What We Do
The Netherlands-based Stichting Route Server Support (translated: Route Server Support Foundation) was founded to support the development of BGP & RPKI route server software to further the quality and safety of the Internet routing system.
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The Internet Industry currently faces an interesting challenge: collectively we have become dependent on a single open source BGP implementation. We tackle this lack of open source software suitable for high-end mission critical Route Server deployments.
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Our goal is to improve BGP software diversity and strengthening of open source BGP implementations. Using both BIRD and OpenBGPD will provide the reliability and redundancy of the Route Server Service present at modern-day IXPs.
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We contribute to the diversity in Route Server implementations by using the Internet Engineering Task Forces (IETF) open Internet standards. Open Standards make it possible to create multiple different implementations for the same functionality - each implementation with its own strengths. Leveraging a diverse set of Route Server implementations reduces the chances of a single software defect causing Internet-scale problems.
Development
RSSF's Route Server implementation is the OpenBGPD open source project. Feature- & performance-wise OpenBGPD is in excellent shape and ready for use in the most challenging environments.
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Interested in our roadmap?
Support
We fully support our rpki-client & OpenBGPD-based Route Server for your IXP. RSSF offers assistance with the onboarding, implementation and support.
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Curious what our Route Server can do for your IXP? Contact us!
2025 Sponsors
"LINX is committed to having another open source based Route Server available for deployment on all our exchange platforms. We are committed to working with RSSF and other IXPs to deliver a stable and scalable Route Server infrastructure. This is an exciting time for Route Servers in this industry."
Moyaze Shivji, Senior Network Engineer
“Open standards and software diversity are essential for the robustness of the Internet, so we fully endorse an initiative that aims to develop a viable alternative to the existing route server. Moreover, this initiative once again shows that the large Internet exchanges can work together to achieve goals that are beneficial to the whole industry.”
Steven Bakker, platform and solutions architect
“Ensuring the stability and diversity of route servers is of great value to IX operators and the peering community. This is why Netnod has been supporting OpenBGPD developers for some years now. We look forward to the continued development under the guidance of the Route Server Support Foundation.”
Mattias Karlsson, Head of Engineering
"Today, almost all Route Servers are based on a single recognized open source software. Our goal with the RSSF is to create a second, comparable powerful Route Server implementation based on OpenBGPD here. DE-CIX would like to make a significant contribution to the community and is therefore one of the founding sponsors of the RSSF."
Dr. Thomas King, CTO
Sponsor opportunities
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Bronze — €5,000 to €15,000 ​
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support through e-mail
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consultancy for deploying our software
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receive software release notifications​
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your logo on this web site!
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Silver — €15,000 to €25,000
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​in addition to the Bronze level benefits:
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optionally, participate in our quarterly Technical Advisory Board sessions
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we collaborate with your organisation on marketing & outreach!
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Gold — €25,000 to €40,000
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​in addition to the Silver level benefits:
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support through Slack!
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Platinum — €40,000 and above
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in addition to the Gold level benefits:
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High priority support
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Executive engagement
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optionally, participate in our Supervisory Board
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RSSF accepts donations, can be on-boarded as vendor, can provide support contracts, receipts, and/or invoices.
Meet The Team
Niels Raijer
Chairman
Job Snijders
Secretary
Jean-Micheal Veen
Treasurer
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Claudio Jeker
Lead Developer
Theo Buehler
Cryptography Developer
Bram Heerink
Project Lead