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FD-IX Internet Exchange in St. Louis: The 2026 Guide
By: Justin Wilson Read time: 2 Minutes St. Louis anchors the western point of FD-IX's Chicago–Indianapolis–St. Louis "IX triangle," and it's already one of our most active markets. If your network has infrastructure in or near St. Louis, here's what's actually available today. Why St. Louis matters for interconnection St. Louis sits at a major central-U.S. crossroads for fiber routes running north-south and east-west, making it a natural peering point for networks that want to reach both Midw
FD-IX Goes Live with Measurement Lab's BYOS Program
We're excited to share that FD-IX has joined Measurement Lab (M-Lab) as a Bring Your Own Server (BYOS) partner — and our server is now live on the Indianapolis fabric.
What Really Happens Inside FD-IX
An Internet exchange, such as FD-IX, is basically a Layer 2 switch that a bunch of networks plug into. Each member connects their router to a port on the exchange. The switch just moves Ethernet frames between those routers. It does not pick which Internet routes get used. That job falls to BGP. The Exchange Fabric Depending on the exchange and how much traffic you expect, you might connect with a 10G, 100G, or even bigger Ethernet port. That port usually sits on a dedicated peering VLAN. You
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