Network Operational · Dual-Stack
MoeDove
R&E Network
A non-profit experimental backbone running AS40929. BGP infrastructure, free VMs, and tunnel transit for students, researchers, and network engineers working with real routing.
AS40929
Autonomous System
8+
Internet Exchanges
20+
BGP Peers
v4/v6
Dual-Stack
// about
MoeDove Research & Education Network
A non-profit backbone for network hobbyists and engineers.
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Educational Mission
Free and low-cost infrastructure so students can experiment with BGP, virtualization, and network security in a live environment.
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Research Backbone
A real testbed for routing protocols, RPKI and ASPA deployments, and network architectures.
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Open Peering
Open peering policy. We welcome educational networks, research groups, and community ISPs.
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Free VM & Transit
Free VMs and tunnel transit for researchers who want hands-on time with real BGP sessions.
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Global PoPs
Nodes across mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Europe, and North America.
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Routing Security
IRRDB + RPKI ROA filtering on every session. ASPA deployed network-wide.
// infrastructure
Network Map
Points of Presence across mainland China, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. Hover a node for details.
China Core
China Domestic
Intl Gateway
International PoP
// interconnects
Internet Exchanges & Peering
Active across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.
ZXIXActive
📍 Hong Kong
MoeDove IXActive
📍 Community operated
DataSphere IXActive
📍 Hong Kong
LoLi-IX NGBActive
📍 Zhejiang
Protocol 7 IXActive
📍 Japan
TPIX-TWActive
📍 Taiwan
Poema IXActive
📍 Taiwan
✅ We peer with
- ›Educational & research networks
- ›Networks with valid RPKI ROAs
- ›Networks listed on PeeringDB
- ›Open-policy community networks
- ›IPv6-capable networks
- ›Hobbyist / experimental ASNs
❌ We don't peer with
- ›Networks without IRR / RPKI records
- ›Invalid route origin announcements
- ›Commercial closed-policy networks
- ›No maintained NOC contact
- ›Networks that block abuse reports
// partners
Sponsors & Partners
MDREN runs on the generosity of organizations that believe open networking education matters.
Gold Sponsor
MoeDove LLC
Primary infrastructure sponsor — hosting, transit bandwidth, and network resources.
moedove.com →Bronze Sponsor
HATS Network Inc.
Transit support (AS203314) for Asia-Pacific research connectivity.
hatsnet.io →Community Partner
Infinitron Internet
Upstream transit partner (AS14447) contributing to network redundancy.
infinitron.com →Community Partner
MoeDove IX
Community IX enabling free peering between research and educational networks.
Join the IX →Become a Sponsor
Help us expand research infrastructure and keep it free for students and hobbyists.
Sponsor MDREN// routing security
Security & Routing Policy
We run a tight ship on routing security and publish everything openly.
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RPKI ROA Validation
All inbound routes checked against RPKI ROAs.
Enabled📋
IRRDB Filtering
Strict IRR filtering on all sessions.
Enabled🛡️
ASPA
AS Provider Authorization deployed network-wide.
Deployed🌐
Dual-Stack
IPv4 and IPv6 across all PoPs.
Active⚠️
Max-Prefix Limits
Per-session limits enforced to protect against floods.
Enabled📡
IRR AS-SET
Registered as
RegisteredAS-MOEDOVE-BN.// contact
Get in Touch
Peering requests, sponsorship, or just want to say hi.