Question
What is the behavior when setting the bandwidth to 2G during Direct Connect connection creation?
Specifically, when configuring a 2G bandwidth—whether it is a dedicated or hosted connection—does it work via a 1G+1G LAG configuration, a 10G with QoS setting, or some other method?
Answer
Dedicated Connection
A dedicated connection is provided to a single customer and is supported in three types: 1G, 10G, and 100G.
No AWS Managed QoS is provided for dedicated connections. [1]
Hosted Connection
A hosted connection is provided by an AWS Direct Connect Partner through a link established by the partner.
The available connection types are 50Mbps, 100Mbps, 200Mbps, 300Mbps, 400Mbps, 500Mbps, 1G, 2G, 5G, and 10G.
(Please note that for 1G, 2G, 5G, and 10G, only partners who meet specific AWS Direct Connect Partner requirements can provide these connections.) [2]LAG configuration is not available for hosted connections.
When dividing between dedicated and hosted connections, a 2G DX connection can be configured as follows:
For dedicated connections
Configure two 1G links in LAG. (No AWS Managed QoS is provided.)
For hosted connections
Configure a single 2G link. (LAG configuration is not available for hosted connections.) [3]
In the second configuration, the physical connection is built on 10G, and QoS is applied to provide 2G.
(We recommend contacting your DX Partner prior to ordering to confirm whether a 2G connection is available.)
Both configurations are selectable by the user and can be set up through a certified DX Partner.
The following AWS Docs links may help with evaluating your configuration options: [4][5]
[1] Dedicated Connection:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ko_kr/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/WorkingWithConnections.html#dedicated_connection
[2] Hosted Connection:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ko_kr/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/WorkingWithConnections.html#hosted_connection
[3] Direct Connect FAQ :
https://aws.amazon.com/ko/directconnect/faqs/
[4] AWS Direct Connect Components Overview:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ko_kr/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html#overview-components
[5] AWS Direct Connect Partners:
https://aws.amazon.com/ko/directconnect/partners/?partner-solutions-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.partnerNameLower&partner-solutions-cards.sort-order=asc&awsf.partner-solutions-filter-location=location%23apac&awsm.page-partner-solutions-cards=1