Internet exchange points: A context of Bangladesh

The current internet infrastructure, as regulated by BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) requires all ISPs (Inter Service Providers) to be connected to IIGs (International Internet Gateways) for all local and global routings. However, if there is a local exchange that can route all local traffic within the country without using international gateways or the expensive bandwidths that they provide, the local intranet would be a much stronger and efficient one, attracting hosting investments from local and foreign investors. It will provide superior speeds for local traffic due to the exclusion of redundant nodes, whereas the speed for international traffics will also be enhanced due to a reduction in load. We will be going through the ideas, different aspects and enhancements over the present infrastructure in our paper.