Introduction
AWS Direct Connect is a service that Cornell uses to extend the private Cornell network into Cornell AWS accounts, giving VPCs connectivity to the entirety of the private Cornell network (10.0.0.0/8) and optionally the Cornell public network (i.e., public CIDR blocks).
When Cornell AWS accounts need access to the Cornell network, a Cornell Standard AWS VPC is created in the Cornell AWS account and linked to the Cornell network using Direct Connect.
If you already have a Cornell AWS account and would like to add access to the Cornell private network to it, send a request to cloud-support@cornell.edu.
Cornell Direct Connect Documentation
- 2023 Cornell AWS Direct Connect Architecture Migration — This document provides details about the Direct Connect architecture migration Cornell will be executing in early 2023.
- Cornell AWS Direct Connect Architecture
- Cornell AWS Direct Connect Costs — The management and routing simplification offered by the v2 (2023) architecture comes with a shift in costs seen by Cornell AWS accounts using Direct Connect, but the overall impact to Cornell AWS account costs are negligible.
- Cornell AWS Direct Connect FAQs
- Cornell AWS Direct Connect Routing Diagrams — This page shows and discusses the different routing options over the Cornell Direct Connect to AWS VPCs.
- Direct Connect Resources in Cornell AWS Accounts — This document provides details about the resources in Cornell AWS accounts that support the 2023 (v2) Direct Connect architecture.
- Peering AWS VPCs that Use Direct Connect — Since the 2023 Direct Connect architecture fully interconnects all VPCs using Direct Connect (i.e., attached to the Transit Gateway), individual peering between VPCs is no longer technically necessary.
Announcements
- 2023-01-19 AWS Direct Connect Architecture Migration Completed
- 2023-01-16 AWS Direct Connect Architecture Migration Execution
- 2023-01-10 AWS Direct Connect Architecture Migration Customer Review and Feedback #2
- 2022-12-20 AWS Direct Connect Architecture Design Update
- 2022-12-15 AWS Direct Connect Architecture Migration Customer Review and Feedback
- 2022-12-09 AWS Direct Connect Architecture Migration Preparation Continues
- 2022-11-02 Upcoming AWS Direct Connect Changes