Asia Internet Backbone / Domestic
[Internet eXchange] [Backbone ISPs] [Backbone NSPs]

Asia Domestic Backbone


Internet eXchange(IX)

Role of Internet eXchange(IX) in Asia region is mainly to provide interconnectivity within domestic ISPs or NSPs.Because many of ISPs has their own connectivity with U.S. Sites, but domestic or inter-asia connectivity is not so rich. So,IX strengthens Asain Internet, and one of the way to break away from US-centeric paradigm.

Japan

Network Service Provider Internet eXchange Point

[Connectivity Status]

Korea

Korea Internet eXchange

ROLE:
  • Accommodates all the ISP's and provides network exchange between ISP's.
  • Exchanges domestic traffics in domestic.
  • Enhances the efficiency of the international lines by exchanging domestic traffics in domestic.
  • Makes possible to have unified high-speed international line.

[Interconnect Status Map]

Hong Kong

HKIX(Hong Kong Internet eXchange)

Operated by Computer Services Centre/Information Technology Service Unit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Role:
In Hong Kong,Many ISPs have their own links to US.They have to interconnect locally in order to have faster and less expensive access to domestic access. This is the main point to start this project.

[The list of connected ISps] [HKIX Topology Map] [HKIX Guidelines & Policies]

Backbone ISPs

In these years,so many ISPs has founded, and some of them provide national-wide connectivity. In this page, we introduce ISPs who provide backbone services in Asian region.
They provide de facto national-wide backbone connectivity.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Telecom

Internet Services

HK Star Internet

Internet Service

Japan

We select two ISP in Japan,because of their infrastructure.

IIJ(Internet Initiative Japan)

Biggest ISP in Japan

[Network Topology]

TokyoNet

Second Biggest ISP in Japan

[ Access Points]

Internet KDD

Internet KDD provides International connectivity in Asian region.

Singapore

There are three famous ISPs in Singapore.

SingNet(Singapore Telecom)

Pacific Internet

Cyber Way Internet

Malaysia

JARING(operated by Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems)

Biggest ISP in Malaysia
[Network Topology]

Taiwan

TANet

Providing National Backbone Network
[Network Structure]

SeedNet

[Only Chinese]

HiNet

[Only Chinese]

Korea

KORNET

status of KORNET

China

ChinaNet

[Network Topology]

Thailand

Internet Thailand Services(INET-TH)

Network Topology in Thailand

Indonesia

Indo-Net

Philippine

PHNET(Philippine Network Foundation, Incorporated)

History of Philippine Internet

Sri Lanka

ELECTROTEKS (PTE) LTD of Sri Lanka


Backbone NSPs

These reseachable or educational network has important role to promote Internet in Asian Region. We introduce the NSPs who has important role.

Japan

WIDE Project

WIDE Project has been promoted the Internet not only in Japan

[About WIDE Project] [Network Topology]

Korea

KREN(Korean Education Network)

KREN AUP
KREN Members' List
KREN Network Map

China

China Education and Research Network

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