[AusNOG] AWS Direct Connect

[Skeeve Stevens]

Excellent Bill, thanks.


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On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Bill Walker <bill at wjw.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi Skeeve,
>
> We have a AWS Direct Connect via Megaport VxC in Sydney and a X-Connected
> Direct Connect in Chicago. With the VxC you only get one interface on the
> AWS side, as we need access to both the public and private side of AWS, we
> have a Public Interconnect with BGP Peering into AWS, then we run an IPSec
> Tunnel over the top to hook into our VPC's. If I was a service provider I
> would be purchasing a X-Connect.
>
> Also I had a long chat with an Amazon Solutions Architect about redundancy
> and the current supported options are either:
>
> a) 2 x Direct Connects with a private VLAN over each
> b) 2 x IPSec Tunnels over the public internet/public peering
>
> We opted to keep the same model everywhere, so we use IPSec tunnels over
> public peering. The idea being that if we lose L2 connectivity, the BGP
> session will drop and Amazon's prefixes from one of our other IP Transits
> will take precedence.
>
> I have the kids today so this is a bit of a ramble, but feel free to call
> if you want a chat +64 21 241 7206
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>
>
> On 2014-07-08 03:34, Skeeve Stevens wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I wanted to understand if there is any functional/technical difference
>> between AWS Direct Connect via direct X-Connect or via Megaport VxC?
>>
>> Also, does anyone know the costs of AWS DC via X-Connect?
>>
>> ...Skeeve
>>
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>>
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