{"id":269,"date":"2023-11-05T19:11:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T18:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:55:37","slug":"lassociation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/a-propos\/lassociation\/","title":{"rendered":"The association"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The FRNIX Association<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A word from the Chairman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Philippe Duby<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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FRNIX leads the peering and interconnection community in France. It is the result of the merger of two associations: France IX Association and Rezopole. Each of these organisations existed to support an IXP, and the two are now combined in FRNIX.<\/p>

Since 2022, the Board of Directors, which I chair, has sought to breathe new life into the Association by developing new activities. In particular, we have taken over some of the community services that made Rezopole such a success in Lyon. But the principle from now on is to be at the service of the whole community at national level, and to focus on running the community. Samuel Triolet, with whom I founded Rezopole, has agreed to become the Managing Director, and I'd like to thank him for bringing us his wealth of experience.<\/p>

We focus our activities mainly on members and future members:,FRNIX is an association under the French law of 1901, resulting from the merger of two structures:,France IX Association, founded in 2010 by a group of players who wanted to create an IXP in Paris and France and had delegated this role to France IX Services SASU with the IXP FranceIX..,Rezopole, another association, was founded in 2001 in Lyon and had set up IXPs in other cities (Lyon Grenoble Annecy). The objective of these two structures was the same: to facilitate data exchanges and transfers, by setting up an IXP to enable data flows to remain local, which brings a large number of technical, financial and economic advantages,To achieve this objective, France-IX Services SAS has created and operates the FranceIX Internet Exchange Point (IXP) with POPs in Lille, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Grenoble and Toulouse. IXPs enable digital players to connect directly to each other, without going through an intermediary, thereby improving the performance, security and efficiency of the Internet network. In addition to managing the FranceIX IXP via its subsidiary France-IX Services SAS, FRNIX also carries out activities to raise awareness and promote the neutral and open Internet. It organises events, makes resources available to its members and participates in mainly national working groups,Rezopole managed LyonIX, the largest regional IXP in France, with traffic expected to reach 80 Gbps by 2020 and 100 members connected. FranceIX, for its part, already had traffic of over 1 Tbs and more than 400 members. The merger of these two IXPs has created a new IXP spread over 5 cities (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Grenoble and Toulouse) that is as close as possible to the people connected in the regions. FranceIX's traffic is now close to 3 Tbs (November 2023). Any private or public organisation, French or foreign, can join FRNIX. It is not necessary to be connected to the FranceIX IXP (managed by France-IX Services SASU, of which the association is the sole shareholder) to join the Association.,By joining FRNIX, you can become actively involved, influence decisions through your votes, benefit from training resources, networking, and collaborate for the common good of the peering and interconnection ecosystem in France.,You will benefit from the human network of FRNIX. Networking, professional relationships, sharing experiences and collaboration with other members, whether they are larger or smaller than your structure.<\/p>

  • Promoting the member community by organising events designed to facilitate active networking between members.<\/li>
  • Organisation of technical workshops on topics of interest relating to peering, BGP and, more generally, data interconnection.<\/li><\/ul>

    Our aim is to bring together in our community all the players in the field of Internet interconnection in France, whether you are an IXP, an operator, a content provider, a network integrator, an equipment manufacturer, a company or a local authority, or more broadly any player who feels close to our purpose.<\/p>

    We will be careful not to be equated with a trade union.<\/p>

    Maintaining transparency seems to us to be part of the basic doctrine of an association, particularly when it involves competing structures of all sizes and national origins acting in concert.<\/p>

    You can count on the Board of Directors to represent you and listen to your needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    A little history<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    FRNIX est une association loi 1901 issue de la fusion de deux structures :<\/p>

    • France IX Association, fond\u00e9e en\u00a02010 par un groupe d\u2019acteurs qui souhaitaient cr\u00e9er un IXP \u00e0 Paris et en France et avait d\u00e9l\u00e9guer ce r\u00f4le \u00e0 France IX Services SASU avec l\u2019IXP FranceIX.<\/li>
    • Rezopole, une autre association, cr\u00e9\u00e9e en 2001 \u00e0 Lyon et avait mis en place des IXP autre de cette ville (Lyon Grenoble Annecy)<\/li><\/ul>

      L\u2019objectif de ces deux structures \u00e9tait le m\u00eame\u00a0: faciliter les \u00e9changes\u00a0et transferts de donn\u00e9es, par la mise en place d\u2019un IXP pour permettre aux flux\u00a0e donn\u00e9es de rester locaux, ce qui am\u00e8ne un grand nombre d\u2019avantages\u00a0techniques, financier et d\u2019environnement \u00e9conomique.<\/p>

      Pour atteindre cet objectif, la SAS France-IX Services a cr\u00e9\u00e9e et exploite le point d\u2019\u00e9change Internet (IXP) FranceIX avec des POPs \u00e0 Lille, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Grenoble et Toulouse.<\/p>

