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Mumbai IX

Mumbai IX is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mumbai IX rather than just read about it. In short: Mumbai Internet Exchange (Mumbai IX) is a subsidiary of the German Internet exchange point (IXP) DE-CIX, founded on 15 August 2014 as Mumbai Convergence Hub (Mumbai CH) as an Open Carrier Neutral Internet Exchange & Peering Hub. As of 30 March 2021 it interconnects more than 375 members, making it the largest IXP in India and surrounding region.

Key takeaways

Mumbai IX belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mumbai IX to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mumbai IX from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Mumbai Internet Exchange (Mumbai IX) is a subsidiary of the German Internet exchange point (IXP) DE-CIX, founded on 15 August 2014 as Mumbai Convergence Hub (Mumbai CH) as an Open Carrier Neutral Internet Exchange & Peering Hub. As of 30 March 2021 it interconnects more than 375 members, making it the largest IXP in India and surrounding region. It's a subsidiary of Germany-based DE-CIX and is rebranded as DE-CIX Mumbai, not be confused with National Internet Exchange of India.

Organisation Mumbai Internet Exchange is composed of a non-profit association model focus on improving the experience of Indian internet users. It is currently run by DE-CIX and are currently serving 375+ members spread across all over India.

Network As of 30 March 2021, Mumbai Internet Exchange network has 8 PoP in Mumbai Urban.

Web Werks Mum DC2, Rabale, Navi Mumbai. Netmagic DC 5, Chandivali, Mumbai. STT Telemedia DC( Tata LVSB ) Prabhadevi, Mumbai. GPX IDC, Chandivali, Mumbai Sify Rabale, Navi Mumbai Netmagic DC 6, Mumbai Netmagic DC 7, Mumbai GPX Mumbai 2, Mumbai

Other Locations DE-CIX Mumbai formerly known as Mumbai IX now holding national license has expanded its facilities to new cities in 2019, all data center and carrier neutral and allow the settlement free exchange of traffic. The new locations are:

DE-CIX Delhi (ST Telemedia Banglasahib (Tata VSB)) DE-CIX Chennai (Bharti Airtel Santhome) DE-CIX Kolkata (ST Telemedia Kolkata (Tata Communications))

Ports of connection Services are available through following types of port and several bandwidth options.

Services Mumbai Internet Exchange offers the following professional services:

Public peering: Unicast & multicast IPv4, unicast IPv6 Private peering (Closed user group) Routes servers (with the communities feature) Web Portal: private login per member, personal detailed traffic statistics. 24/7 NOC

Community Mumbai Internet Exchange community comes from all around the world. Any organisation which owns an Autonomous System Number (also known as ASN) can be connected to Mumbai IX. The connected members of the Internet exchange point have various profiles:

Social media Ecommerce ISP / Internet Access Providers / Telcos CDN Provider (Content Delivery Network) Hosting companies Cloud providers IPTV Networks Corporations DNS Root Server Email and Hosting

Awards and recognition Mumbai Internet Exchange was Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at 2016 Digital India Summit in the Digital Start-up Innovators category. Mumbai Internet Exchange was Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at the 2017 Digital India Summit in the Digital Start-up Innovators category for the second year in a row. In September 2017 Mumbai IX received the prestigious Open-IX Certification from the Open-IX Association, making the Mumbai IX Asia's only IXP with Open-IX certification for its state-of-the-art technical standards.

See also List of Internet exchange points National Internet Exchange of India List of Internet exchange points by size

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mumbai IX

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mumbai IX claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mumbai IX before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mumbai IX ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mumbai IX

In research: Mumbai IX appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mumbai IX in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mumbai IX is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2014 establishments in India, Internet exchange points in Asia, Internet in India, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mumbai IX outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mumbai IX in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Mumbai IX means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Mumbai IX out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Mumbai IX in simple terms?

Why does Mumbai IX matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mumbai IX?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mumbai IX.