General information about the Direct Connect service
Direct Connect is a connection between external network infrastructure and infrastructure within Selectel. With Direct Connect, you can connect equipment in a Selectel data center to any external infrastructure, as well as connect to the internet through a telecom operator in a Selectel data center.
If you need to set up a connection with a global cloud platform — AWS, Alibaba Cloud, and others, use the Global Connect service.
The Direct Connect service is provided in two types:
- physical port (port to a third-party operator) — leasing a port on a Selectel access switch;
- logical port — leasing a ready-made connection between Selectel and partner operators.
Selectel's infrastructure may include dedicated and cloud servers, cloud databases, Managed Kubernetes cluster nodes, file storage, colocated equipment, VMware-based cloud.
How it works
Physical port
A port is provided on a Selectel access switch. This port is used to connect a telecom operator line that leads to your external infrastructure or provides internet access. Equipment used to set up the connection depends on the bandwidth—1 or 10 Gbps—as well as the connection type: copper or optical.
для организации сетевой связности между оператором связи and вашим оборудованием внутри инфраструктуры Selectel используется глобальный роутер. Канал оператора подключается к порту on коммутаторе доступа. Связность with вашим оборудованием организуется on уровне L3 через глобальный роутер. Прямое подключение канала оператора связи к вашему оборудованию недоступно.
You choose the telecom operator yourself, lease and pay for the line, and verify the cross-connect to the operator. To connect to external infrastructure, the selected operator must be present at the facility where the external infrastructure is located and in the availability zone where the Selectel switch is located.
Selectel switches are installed not only in our own data centers but also at third-party facilities where most well-known telecom operators are present:
- St. Petersburg — Miran data center and Raduga business center;
- Moscow — MMTS-9, DataPro I data center.
If your external infrastructure is located at one of these facilities, you can use a direct connection to infrastructure within Selectel without leasing a line from a telecom operator.
Equipment
1 Gbps:
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copper cross-connect and copper SFP RJ45 interface;
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or optical cross-connect and optical interface:
- SFP 1G LR;
- SFP 1G WDM (BiDi) LR Tx1310/Rx1550 LC;
- SFP 1G WDM (BiDi) LR Tx1550/Rx1310 LC.
10 Gbps:
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optical cross-connect and optical interface:
- SFP+ 10G LR;
- SFP+ 10G WDM (BiDi) LR Tx1270/Rx1330 LC;
- SFP+ 10G WDM (BiDi) LR Tx1330/Rx1270 LC.
Logical port
A ready-made private connection is provided between Selectel and a partner operator; RETN, MSK-IX, and Yandex operators are available. The connection is pre-configured and reserved.
Network connectivity in the connection between partner infrastructure and Selectel is provided via a dedicated VLAN, and within the Selectel infrastructure via the global router.
Pricing
Physical port
The cost of the Direct Connect — physical port service depends on:
- the location of the Selectel switch — in a proprietary Selectel DC or at a third-party facility;
- port speed — 1 or 10 Gbps;
- whether you need redundant channels.
You can view pricing for the Direct Connect—physical port service at selectel.ru.
If you need a telecom operator line or a cross-connect to connect to a physical port, these services are paid for separately.
Logical port
Pricing for the Direct Connect service can be viewed on the selectel.ru website.
Telecom operators in Selectel data centers
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Tashkent