Internet Exchange Point

Physical infrastructure allowing participants to interconnect their networks hence avoiding the use of an upstream provider networks. IXPs are usually non-profit as the interconnected participants agree to share free transit.

URI: gx:InternetExchangePoint

 classDiagram
    class InternetExchangePoint
    click InternetExchangePoint href "../InternetExchangePoint"
      PhysicalInterconnectionPointIdentifier <|-- InternetExchangePoint
        click PhysicalInterconnectionPointIdentifier href "../PhysicalInterconnectionPointIdentifier"

      InternetExchangePoint : aggregationOfResources




    InternetExchangePoint --> "*" String : aggregationOfResources
    click String href "../String"


      InternetExchangePoint : description




    InternetExchangePoint --> "0..1" String : description
    click String href "../String"


      InternetExchangePoint : energyMix




    InternetExchangePoint --> "*" EnergyMix : energyMix
    click EnergyMix href "../EnergyMix"


      InternetExchangePoint : energyUsageEfficiency




    InternetExchangePoint --> "0..1" EnergyUsageEfficiency : energyUsageEfficiency
    click EnergyUsageEfficiency href "../EnergyUsageEfficiency"


      InternetExchangePoint : interconnectionPointIdentifier




    InternetExchangePoint --> "1" InterconnectionPointIdentifier : interconnectionPointIdentifier
    click InterconnectionPointIdentifier href "../InterconnectionPointIdentifier"


      InternetExchangePoint : location




    InternetExchangePoint --> "1..*" Address : location
    click Address href "../Address"


      InternetExchangePoint : maintainedBy




    InternetExchangePoint --> "1..*" InternetServiceProvider : maintainedBy
    click InternetServiceProvider href "../InternetServiceProvider"


      InternetExchangePoint : manufacturedBy




    InternetExchangePoint --> "*" LegalPerson : manufacturedBy
    click LegalPerson href "../LegalPerson"


      InternetExchangePoint : name




    InternetExchangePoint --> "0..1" String : name
    click String href "../String"


      InternetExchangePoint : ownedBy




    InternetExchangePoint --> "*" LegalPerson : ownedBy
    click LegalPerson href "../LegalPerson"


      InternetExchangePoint : participants




    InternetExchangePoint --> "1..*" InternetServiceProvider : participants
    click InternetServiceProvider href "../InternetServiceProvider"


      InternetExchangePoint : waterUsageEffectiveness




    InternetExchangePoint --> "0..1" WaterUsageEffectiveness : waterUsageEffectiveness
    click WaterUsageEffectiveness href "../WaterUsageEffectiveness"

Inheritance

• GaiaXEntity
  • Resource
    • PhysicalResource
      • PointOfPresence
        • PhysicalInterconnectionPointIdentifier
          • InternetExchangePoint

Slots

Name	Cardinality and Range	Description	Inheritance
participants	1..* InternetServiceProvider	Internet service providers interconnecting their networks through this IXP	PointOfPresence
interconnectionPointIdentifier	1 InterconnectionPointIdentifier	Definition of the location where resources can interconnect	PointOfPresence
maintainedBy	1..* InternetServiceProvider	ISP in charge of managing the IP transit (or internet transit) of this point ...	PhysicalResource
aggregationOfResources	* xsd:string or  Resource	A resolvable link of resources related to the resource and that can exist ind...	PhysicalResource, Resource
ownedBy	* LegalPerson	A list of resolvable links to Gaia-X Credentials of participant owning the re...	PhysicalResource
manufacturedBy	* LegalPerson	A list of resolvable links to Gaia-X Credentials of participant manufacturing...	PhysicalResource
location	1..* Address	A list of physical locations	PhysicalResource
energyUsageEfficiency	0..1 EnergyUsageEfficiency	Information about the energy usage efficiency of the resource, including rele...	PhysicalResource
waterUsageEffectiveness	0..1 WaterUsageEffectiveness	Information regarding the water usage effectiveness of the resource, includin...	PhysicalResource
energyMix	* EnergyMix	A list of information on the composition of the energy mix used by the resour...	PhysicalResource
name	0..1 xsd:string	A human readable name of the entity	GaiaXEntity
description	0..1 xsd:string	A free text description of the entity	GaiaXEntity

