July 2020 Upgrades

Yesterday, the MBIX Ops Team completed upgrades on its core switches, as part of our ongoing mission to operate high-capacity network equipment.

First, we upgraded to the latest NX-OS software release, and upgraded what Cisco calls the electronic programmable logic device (EPLD)–the silicon that forwards packets.

The bigger job was to replace the 294 Portage […]

MBIX Becomes MANRS Participant

MBIX becomes a MANRS IXP Participant. Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) is a global initiative, supported by the Internet Society, that provides crucial fixes to reduce the most common routing threats.

For more information about what we are doing, please see the Route Servers page.

 

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2019 Annual General Meeting

Thursday April 25, 2019 2:30 to 5:30 P.M. AGM to start at 3:30 P.M.

King’s Head Pub 120 King Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Open to all interested in IXs

There are 3 Board of Director positions open for election.

Broadband Communications North joins MBIX

MBIX is pleased to welcome local Manitoba ISP Broadband Communications North (AS46280) as its newest member. Broadband Communications North, or BCN, is an established ISP providing residential, business, and enterprise connectivity services in rural Manitoba.

They have connected to our 167 Lombard switch at 10 Gbps. Peering has been set up between the MBIX route […]