      Les IXP permettent aux acteurs du num\u00e9rique de se connecter directement entre eux, sans passer par un interm\u00e9diaire, ce qui permet d\u2019am\u00e9liorer la performance, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 du r\u00e9seau Internet.<\/p>

      En plus de g\u00e9rer l\u2019IXP FranceIX via sa filiale France-IX Services SAS, FRNIX m\u00e8ne\u00a0\u00e9galement des activit\u00e9s de sensibilisation et de promotion de l\u2019Internet neutre\u00a0et ouvert. Elle organise des \u00e9v\u00e9nements, met des ressources \u00e0 disposition de\u00a0ses membres, et participe \u00e0 des groupes de travail nationaux principalement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      The France-IX \/ Rezopole merger<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Rezopole and France-IX, two of France's leading Internet exchange points, merged on 1 January 2021. This merger has confirmed FranceIX as the largest IXP in France.<\/p>

      Rezopole g\u00e9rait LyonIX, le plus grand IXP r\u00e9gional en France, avec un trafic de 80 Gbps en 2020 et 100 membres connect\u00e9s. FranceIX de son c\u00f4t\u00e9 avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 un trafic de plus de 1 Tbs et plus de 400 membres. La fusion de ces deux IXP a permis de cr\u00e9er un nouvel IXP r\u00e9parti sur 5 villes (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Grenoble, Toulouse) au plus proche des connect\u00e9s\u00a0en r\u00e9gions. Le trafic de FranceIX est d\u00e9sormais de pr\u00e8s de 3 Tbs (Novembre 2023).<\/p>

      This merger was good news for the French Internet ecosystem. It strengthened connectivity between the various Internet networks in France and contributed to the country's digital sovereignty.<\/span><\/p>

      The main advantages of this merger between Rezopole and France-IX are as follows:<\/p>

      • Enhanced connectivity between Internet networks in France: the merger has made it possible to combine the resources of the two IXPs, increasing the capacity for traffic exchange between the various stakeholders in the French Internet ecosystem.<\/li>
      • Contributing to the country's digital sovereignty: the merger will create a larger, more resilient IXP, helping to strengthen the country's digital sovereignty.<\/li>
      • Improved efficiency and reliability of Internet traffic: the merger has reduced the number of network trunks needed to carry Internet traffic, improving efficiency and reliability.<\/li>
      • Avoid competition between two French associations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Why join?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Any private or public organisation, French or foreign, can join FRNIX. It is not necessary to be connected to the IXP FranceIX (managed by France-IX Services SASU, of which the association is the sole shareholder) to join the Association.<\/p>

        En adh\u00e9rant \u00e0 FRNIX, vous pouvez vous engager activement, influencer les d\u00e9cisions par vos votes, b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de ressources de formation, du r\u00e9seautage, et collaborer pour le bien commun de l\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me du peering et de l\u2019interconnexion en France.<\/p>

        The current members are: French or foreign, local, national or international, Internet service providers, dark fibre operators (CLECs), hosting companies, datacenters, cloud providers, IT services companies, SSLLs, network integrators, public structures, private companies (non Internet professionals), CDNs, major international players, network security players and Internet security players in particular.<\/p>

        Benefits for your organisation<\/h4>

        You will be represented and will be able to vote at General Meetings, influencing the decisions, strategic directions and policies pursued by the Association.<\/p>

        You'll benefit from technical workshops and training, and can keep your teams aligned with best practice, industry trends and technological developments.<\/p>

        Vous profiterez du r\u00e9seau humain de FRNIX. R\u00e9seautage, relations professionnelles, partage d\u2019exp\u00e9riences et de collaboration avec les autres membres qu\u2019ils soient plus gros ou plus petits que votre structure.<\/p>

        In addition to the technical aspects, the association and its members informally offer assistance on issues such as contractual, commercial or organisational aspects. Information sharing really comes into its own, even in an association that tends to bring together competitors.<\/p>

        By bringing together players from different backgrounds, the association creates a genuine community, encouraging cooperation and collaboration between members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        L’Association FRNIX\u200b Le Mot du Pr\u00e9sident Philippe Duby Pr\u00e9sident de FRNIX Association FRNIX anime la communaut\u00e9 du peering et l’interconnexion en France. Elle est issue de la fusion de deux associations : France IX Association et Rezopole. Chacune de ces structures existait pour porter un IXP, les deux \u00e9tant d\u00e9sormais r\u00e9unies dans FRNIX. Depuis 2022, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":267,"menu_order":39,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"hf_cat_page":[],"class_list":["post-269","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18787,"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269\/revisions\/18787"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hf_cat_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frnix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hf_cat_page?post=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}