tochigix

What is tochigix

What is tochigix

tochigix is a regional IX (Internet eXchange) that mainly interconnects cable TV ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in Tochigi Prefecture. By arranging core switches and cache servers at Cable TV Co., Ltd. (Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture) and connecting to each company via a 10 Gbps line, improving the efficiency of Internet traffic distribution and promoting local digestion, the Internet will be more comfortable for local residents. We aim to provide an environment.


It mainly provides the following functions.

Organization

Role Organization name Location Service area AS number HP
ISP Cable TV Corporation Tochigi City, Tochigi Tochigi:Tochigi City, Mibu Town,Shimotsuke City,Kaminokawa Town
Gumma:Tatebayashi City,Itakura Town,Meiwa Town,Chiyoda Town,Ora Town
Ibaraki:Yuki City,Chikusei City
 18278 https://www.cc9.jp/
ISP Utsunomiya Cable TV Corporation Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Utsunomiya City、Haga Town、Moka City 18274 https://ucatv.co.jp/
ISP Kanuma Cable Television Co., Ltd. Kanuma City, Tochigi Kanuma City 24259 https://www.bc9.ne.jp/
ISP Watarase Television Co., Ltd. Ashikaga City, Tochigi Tochigi:Ashikaga City
Gunma:Ota City		 23805 http://www.watv.ne.jp/
Aggregate router TOCHIGIX ― 131974 https://www.tochigix.jp/
ISP New media Co.,Ltd. Yonezawa City, Yamagata Yamagata:Yonezawa City, Nanyo City,Takahata Town,Kawanishi Town
Hokkaido:Hakodate City,Hokuto City,Nanae Town
Niigata:Niigata City
Fukushima:Fukushima City
 59127 https://www.ncv.co.jp/
ISP San-in Cable Vision CO.,Ltd. Matsue City, Shimane Shimane:Matsue City,Yasugi City 23786 https://www.mable.jp/
Observer Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association ― ― ― https://www.catv-jcta.jp/

History

2020

June 2020 Contracted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications as Cable Television Co., Ltd. for the "contract of research and research on intensive ISPs for improving traffic distribution efficiency"
November 2020 Started providing TOCHIGIX connection.

News

June 14, 2024 I gave a lecture at the ENOG82 Meeting "Toward Sustainable Regional ICT Infrastructure - Regional IX, Local 5G, Regional DC".
January 19, 2024 I gave a talk at the JANOG53 Meeting "Trying out Open Caching, a new cache that has arrived in Japan."
January 17, 2024 At Tokyo's "ATBeX" and Tochigi Prefecture's regional IX "tochigix" are interconnected
January 25, 2023 I gave a lecture at the JANOG51 Meeting "Is Regional IX a trump card for regional revitalization?"
January 26, 2022 I gave a lecture at the JANOG49 Meeting "Current status and new developments of IX - Regional IX development and the role it should play."
August 25, 2021 Conducted demonstration experiments on ISP traffic aggregation and effect measurement aiming at efficient regional distributed network construction
July 14, 2021 I gave a lecture at the JANOG48 Meeting "Current status and new developments in IX - Aiming for sustainable IX".
July 14, 2021 I gave a lecture at the JANOG48 Meeting "The arrival of the next regional IX boom?! - IX for the region by the region".