AWS Direct Connect
What is AWS Direct Connect?
AWS Direct Connect is a cloud service that helps to establish a dedicated connection from an on-premises network to one or more VPCs in the same region.
Private VIF with AWS Direct Connect helps to transfer business-critical data from the data-center, office or colocation environment into AWS, bypassing your Internet service provider and removing network traffic.
Private virtual interface: It helps to connect an Amazon VPC using private IP addresses.
Public virtual interface: It helps to connect AWS services located in any AWS region (except China) from your on-premises data center using public IP addresses.
Methods of connecting to a VPC:
● AWS Managed VPN.
● AWS Direct Connect.
● AWS Direct Connect plus a VPN.
● AWS VPN CloudHub.
● Transit VPC.
● VPC Peering.
● AWS PrivateLink.
● VPC Endpoints.
● Transit gateway - it is a network hub used to connect multiple VPCs to an on-premise network in the same region.
● Virtual private gateway - It is a distributed edge routing function on the edges of VPC.
Features:
● AWS Management Console helps to configure AWS Direct Connect service quickly and easily.
● It helps to choose the dedicated connection providing a more consistent network experience over Internet-based connections.
● It works with all AWS services that are accessible over the Internet.
● It helps to scale by using 1Gbps and 10 Gbps connections based on the capacity needed.
Price details:
● Pay only for what you use. There is no minimum fee.
● Charges for Dedicated Connection port hours are consistent across all AWS Direct Connect locations globally except Japan.
● Data Transfer OUT charges are dependent on the source AWS Region.
