General information about Internet access
For Selectel products Dedicated Servers; Colocation; Cloud Platform (Cloud Servers, Managed Kubernetes, Managed Databases); VMware-based Cloud, a standard connection to the internet (public network) is configured:
- internet channel from data center network providers;
- a public IP address from the Selectel IP pool;
- traffic consumption monitoring in accordance with the product's traffic consumption model;
- routing information management by Selectel.
Learn more about the standard connection for:
If you need to use a block of your own IP addresses, an internet channel, independently control traffic consumption, or manage routing information, you can choose a different internet connection method for all products.
Ways to connect to the Internet
Connection via BGP protocol
BGP connection allows you to use your own AS and IP address block for the public network, as well as dynamically manage your routing information. At the same time, the internet channel and traffic management (billing) remain on the Selectel side.
To connect this service, you need your own router:
- for dedicated servers — a firewall, a hosted router, or routing software deployed on the server;
- for VMware-based cloud — EDGE;
- for cloud servers — routing software deployed on the server.
The router initiates BGP sessions and terminates subnets.
PI prefix announcement
PI prefix announcement allows you to use your own PI (provider-independent) IP addresses for the public network. At the same time, the internet channel and traffic management (billing) remain on the Selectel side.
When you enable the service for a product, a subnet is added, and the PI prefix of IP addresses is announced via the Selectel AS.
Connection via BGP + anycast subnetwork
BGP connection and anycast subnet usage allows you to use a public anycast subnet from the Selectel range across different pools.
When enabling the service, your own AS is used, or a private Selectel AS is assigned.
To connect this service, you need your own routers:
- for dedicated servers — a firewall, a hosted router, or routing software deployed on the server;
- for VMware-based cloud — EDGE;
- for cloud servers — routing software deployed on the server.
The routers initiate two BGP sessions and terminate the subnets. Both routers announce the same prefixes.
Direct Connect — physical port
Direct Connect — physical port allows you to arrange an internet connection from a third-party provider.
When connecting the service, a physical port is allocated on the Selectel access switch, to which cross-connect to the provider's equipment is connected, and the VLAN with this port is added to your account. You create a private network of the global router that connects your servers and the VLAN with the provider's port. The provider configures NAT from this private network to the internet on their router.
You arrange the connection on the service provider side yourself: verify the possibility of connecting the provider to Selectel, check the cross-connection, and pay for the communication channels.
When connecting to the internet via Direct Connect, you cannot assign public IP addresses from the provider's pool to your servers. To do this, choose a different internet connection method.
Choose a way to connect to the Internet
* The provider's direct internet channel is unavailable; the connection to the provider is configured via a private network.