# Hosted Direct Connect connections
To create an Direct Connect hosted connection, you need the following information:
**Direct Connect location**
Work with an AWS Direct Connect Partner in the AWS Direct Connect Partner Program to help you establish network circuits between an Direct Connect location and your data center, office, or colocation environment. They can also help provide colocation space within the same facility as the location. For more information, see [Direct Connect Delivery Partners](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/partners).
You can't request a hosted connection through the Direct Connect console. However, an AWS Direct Connect Partner can create and configure a hosted connection for you. Once configured, the connection appears in the **Connections** pane in the console.
You must accept the hosted connection before you can use it. For more information, see [Accept a hosted connection](accept-hosted-connection.md).
**Port speed**
For hosted connections, the possible values are 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, 300 Mbps, 400 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 10 Gbps, and 25 Gbps. Note that only those Direct Connect partners who have met specific requirements may create a 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 10 Gbps, or 25 Gbps hosted connection. 25 Gbps connections are available only in Direct Connect locations where 100 Gbps port speeds are available.
Note the following:
+ Connection port speeds can only be changed by your AWS Direct Connect Partner. Please check with your AWS Direct Connect Partner to see if they support upgrade or downgrade of an existing connection. If your Partner supports upgrade/downgrade of your connection, you are no longer required to delete and then recreate a connection in order to upgrade or downgrade an existing hosted connection's bandwidth.
+ AWS uses traffic policing on hosted connections, which means that when the traffic rate reaches the configured maximum rate, excess traffic is dropped. This might result in bursty traffic having a lower throughput than non-bursty traffic.
+ Jumbo frames can be enabled on connections only if originally enabled on the Direct Connect hosted parent connection. If Jumbo frames isn't enabled on that parent connection, then it can't be enabled on any connection.
The following console operations are available after you've requested a hosted connection and accepted it:
+ [Delete a connection](deleteconnection.md)
+ [Update a connection](updateconnection.md)
+ [View connection details](viewdetails.md)
After you accept a connection, create a virtual interface to connect to public and private AWS resources. For more information, see [Virtual interfaces and hosted virtual interfaces](WorkingWithVirtualInterfaces.md).
# Accept an Direct Connect hosted connection
If you are interested in purchasing a hosted connection, you must contact an AWS Direct Connect Partner in the AWS Direct Connect Partner Program. The partner provisions the connection for you. After the connection is configured, it appears in the **Connections** pane in the Direct Connect console.
Before you can begin using a hosted connection, you must accept the connection. You can accept a hosted connection using either the Direct Connect console or using the command line or API.
1. Open the **Direct Connect** console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home).
1. In the navigation pane, choose **Connections**.
1. Select the hosted connection and choose **View details**.
1. Select the confirmation check box and choose **Accept**.
**To accept a hosted connection using the command line or API**
+ [confirm-connection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/confirm-connection.html) (AWS CLI)
+ [ConfirmConnection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_ConfirmConnection.html) (Direct Connect API)