General information about the Direct Connect service
Direct Connect is a connection between external network infrastructure and infrastructure inside Selectel. Using Direct Connect, you can connect hardware in a Selectel data center to any external infrastructure, as well as connect to the Internet through a telecom operator in the Selectel data center.
If you need to establish a connection to a global cloud platform, such as 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) — renting a port on a Selectel access switch;
- logical port — renting a ready-made connection between Selectel and partner operators.
Infrastructure on the Selectel side can include dedicated and cloud servers, cloud databases, Managed Kubernetes cluster nodes, file storage , colocation hardware, VMware-based cloud .
How it works
Physical port
A port is provided on a Selectel access switch. The telecom operator link is connected to this port, leading to your external infrastructure or providing Internet access. The hardware used to establish the connection depends on the bandwidth — 1 or 10 Gbps, as well as the cross-connect type — copper or fiber-optic.
A global router is used to organize network connectivity between the telecom operator and your hardware inside Selectel infrastructure. The operator link is connected to a port on the access switch. Connectivity with your hardware is organized at L3 via the global router. Direct connection of the telecom operator link to your hardware is not available.
You choose the telecom operator yourself, rent and pay for the link, and check the cross-connect to the operator. To connect to 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 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
To establish a connection, the following transceivers are installed in the Selectel switch free of charge:
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.
If the required transceiver is not listed, specify this when ordering the service.
Logical port
A ready-to-use private connection is provided between Selectel and a partner carrier; available carriers include RETN, MSK-IX, Nextremum, and Yandex. The connection is pre-configured and redundant.
Network connectivity in the connection between the partner's infrastructure and Selectel is provided via a dedicated VLAN, and within Selectel infrastructure — via a global router.
Cost
Physical port
The cost of the Direct Connect — Physical Port service depends on:
- the location of the Selectel switch — in Selectel's own data center or at a third-party site;
- port speed — 1 or 10 Gbps;
- the need for link redundancy.
You can check prices for the Direct Connect — Physical Port service on selectel.ru .
If connecting to a physical port requires a telecom operator channel , a cross-connect, or a transceiver not included in the free list , these services are charged separately.
Logical port
You can check prices for the Direct Connect service on selectel.ru.
Telecom operators in Selectel data centers
Saint Petersburg
Moscow
Novosibirsk
Tashkent