Four ways to peer with us
We recommend an internet exchange: simpler for you and for us. But if you'd rather not join one, a direct session is perfectly possible.
On LocIX Düsseldorf (coming soon)
Our LocIX port is being activated. Then: a bilateral session on the LAN, no tunnel and no fees, plus our routes on its route servers.
On RheinIX
Our internet exchange: route server and bilateral peering with every member, port on request.
Direct, over a tunnel
Don't want to join an IX? A private BGP session between our two ASes, over GRE, SIT, WireGuard or VXLAN.
Direct, on site
In the same datacenter in Düsseldorf? A private connection (VLAN or cross-connect), on quote.
Our peering details
Everything you need to configure the session on your side.
AS218268
| ASN | AS218268 |
| Policy | Open |
| as-set (IRR) | RIPE::AS218268:AS-UNIOHOST |
| Announced prefix | 2a0c:b641:f70::/44 |
| Protocol | IPv6 |
| RPKI | ROA valid, invalids rejected |
| LocIX Düsseldorf (activation in progress) | 2a0c:b641:701::a5:21:8268:1 |
| RheinIX | 2a0c:b641:f7f::/64 (route server 2a0c:b641:f7f::1) |
| Peering contact | [email protected] |
What we require
- A public ASN and your IPv6 prefixes registered in an IRR (route6 and as-set objects).
- Valid RPKI ROAs for what you announce.
- No default route or full table: only your prefixes and your customers' prefixes.
- A reachable technical contact (email or PeeringDB) in case of incident.
Our full record is on PeeringDB.
Request a session
Reply within 48 h, on weekdays.
Write to us
To [email protected] or via the contact form, choosing “Direct peering with AS218268”.
Send your details
Your ASN, your as-set, the number of prefixes, and where to peer: RheinIX, LocIX (once our port is active) or directly (with your router's IP).
We configure
We set up the session on our side and send you our parameters (and the tunnel's, if needed).
It's established
You configure your side: the session comes up and our prefixes are exchanged directly.
Peering FAQ
A single connection gives you access to every member, with no tunnel to maintain for each one. On RheinIX (and soon LocIX Düsseldorf), a session with us is up in minutes.
No: a peering session with AS218268 costs nothing, whether on an IX or directly over a tunnel. Only a private on-site connection may require a quote.
Those in your as-set, with a limit set according to your size. Tell us how many prefixes you expect.
Not yet: our peering sessions are IPv6 only.
Direct peering with AS218268
On an IX or over a tunnel: write to us with your ASN and as-set.
Request a sessionNot on an IX yet? Join RheinIX
A port on our peering LAN: the easiest way to peer with us and with all the other members.
Discover RheinIX