Networking Guide

For the list of all Network Exchange Network Service Providers for Direct Connect and the vCloud Air
locations where it is available, see Dedicated Connectivity – Direct Connect.
Direct Connect for Network Exchange provides the following benefits:
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Dedicated connectivity: 1 or 10Gbps options
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Fastest time-to-value; often connections are provisioned in less than 7 days
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Supports access to the vCloud Air Advanced Networking Service
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Supports additional value-added services from NSPs (varies by NSP)
Figure 5‑3. Areas of Responsibility with Direct Connect for Network Exchange
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Direct Connect Use Cases
The way that you connect your premises to a vCloud Air data center by using Direct Connect can vary
depending on your requirements and goals.
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Connection partners
For information about which connection partners have point-of-presence (POP) in the vCloud Air data
centers where Direct Connect is available, contact a vCloud Air SE Specialist or VMware Support. Your
ability to contract a service provider that does not have a POP in a vCloud Air data center depends on
their capabilities. To work with such a provider, the provider must be able to deliver a network-to-
network interface (NNI) to the network service providers (or telecommunications carriers that have a
POP in the vCloud Air data center.
For the list of all NSPs for Direct Connect, see Dedicated Connectivity – Direct Connect.
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Network hardware
To inquire about using your network equipment located in a colocation cage at a vCloud Air data
center, contact a vCloud Air SE Specialist or your VMware sales representative.
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Redundant Direct Connect connections
NOTE Customers who have a Dedicated Cloud service can set up redundancy for their direct network
connection by ordering two or more SKUs from My VMware. Ordering two or more connections allows
you to have redundant connections from the same gateway for vCloud Air to your premises or
colocation center.
To provide redundancy, order multiple Direct Connect connections of the same or different speeds to
terminate at the same gateway or different gateways; however, you cannot use one Direct Connect
connection to terminate at multiple virtual data centers or gateways.
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