Netleiðir
Netleiðir is an Icelandic term that translates roughly to network routes or pathways. In a technical context, it refers to the paths that data packets follow through a network: the physical links and the logical routes defined by routing protocols. The concept encompasses both internal routing within an Internet Service Provider’s network and external routing between networks across the global Internet.
In practice, Netleiðir are determined by routing protocols such as BGP for inter-domain routing and OSPF or
In Iceland, Netleiðir are influenced by the country’s geographic position and the network architecture connecting Iceland
See also: Internet routing, BGP, OSPF, IP traffic engineering, submarine cables, Internet exchange point.