VEGANET IX – Joining Policy

VEGANET IX is a neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) designed to promote efficient interconnection and resilient Internet infrastructure in our region.

1. Eligibility

• Membership is open to all organisations operating their own public ASN and IP address space, including ISPs, content providers, cloud providers, enterprises, and academic or research networks.
• Applicants must demonstrate the technical and administrative ability to operate BGP sessions reliably.
• VEGANET IX reserves the right to decline applications that may negatively impact the exchange platform.

2. Technical Requirements

• Each member must use a valid public ASN.
• Members must announce at least one publicly routable prefix (IPv4 and/or IPv6).
• All connections must comply with VEGANET IX technical specifications:
  • Only one MAC address per port (unless otherwise agreed).
  • Maximum MTU supported: 1500 bytes (Jumbo frames may be supported on request).
  • Members must apply best practices in prefix filtering and avoid route leaks.
• Multicast, proxy ARP, DHCP, and other non-peering traffic are not permitted.

3. Peering Policy

• Members are free to establish bilateral peering agreements with other participants.
• VEGANET IX operates route servers to simplify multilateral peering; participation is recommended but optional.
• All BGP sessions must comply with standard Internet routing policies (no default routes, no martians, no spoofed prefixes).

4. Procedures

• To join VEGANET IX, applicants must submit their organisation details (ASN, NOC contact, technical contact, prefixes to be announced) to ix@veganet.net.
• Following approval, technical information and connection instructions will be provided.

5. Fees

• Participation in VEGANET IX is currently free of charge.
• Connections at TT Ataköy Santrali are provided without any fees.
• Participants may also connect from provinces where the VEGANET or DURUNET backbone is present, as well as from Sofia, Bulgaria, subject to a port fee depending on location and capacity.
• Any future changes in the fee structure will be announced in advance.