internet exchange point

Definition of internet exchange point from Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Article 6, point (18).

Defined term	internet exchange point
Source	NIS2
Reference	Article 6, point (18)
Status	Published
Refresh rule	Regenerate after source legal-text changes

Definition

(18) internet exchange point means a network facility which enables the interconnection of more than two independent networks (autonomous systems), primarily for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of internet traffic, which provides interconnection only for autonomous systems and which neither requires the internet traffic passing between any pair of participating autonomous systems to pass through any third autonomous system nor alters or otherwise interferes with such traffic;

Source

NIS2, Article 6, point (18).