InterLAN Internet Exchange (InterLAN-IX) is a neutral, distributed Internet exchange point (IXP) that serves as the largest interconnection platform in Romania. It is operated by the Interlan Association, a nonprofit organization of Romanian Internet service providers (ISPs) and is headquartered in Bucharest.
The Interlan Association has over 50 member companies ensuring that the Internet exchange point remains neutral, with any surplus reinvested into network infrastructure and service development. The exchange is an active participant in the European IXP community through its membership in European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) and in the RIPE NCC. It also helps organise the Romanian Network Operators Group and regularly participates in international peering events such as the UAE-IX Peering Workshop and Euro-IX Peering Days.
History The InterLAN-IX was founded in 2005. From its inception, the exchange was designed as a neutral, community‑driven platform to enable local peering and reduce dependency on expensive internet transit links. In 2007, the InterLAN Association formalised its corporate governance, and the exchange became fully operational as a nonprofit organization.
InterLAN-IX joined the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) as a full member in 2008 and became a member of the RIPE NCC in 2015, underscoring its commitment to industry best practices and the responsible management of Internet number resources. Over the following decade, the exchange expanded its geographic footprint, adding points of presence (PoPs) in Bucharest, Arad, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Gheorgheni, Iași, Sibiu, Suceava, Târgu Secuiesc, Timișoara and, later, Frankfurt and Sofia.
In 2025, the IXP deployed a new anycast root name server M-Root instance, becoming one of the few IXPs to host multiple root server instances (D‑Root, E‑Root, F‑Root, K‑Root, L‑Root and M‑Root). It also established a new international point of presence in Sofia, Bulgaria in January 2025, and in March 2025 it began hosting a BGP Route Views collector in partnership with the University of Oregon.
POP's
Interlan has several POP's in Romania and one in Frankfurt, Germany: NXDATA-1,Datacentermap.com, NXDATA-1 Connectivity, http://www.datacentermap.com/romania/bucharest/nxdata.html 8, Dimitrie Pompeiu Blvd., Feper building, 3rd floor, Bucharest, 2nd district, Romania NXDATA-2,Datacentermap.com, NXDATA-1 Connectivity, http://www.datacentermap.com/romania/bucharest/nxdata.html 6-A, Dimitrie Pompeiu Blvd., IEMI Building, ground floor, Bucharest, 2nd district, Romania Drumul Taberei area, Bucharest, 2nd district, Romania Constanta, Romania Timișoara, Romania Craiova, Romania Equinix Frankfurt KleyerStrasse (FR5), Kleyerstrasse 90, Frankfurt 60326, Germany
Available ports
Available ports are: 100 Mbit/s copper 1 Gbit/s copper/fiber 10 Gbit/s fiber One or more ports can be aggregated, for example two ports x 1 Gbit/s
Participants
Interlan has 62 traffic participants:
+Nr.NameCountryAS #Port speedwww.peeringdb.com: Peers at InterLAN Internet Exchange, accessed on 26-11-2016IPv61.ABC Technologies Romania355121G2.Akamai Technologies United States2094040Gyes3.Allnet Telecom Romania207221G4.Almsoft Computers Romania315541Gyes5.Ambra Romania346301G6.ANCOM Romania2872710G7.Balkan Internet Exchange Bulgaria4940110G8.Bensoft Telecom Romania409841G9.Bestnet Service Romania286841Gyes10.Canal S Romania316052G11.CloudFlare United States1333510Gyes12.Combridge Romania548310G13.Computer Wired Romania396691G14.D-Net Communications Services Romania202203100M15.Digital Construction Network Romania349161G16.Direct One Romania499092Gyes17.Distinct New Media Romania480671G18.Docler Holding Luxembourg346551G19.Dynamic Connection Romania355121G20.Energy Dot Romania489481G21.Euroweb Romania Romania666310Gyes22.GMB Computers Romania310171G23.Google United States1516920Gyes24.Hurricane Electric United States693910Gyes25.ICI-ROTLD Romania3233100Myes26.Ines Group Romania123101Gyes27.Infinity Telecom Romania566541Gyes28.Internet Oltenia Romania128421G29.M247 Europe Romania900920Gyes30.Massive Telecom Romania352671G31.Microsoft United States807510Gyes32.Millennium IT Romania355842Gyes33.Moldtelecom Moldova892610Gyes34.NetIX Communications Bulgaria5746310G35.Nextgen Communications Romania350022Gyes36.OpenDNS United States36692100Myes37.Orange Romania Romania895330Gyes38.Phoenix IT Romania21368100Myes39.Phoenix Telecom & Media Services Romania338232Gyes40.Pixel View Romania502442G41.Platinum Star TV Romania425231G42.Prime Telecom Romania3973710Gyes43.Pronet Solutii IT Romania355052G44.RNT Romania3472310G45.RoEDUnet Romania261410Gyes46.Sanos Consulting International Romania393911G47.Serbia Broadband Serbia3104210Gyes48.Serviciul de Telecomunicații Speciale Romania3131310Gyes49.Softkit Romania353711G50.Starnet Moldova3125210Gyes51.Novatel Bulgaria410591Gyes52.Teen Telecom Romania343041Gyes53.Telekom Romania Romania905010Gyes54.Teletrans Romania342791Gyes55.Tennet Telecom Romania3954310Gyes56.Tier Datacenter Romania50515100M57.Trabia Network Hong Kong4328910Gyes58.Univers Net Com Romania477421G59.Verisign Netherlands264151Gyes60.Viva Telecom Romania571361G61.Voxility Romania3974310G62.Worldnet Data Communication Romania344501G
DNS root servers J-root Verisign
External links Interlan IX Official Site
References