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Some basic guidelines have been drawn up to help define what exactly an IXP is. Euro-IX has accepted the industry definition of an IXP as聽"A physical network infrastructure operated by a single entity with the purpose to facilitate the exchange of Internet traffic between Autonomous Systems. The number of Autonomous Systems connected should at least be three and there must be a clear and open policy for others to join."聽On meeting this definition, and as long as the applying organisation is up and running with at least 3 peers and a published customers list, one may apply to join Euro-IX.</big></h5> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><big>=> For more information and to apply for membership, go to</big> <big><a href="/en/forixps/join-euro-ix/become-member/" class>Become a Member</a></big></h5> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><big><em>=> And聽download our pdf document to see the benefits on becoming a member -聽</em>聽</big><a href="/media/filer_public/8d/a7/8da797e8-56dd-4d12-aca3-e7e4b25dece6/becoming_a_member-2023.pdf" class="link-file"> Becoming a Euro-IX Member </a> </h5> <p>聽</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a href="/en/about-us/patrons/become-patron/" class>Become a Patron</a></h3> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><big>Industry related parties (i.e. Data centers, Switch vendors...) can also be involved in the Euro-IX Association by becoming a Patron.聽</big></h5> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><big>=> For more information and to apply for patronage, go to <a href="/en/about-us/patrons/become-patron/" class>Become a Patron</a></big></h5> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><big><em>=> And聽download our pdf document to see the benefits on becoming a Patron -聽</em>聽</big><a href="/media/filer_public/16/16/1616fb9f-76fd-487c-9799-26f171f17ede/becoming_a_patron.pdf" class="link-file"> Becoming a Patron </a> </h5> <h5 style="text-align: justify;">聽</h5> </section> </section> <div class="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="show-on-scroll"><h5>聽</h5> <ul> <li> <h5><small><span style="color: null;"><a href="//euro-ix.net/en/about-us/" class>About us</a></span></small></h5> </li> <li> <h5><small><span style="color: null;"><a href="//euro-ix.net/en/services/activities/" class>Services</a></span></small></h5> </li> <li> <h5><small><span style="color: null;"><a href="//euro-ix.net/en/about-us/meet-team-contact-us/" class>Get In Touch</a></span></small></h5> </li> <li> <h5><small><span style="color: null;"><a href="//euro-ix.net/en/about-us/legal/" class>Legal</a></span></small></h5> </li> <li> <h5><small><span style="color: null;"></span><a href="//euro-ix.net/en/services/" class>Services</a><span style="color: null;"></span></small></h5> </li> </ul></div><div class="container-center show-on-scroll"> <a href="https://twitter.com/euroix" > <img src="/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/c6/1b/c61bc23a-c882-4af7-9556-dd8361e285cc/twitter-x-white-logo-png.png__3000x2808_q85_subsampling-2.png" alt="" class="img-fluid" > </a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/maineuroix" > <img src="/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/c9/48/c9483600-abbc-41d4-8a92-d9f957805115/facebook.png__64x64_q85_subsampling-2.png" alt="" class="img-fluid" > </a> <a href="https://youtube.com/c/euroix" > <img src="/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/e9/28/e928cc2e-86a5-4a8d-9352-45c7529e1e3d/youtube.png__64x64_q85_subsampling-2.png" alt="" class="img-fluid" > </a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/7589485/" > <img src="/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/48/19/4819aa10-e72b-4b2c-9b90-31e3b52ea7bf/linkedin-big-logo.png__64x64_q85_subsampling-2.png" alt="" class="img-fluid" > </a> </div><h6 style="text-align: center;"><big><span style="color: #ffffff;">Report聽website issues to</span>聽<a href="mailto:webmaster@euro-ix.net"><span style="color: #3399cc;">webmaster@euro-ix.net</span></a></big><br> 聽</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><small><span style="color: #ffffff;">漏 Copyright 2025聽Euro-IX - All Rights Reserved</span></small></h6><div class="show-on-scroll"></div> </div> </div> </div>  <script src="/static/euroix/plugins/bowser/bowser.min.3806119ee1a8.js"></script> <script> if (bowser.msie && bowser.version <= 9) { var alert = document.createElement('div'); alert.className ="bowser-alert"; alert.innerHTML = "<p>Your browser is unsupported. 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