Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting data on traffic paths between networks over an intermediate set of network elements, which may include a Distributed Internet Exchange Platform (DIXP) enabling a peering relationship between the two networks. A set of agents may be coupled with different network elements in the intermediate set from which they may collect data with which the traffic paths may be assessed, monitored, and/or evaluated. The set of agents may report the data to a control-plane module, which may store the data in a centralized database. Additionally, the control-plane module may be operable to generate and/or provision instructions to the agents to control the collection of data and/or the monitoring of traffic paths. The database may include network-topology information from which the control-plane module may identify the traffic paths between the two networks and to which the data may be correlated.