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| headquarters    = Franzéngatan 5, <br/>112 51 STOCKHOLM,<br/> Sweden

| headquarters    = Franzéngatan 5, <br/>112 51 Stockholm

| country        = Sweden

| country        = Sweden

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| linkedin        = [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3663034 Netnod]

| linkedin        = [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3663034 Netnod]

| twitter        = netnod

| twitter        = netnod

| keypeople      = Kurt Erik (Kurtis) Lindqvist, CEO<br/>Håkan Hellström, Operations Manager<br/>

| keypeople      = [[Kurt Erik Lindqvist]], CEO<br/>[[Håkan Hellström]], Operations Manager<br/>

Nurani Nimpuno, Outreach and Communications Manager

[[Nurani Nimpuno]], Outreach and Communications Manager

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'''Netnod''' is a non-profit organization based in Sweden and established in the year 1997. It is a neutral and an independent Internet infrastructure organization which operates from Sweden. It is privately owned by a foundation by the name “TU-stiftelsen”. It has its reign in five major cities operating six internet exchanges in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Sundsvall and Luleå where the operators can improve connectivity and exchange of traffic. The organization is also said to be a continuation of D-GIX. It owns the title of first Internet Exchange (IX) to use DPT/SRP/RPR/802.17 and then switching to Gigabit Ethernet. Netnod IX has been the highest amount of traffic exchanger in Europe which is IPv6 enabled.

'''Netnod''' is a non-profit, independent Internet infrastructure organization based in Sweden, established in 1997. It is privately owned by the foundation TU-stiftelsen. The company operates six Internet Exchange Points ([[IXP]]s) located in five major Swedish cities (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Sundsvall and Luleå), where Internet operators can improve connectivity and exchange traffic. The organization is also said to be a continuation of D-GIX. It owns the title of first Internet Exchange (IX) to use DPT/SRP/RPR/802.17 and then switching to Gigabit Ethernet. Netnod IX has been the highest amount of traffic exchanger in Europe which is IPv6 enabled.

Netnod also has hands-on experience in providing value added services like RIPE Internet Routing Registry (IRR), Bredbandskollen which is a speed test service, DNS root server i.root-servers.net, slave services for many DNS TLD’s, and distribution of Swedish official time through NTP (Network Time Protocol). These services offered through Netnod’s AS number AS8674.

Netnod also has hands-on experience in providing value added services like RIPE Internet Routing Registry (IRR), Bredbandskollen which is a speed test service, DNS root server i.root-servers.net, slave services for many DNS TLD’s, and distribution of Swedish official time through NTP (Network Time Protocol). These services offered through Netnod’s AS number AS8674.

== IX services ==

== IX services ==

It is the largest Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Scandinavia and is one of the oldest in Europe. These exchange points are categorized under layer 2 service built on Gigabit Ethernet technology. The connections are offered at the speed of 10Gbps or 1Gbps.

Netnod is the largest IXP provider in Scandinavia and one of the oldest in Europe.

This service is preferred by most of the consumers because it offers robust and reliable Internet exchange infrastructure. This also involves direct exchange of traffic which brings down the cost of transit and private interconnections. On the contrary, if it operates at any of the mentioned Netnod official exchange point it further brings down the cost and increases the speed considerably and reducing redundancy on the other hand. <ref>[http://www.netnod.se/ix netnod.se]IX</ref>

Netnod's exchange points are categorized under layer 2 service built on Gigabit Ethernet technology. The connections are offered at the speed of 10Gbps or 1Gbps. This mode of service is preferred by most consumers as it offers a robust and reliable Internet exchange infrastructure. It also involves the direct exchange of traffic, bringing down the cost of transit and private interconnections. Additionally, if traffic from own of Netnod's IXPs interacts with another of their IXPs, costs are further brought down, speed is considerably increased, and redundancy is reduced.<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/ix IX]</ref>

== Board ==

== Board ==

* [[APNIC]]

* [[APNIC]]

* [[CENTR]]

* [[CENTR]]

* EPF

* [[EPF]]

* Euro-IX

* [[Euro-IX]]

* JPNAP

* [[JPNAP]]

* KIXP

* [[KIXP]]

* SUNET

* [[SUNET]]

* Renater

* [[Renater]]

* Equinix <ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about/partners netnod.se]Partners</ref>

* [[Equinix]]<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about/partners Netnod Partners]</ref>

== References ==

== References ==