General information about the Direct Connect service
Direct Connect is the connection of the 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 through the service provider in the Selectel data center.
If you need to organize a connection to a global cloud platform — AWS, Alibaba Cloud and others, use the Global Connect service.
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.
Infrastructure on Selectel's side may include dedicated and cloud servers, cloud databases, Managed Kubernetes cluster nodes, file storage, hosted hardware, VMware-based cloud.
Principle of operation
Physical port
A port on the Selectel Access Switch is provided. This port is used to connect the service provider's channel that leads to your external infrastructure or provides an Internet connection. The equipment used to establish the connection depends on the bandwidth — 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps, and the type of crossover — copper or optical.
Network connectivity between the operator and your equipment within the Selectel infrastructure is provided through a global router.
You choose your own carrier, rent and pay for the channel, and check the cross-talk to the carrier. 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 — physical port service 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 Direct Connect service can be viewed at selectel.co.uk.