Reviewed-by: Hajba, László Antal <laszlo-antal.hajba@t-systems.com> Co-authored-by: fanqinying <fanqinying@huawei.com> Co-committed-by: fanqinying <fanqinying@huawei.com>
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What Is Cloud Connect?
Cloud Connect provides central networks that allow you to connect Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) in different regions, so that these VPCs can communicate over a private network as if they were within the same network. Cloud Connect can also work with Direct Connect to set up a hybrid cloud network that enables on-premises data centers to access the VPCs across regions.
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You need to buy and bind a global connection bandwidth to the central network and assign cross-site connection bandwidths to enable communication between the resources in different regions. |
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Central Network
Relying on the cloud backbone network, a central network allows you to easily set up a reliable, intelligent enterprise-grade network and manage global network resources on premises and on the cloud. By setting up a central network, you can enable communication between enterprise routers, in the same region or different regions.
In Figure 1, the two VPCs (VPC-A01 and VPC-A02) are attached to an enterprise router (ER-A) in region A, two VPCs (VPC-B01 and VPC-B02) are attached to an enterprise router (ER-B) in region B, and two VPCs (VPC-C01 and VPC-C02) are attached to an enterprise router (ER-C) in region C.
The three enterprise routers (ER-A, ER-B, and ER-C) are connected over a central network. In this way, the enterprise routers can communicate with each other across regions, and the VPCs in these regions can communicate with each other.
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Enterprise router |
An enterprise router enables the VPCs in the same region to communicate with each other. Enterprise routers in different regions can be connected using a central network to allow for cross-region communication between VPCs. |
Global connection bandwidth |
A global connection bandwidth can be bound to a central network to allow the resources to communicate with each other over the backbone network, regardless of whether:
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Accessing Cloud Connect
- Using the management console
The management console is a web-based GUI where you can easily perform various operations. Log in to the management console and choose Cloud Connect from the main menu.
- Using APIs
If you need to integrate Cloud Connect into a third-party system for secondary development, you can use APIs to access Cloud Connect. For details, see the Cloud Connect API Reference.
