PeeringBD is an extensively accepted Default Public Database for making Peering & Interconnection decisions of Bangladesh Internet Service providers.
When a network Plans to initiate Peering at any Internet Exchange Point (IXPs), Data Centre (DC) or at a Private interconnection Facility they are mostly asked to show their presence concerned IX or Datacenter. In this way it becomes easy for any other Peers to understand where you are available. PeeringBD entry performs as a First stop when deciding where and whom to peer with.
PeeringBD is a freely available database of networks of Bangladesh and maintained by its users and at the same time a firsthand go-to location for Bangladeshi interconnection data. It is a not for profit and community driven initiative of Bangladesh Internet Exchange (BDIX) working for the betterment of the internet community of Bangladesh.
Currently PeeringBD is not only a Public Database but also a tool to collect information on the latest happenings in peering world of Bangladesh. Now a days, the database is no longer just for peering and peering related information it now includes all types of interconnection data for networks, clouds, services, and enterprise, as well as interconnection facilities that are developing at the edge of the Internet.
A group of persons are working to grow and improve the PeeringBD database. The persons working behind this initiative are very much devoted to security, privacy, integrity, and validation of the data in the database. Though this is a freely available and public tool, users strictly follow to its acceptable use policy, which prevents the database being used for commercial purposes and discourages unsolicited communications.
Number of Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) register their interconnection data in the PeeringBD database are gradually increasing day by day. For this, by using PeeringBD and adding your own interconnection data to it, you’ll be able to confidently find information about networks looking to interconnect, where and how to connect with them, and they’ll be able to find the same information about your network. Since the database is user-maintained and validated properly data is trustworthy, accurate and up-to-date.