AWS Direct Connect gateways - AWS Direct Connect

AWS Direct Connect gateways

You can work with AWS Direct Connect gateways using the Amazon VPC console or the AWS CLI.

  • Direct Connect gateways

    Using a Direct Connect gateway, you can associate the Direct Connect gateway with a transit gateway with multiple VPCs, a virtual private gateway, or if you use AWS Cloud WAN, to a Cloud WAN core network.

  • Virtual private gateway associations

    Using a virtual private gateway, you can associate the Direct Connect gateway over a private virtual interface to one or more VPCs in any account located in the same or different Regions.

  • Transit gateway associations

    Use a Direct Connect gateway to connect your Direct Connect connection over a transit virtual interface to the VPCs or VPNs that are attached to your transit gateway.

  • Cloud WAN core network associations

    Use a Direct Connect gateway to associate a Direct Connect gateway with an AWS Network Manager core network.

  • Allowed prefixes interactions

    Use allowed prefixes to interact with transit gateways and virtual private gateways.

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