National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

Subject: Economy /National Organisations

Context: Recently, the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) had celebrated its 18th Foundation Day.

Concept:

About National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

It is a not for profit Organization under section 8 of the Companies Act 2013.
It is under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).
It was set up for peering of ISPs among themselves for the purpose of routing the domestic traffic within the country.
It is working since 2003 for spreading the internet technology to the citizens of India through the following activities:
Internet Exchanges through which the internet data is exchanged amongst ISPs and between ISPs and CDNs
IN Registry, managing and operation of IN country code domain.
IRINN, managing and operating Internet protocol (IPv4/IPv6)

Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN)

It provides allocation and registration services of IP addresses and AS numbers.
It contributes to the society by providing Internet-related information as a non-profit, affiliation-based organisation, and performing research, education and enlightenment activities.