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#connectivity-configuration

LinkML Source

Direct

name: InternetExchangePoint
description: Physical infrastructure allowing participants to interconnect their networks
  hence avoiding the use of an upstream provider networks. IXPs are usually non-profit
  as the interconnected participants agree to share free transit.
title: Internet Exchange Point
from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#connectivity-configuration
is_a: PhysicalInterconnectionPointIdentifier
slot_usage:
  participants:
    name: participants
    description: Internet service providers interconnecting their networks through
      this IXP
    range: InternetServiceProvider

Induced

name: InternetExchangePoint
description: Physical infrastructure allowing participants to interconnect their networks
  hence avoiding the use of an upstream provider networks. IXPs are usually non-profit
  as the interconnected participants agree to share free transit.
title: Internet Exchange Point
from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#connectivity-configuration
is_a: PhysicalInterconnectionPointIdentifier
slot_usage:
  participants:
    name: participants
    description: Internet service providers interconnecting their networks through
      this IXP
    range: InternetServiceProvider
attributes:
  participants:
    name: participants
    description: Internet service providers interconnecting their networks through
      this IXP
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#connectivity-configuration
    alias: participants
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PointOfPresence
    - VirtualInterconnectionPointIdentifier
    range: InternetServiceProvider
    required: true
    multivalued: true
  interconnectionPointIdentifier:
    name: interconnectionPointIdentifier
    description: Definition of the location where resources can interconnect.
    title: interconnection point identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#connectivity-configuration
    alias: interconnectionPointIdentifier
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PointOfPresence
    - VirtualInterconnectionPointIdentifier
    range: InterconnectionPointIdentifier
    required: true
    multivalued: false
  maintainedBy:
    name: maintainedBy
    description: ISP in charge of managing the IP transit (or internet transit) of
      this point of presence
    title: maintained by
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    alias: maintainedBy
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalResource
    range: InternetServiceProvider
    required: true
    multivalued: true
  aggregationOfResources:
    name: aggregationOfResources
    description: A resolvable link of resources related to the resource and that can
      exist independently of it.
    title: aggregation of
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    alias: aggregationOfResources
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - ServiceOffering
    - Resource
    - PhysicalResource
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: true
    any_of:
    - range: Resource
  ownedBy:
    name: ownedBy
    description: A list of resolvable links to Gaia-X Credentials of participant owning
      the resource.
    title: owned by
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    rank: 1000
    alias: ownedBy
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalResource
    range: LegalPerson
    multivalued: true
  manufacturedBy:
    name: manufacturedBy
    description: A list of resolvable links to Gaia-X Credentials of participant manufacturing
      the resource.
    title: manufactured by
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    rank: 1000
    alias: manufacturedBy
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalResource
    range: LegalPerson
    multivalued: true
  location:
    name: location
    description: A list of physical locations.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    rank: 1000
    alias: location
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalResource
    range: Address
    required: true
    multivalued: true
  energyUsageEfficiency:
    name: energyUsageEfficiency
    description: Information about the energy usage efficiency of the resource, including
      relevant certifications and metrics.
    title: Energy Usage Efficiency
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    rank: 1000
    alias: energyUsageEfficiency
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalResource
    range: EnergyUsageEfficiency
  waterUsageEffectiveness:
    name: waterUsageEffectiveness
    description: Information regarding the water usage effectiveness of the resource,
      including certifications and effectiveness measures.
    title: Water Usage Effectiveness
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    rank: 1000
    alias: waterUsageEffectiveness
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalResource
    - WaterUsageEffectiveness
    range: WaterUsageEffectiveness
  energyMix:
    name: energyMix
    description: A list of information on the composition of the energy mix used by
      the resource, including percentages of renewable energy and carbon-free energy.
    title: Energy Mix
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/gaia-x/development#resource
    rank: 1000
    alias: energyMix
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - PhysicalResource
    range: EnergyMix
    multivalued: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: A human readable name of the entity.
    title: name
    from_schema: http://w3id.org/gaia-x/gx-trust-framework
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: https_schema:name
    alias: name
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - GaiaXEntity
    range: string
    required: false
  description:
    name: description
    description: A free text description of the entity.
    title: description
    from_schema: http://w3id.org/gaia-x/gx-trust-framework
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: https_schema:description
    alias: description
    owner: InternetExchangePoint
    domain_of:
    - GaiaXEntity
    - DataProduct
    - Measure
    range: string
    required: false