FD-IX has deployed Bird route servers running FreeBSD on our Indianapolis fabric. These are geo redundant as well as hardware redundant.
We recommend multilateral participants establish a BGP session to each route server. The route servers do NOT peer with one another.
Route Server Info
206.53.139.2 INDY.RS01.fd-ix.com 13681
206.53.139.3 INDY.RS02.fd-ix.com 13681
Default Route
A default route is not permitted via the route servers. The 206.53.139.0/24 space is for peering only. Certain approved entities are allowed to sell transit across the IX.
RFC 1918
RFC 1918 addresses are not permitted