AWS Direct Connect | Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Question 1

How wide will you multipath traffic to my network?

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

AWS Direct Connect | Networking & Content Delivery

Answer 1

We will multipath per prefix at up to 16 next-hops wide, where each next-hop is a unique AWS endpoint.

Question 2

Can I have v4 and v6 BGP sessions running over a single VPN tunnel?

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

AWS Direct Connect | Networking & Content Delivery

Answer 2

At this time, we will only allow v4 BGP session running single VPN tunnel with IPv4 address. In future, we will allow v6 BGP sessions running over the single VPN tunnel with IPv4 endpoint address.

Question 3

Is there any difference to the BGP configuration/setup details outlined for DX?

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

AWS Direct Connect | Networking & Content Delivery

Answer 3

VPN BGP will work the same as DX

Question 4

Can I terminate my tunnel to an endpoint with an IPv6 address?

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

AWS Direct Connect | Networking & Content Delivery

Answer 4

At this time, we will only support IPv4 endpoint address for VPN. In future, we will support VPN endpoint with IPv6 address.