# Virtual Gateways

Virtual gateways function as virtual routers, linking direct connections to VPCs. A virtual gateway is bound to the VPC that is directly connected to a cloud private line. You can use the virtual gateway to connect to the network segment of the VPC to be accessed, and then use the VPC peering connections to access multiple VPCs. For details about how to access multiple VPCs through a VPC peering connection, see Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.

Figure 1 Virtual gateway networking
Parent topic: Basic Concepts