Direct Connect
Explore the AWS Direct Connect service to understand how it establishes a private, physical network connection between an on-premises data center and AWS. Learn about its core components, such as customer gateways, Direct Connect locations, virtual private gateways, and virtual interfaces. This lesson helps you grasp how Direct Connect enables secure and efficient data exchange without traversing the public internet.
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In the on-prem to AWS connectivity services lineup, AWS offers another network connectivity service called Direct Connect. Direct Connect provides a physical connection between the on-prem data center to AWS using an ethernet fiber optic cable. Using Direct Connect, the data can be exchanged securely without going over the public internet.
The customer on-premises network is connected to the AWS Direct Connect (DX) location, which is a physical location hosting ports for connectivity ...