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IX Flow Telemetry is a generic industry term used for technology that allows measurement of network traffic between peers by a user. The IX Telemetry feature in Megaport allows you to see the peering rates of any IX connections your company has deployed. You can use IX Telemetry to view and analyze your network traffic flow statistics, check whether a peer is using a lot of network traffic, and diagnose and troubleshoot any configuration or networking issues. IX Telemetry data is collected every 5 minutes and is available for the last 30 days. The data is collected at the IX level, so it includes all traffic that flows through the IX connection, regardless of the specific peers involved. IX Telemetry is presented as a traffic view graph. The graph shows the traffic flow between peers in a visual way, with the width of the lines representing the amount of traffic.

Viewing IX Telemetry

To view IX Telemetry in the Megaport Portal, choose Monitoring and Diagnostics > IX Telemetry.

Using IX Telemetry

The IX Telemetry page displays data for all IX connections that your company has deployed. Use the filters to view the data you want to see:
  • IX service — Select the IX service for which you want to view telemetry.
  • Peers — Select the top 5 peers by traffic, or select specific peers to view.
  • Date select — Select the date range for which you want to view telemetry data.
  • Flow type — Select BITS or PACKETS.

Using the traffic view

The traffic view displays traffic flows between peers, with the width of each line representing the volume of traffic. Hover over a line to view the traffic volume for that peer. Use the buttons to display incoming traffic, outgoing traffic, or both. You can also filter the data by peer or limit the view to the top five peers by traffic volume.

Viewing traffic over time

Below the traffic view diagram on the same page, a time-series chart shows when traffic changed over time. The time-series chart uses the same controls (incoming, outgoing, or both) that the traffic view uses. The chart has no separate toggle or control. For a single direction (incoming or outgoing), the chart shows one line per selected peer. When both directions are shown, there is a solid line for each inbound peer and a dashed line for each outbound peer. Each peer’s line color matches its color in the traffic view diagram. Hover the cursor over a line to view the peer label in the format Company (ASxxxx). When both traffic directions are displayed, the label also indicates In or Out.
When there is no data, the chart displays “No graph data available”.

Accessing IX Telemetry through the API

Megaport also offers a public API that you can use to access the services available through IX Telemetry. You can use the GET IX Telemetry API to return telemetry details for a specified IX. For more information, see Megaport API Overview.
Last modified on August 21, 2026