank Simon.
Governance is ensured by a Strategic Committee (SC) comprising :
- 4 representatives of the Association, the sole shareholder, including the Chairman of the Board,
- 3 independent directors recruited by the association for their specific skills and neutrality.
Today, France IX Services has almost 40 professionals serving the peering ecosystem in France and a strong national IXP that also brings together a large number of foreign customers.
More information on https://www.franceix.net/
The articles of association of France IX Services are available here.
IXP France-IX
This is the Internet exchange point itself. An IXP (Internet eXchange Point) is a physical infrastructure through which different Internet networks can exchange traffic with each other. These exchanges are made directly, without going through third parties, which improves efficiency, reduces costs and lowers latency.
France-IX has been deployed in several French cities (Lille Paris Lyon Marseille and Toulouse) and is now the largest IXP in France.
The IXP France-IX is managed and operated by France-IX ServicesFRNIX is responsible for all major decisions.
Some figures on the IXP France-IX (November 2023)
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