National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

Why in news?

• National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) celebrated its 20th Foundation Day recently, reaffirming its unwavering dedication to building India’s internet infrastructure.

About National Internet Exchange of India:

• National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is a not-for-profit organization, registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act.
• It has been working since 2003 for spreading the internet technology and strengthening the infrastructure for the Indian citizens.
• NIXI was promoted by the Department of Information Technology under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, in association with the Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI).

Activities carried out by NIXI:

• Internet Exchanges:
  • Through the internet exchanges the internet data is exchanged amidst Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and between ISPs and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
• IN Registry:
  • Through the registry it manages and operates the IN country code domain and ‘Bharat’ internationalized domain name (IDN) for India.
• Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN):
  • The registry manages and operates the Internet protocol.

Objectives:

• Promoting the Internet.
• Setting up Internet exchanges as well as peering points in various locations in India as and when the need arises.
• Enabling efficient and effective transit, peering, routing as well as the exchanges of Internet traffic within the country.
• To work towards continuous betterment and improvement of the quality of Broadband as well as internet services in the country.
• Setting up of Internet Domain Name Operations and other such related activities.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Internet Exchange of India’:

1. It is a not-for-profit organization, registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act.

2. It manages and operates the IN country code domain

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer