Direct Connect

Direct Connect is a network service that enables secure, dedicated network connections from a customer's on-premises data center to AWS. It provides higher bandwidth and lower latency compared to a typical internet connection, and enhances network security by eliminating internet exposure for data transfer. Direct Connect can be used to transfer large amounts of data, such as video and scientific data, and to connect virtual private clouds (VPCs) for hybrid cloud deployments.

Terraform Name

aws_dx_connection

Direct Connect

attributes:

The following arguments are supported:

bandwidth - (Required) The bandwidth of the connection. Valid values for dedicated connections: 1Gbps, 10Gbps. Valid values for hosted connections: 50Mbps, 100Mbps, 200Mbps, 300Mbps, 400Mbps, 500Mbps, 1Gbps, 2Gbps, 5Gbps, 10Gbps and 100Gbps. Case sensitive.
encryption_mode - (Optional) The connection MAC Security (MACsec) encryption mode. MAC Security (MACsec) is only available on dedicated connections. Valid values are no_encrypt, should_encrypt, and must_encrypt.
location - (Required) The AWS Direct Connect location where the connection is located. See DescribeLocations for the list of AWS Direct Connect locations. Use locationCode.
name - (Required) The name of the connection.
provider_name - (Optional) The name of the service provider associated with the connection.
request_macsec - (Optional) Boolean value indicating whether you want the connection to support MAC Security (MACsec). MAC Security (MACsec) is only available on dedicated connections. See MACsec prerequisites for more information about MAC Security (MACsec) prerequisites. Default value: false.

NOTE:

Changing the value of request_macsec will cause the resource to be destroyed and re-created.

skip_destroy - (Optional) Set to true if you do not wish the connection to be deleted at destroy time, and instead just removed from the Terraform state.
tags - (Optional) A map of tags to assign to the resource. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.

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Associating resources with a

Direct Connect

Resources do not "belong" to a

Direct Connect

Rather, one or more Security Groups are associated to a resource.

Create

Direct Connect

via Terraform:

The following HCL creates a connection of Direct Connect

Syntax:

resource "aws_dx_connection" "hoge" {
name = "tf-dx-connection"
bandwidth = "1Gbps"
location = "EqDC2"
}

Create

Direct Connect

via CLI:

Parameters:

create-connection
--location <value>
--bandwidth <value>
--connection-name <value>
[--lag-id <value>]
[--tags <value>]
[--provider-name <value>]
[--request-mac-sec | --no-request-mac-sec]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]

Example:

aws directconnect create-connection --location TIVIT --bandwidth 1Gbps --connection-name "Connection to AWS"

Costs

The cost of Direct Connect depends on several factors, including the connection speed (1 Gbps or 10 Gbps), the number of physical connections required, the location of the customer's data center, and the location of the AWS Direct Connect partner. For 1 Gbps connections, the hourly rate is $0.30 per hour and the port fee is $0.085 per hour. For 10 Gbps connections, the hourly rate is $0.95 per hour and the port fee is $0.85 per hour. In addition, there may be costs associated with cross-connects or VLANs at the AWS Direct Connect partner's location. Data transfer costs apply for data transferred over the connection, and are billed separately based on the amount of data transferred and the direction of transfer (inbound or outbound).

Direct Cost

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Direct Connect

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