AWS Direct Connect

Dedicated network connection from a customer's premises to AWS

AWS Direct Connect is a network service that provides dedicated network connections from a customer's premises to AWS. With AWS Direct Connect, you can establish private connectivity between AWS and your datacenter, office, or colocation environment, which in many cases can reduce your network costs, increase bandwidth throughput, and provide a more consistent network experience than Internet-based connections.

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Concepts covered: Link Aggregation Groups, Public and Private VIFs, Direct Connect Resiliency, Direct Connect Overview, Virtual Interfaces, Connection Models, Direct Connect Gateway, Dedicated Connections, Hosted Connections, Transit Virtual Interfaces

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Question 1

What is an appropriate AWS Direct Connect Gateway use case?

Connecting multiple VPCs to an on-premises data center using a single Direct Connect connection. Connecting multiple VPCs to AWS services using a single Direct Connect connection. Connecting a single VPC to an on-premises data center using multiple Direct Connect connections. Connecting a single VPC to AWS services using multiple Direct Connect connections.

Correct Answer: Connecting multiple VPCs to an on-premises data center using a single Direct Connect connection.

An AWS Direct Connect Gateway is used to connect multiple VPCs to an on-premises data center using a single Direct Connect connection. This simplifies the network architecture and reduces costs.

Question 2

What AWS service is used to connect third-party data centers and colocation facilities to AWS?

Amazon S3 Amazon EC2 AWS Direct Connect AWS CloudTrail

Correct Answer: AWS Direct Connect

AWS Direct Connect is used to connect third-party data centers and colocation facilities to AWS.

Question 3

What is the difference between a public virtual interface and a private virtual interface?

A public virtual interface encrypts data in transit, while a private virtual interface does not. A public virtual interface is cheaper than a private virtual interface. A public virtual interface allows access to public AWS services, while a private virtual interface allows access to resources in a VPC. A public virtual interface can be used with any link speed, while a private virtual interface requires a 1 Gbps link speed.

Correct Answer: A public virtual interface allows access to public AWS services, while a private virtual interface allows access to resources in a VPC.

A public virtual interface allows access to public AWS services (such as Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon RDS), while a private virtual interface allows access to resources in a VPC. Public virtual interfaces are typically used for hybrid scenarios, while private virtual interfaces are used for scenarios where all traffic should stay within the VPC.

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