General information about the Direct Connect service
Direct Connect is the connection of external network infrastructure to the infrastructure within Selectel. With Direct Connect, you can connect the equipment in the Selectel data center to any external infrastructure, as well as connect to the Internet via the telecom operator at the Selectel data center.
If you need to organize a connection to a global cloud platform — AWS, Alibaba Cloud and others, use the service Global Connect.
The service is provided in two types:
- physical port (port to a third-party carrier) — rent a port on a Selectel access switch;
- logical port — renting a ready-made connection between Selectel and partner operators.
The infrastructure on the Selectel side may include allocated and cloud servers, Managed databases, cluster nodes Managed Kubernetes, file storage, installed equipment, VMware cloud.
Principle of operation
Physical port
A port on the Selectel Access Switch is provided. This port connects a carrier channel that leads to your external infrastructure or provides Internet connectivity. Equipment which is used to organize the connection depends on the bandwidth — 1 or 10 Gbit/s, as well as on the type of crossing — copper or optical.
Network connectivity between the operator and your equipment within the Selectel infrastructure is provided via global router.
You choose your own telecom operator You rent and pay for the channel, check the cross-talk to the operator. To communicate with the external infrastructure, the selected operator must be present at the site 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 data centers, but also at third-party sites where most of the well-known telecom operators are represented:
- 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 sites, you have access to a direct connection to the infrastructure within Selectel, without leasing a channel from a service provider.
Equipment
1 Gbps:
- copper crossover and SFP RJ45 type copper interface;
- or optical crossing 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 crossover and optical interface:
- SFP+ 10G LR,
- SFP+ 10G WDM (BiDi) LR Tx1270/Rx1330 LC,
- SFP+ 10G WDM (BiDi) LR Tx1330/Rx1270 LC.
Logic port
A ready-made private connection between Selectel and a partner operator is provided, RETN, MSK-IX, Yandex operators are available. The connection is pre-configured and reserved.
Network connectivity in the connection between the partner infrastructure and Selectel is provided via a dedicated VLAN, and within the Selectel infrastructure via a global router.
Cost
Physical port
The cost of the Direct Connect service — physical port depends:
- from the location of the Selectel switch — in Selectel's own DC or at a third-party site;
- port speeds — 1 or 10 Gbps;
- crossing type — for 1 Gbit/s copper or optical crossing is available, for 10 Gbit/s only optical crossing is available;
- the need to reserve a channel.
Prices for Direct Connect service — physical port are listed on the website.
If you need a carrier channel or crossover to connect to a physical port, these services are charged separately.
Logic port
Prices for the Direct Connect service can be viewed on the website selectel.ru.