IBM Cloud Direct Link 2.0 is the NextGen offering on Direct Link. This presentation provide details on the new DL 2.0 offering and difference between DL 1.0 and 2.0

1. Direct Link 2.0
NextGen DirectLink offering
Nagesh Ramamoorthy1st July 2020

2. IBM Cloud Direct Link offering versions
• The Connect solution enables
customers to use an NSP to deliver
connectivity to IBM Cloud locations.
• This offering typically provides
connectivity at a reduced cost
because the physical connectivity
from IBM Cloud to the NSP is already
in place.
• The connection is shared among
other customers
• Termination location: IBM Cloud
point of presence (PoP)
• IBM colocation services: None
• Typical deployment time: 5 - 10 days
after circuit reaches the exchange.
• The Direct Link Dedicated on Classic
solution lets customers terminate a
single-tenant, fiber-based cross-
connect into their own IBM Cloud
private network connection.
• Best for working with hybrid
workloads, cross-provider workloads,
large or frequent data transfers,
private workloads, and environment
administration
• Termination location: IBM Cloud point
of presence (PoP) or Data Center (DC).
• Typical deployment time: 10 - 15
business days after the new circuit
reaches the PoP.
• IBM colocation services: None.
Direct Link
Dedicated
Direct Link
Connect
• The Direct Link Dedicated Hosting on
Classic solution provides connectivity
similar to Dedicated on Classic, but the
connection point is next to an IBM
Cloud data center.
• This connectivity improves latency for
higher performance use cases
• Termination location: IBM Cloud Data
Center (DC).
• Typical deployment time: 30 - 60 days
after all requirements are finalized and
contracts are executed.
• IBM colocation services: Yes.
• The Direct Link Exchange on Classic
solution enables customers to use a Cloud
Exchange provider to deliver connectivity
to IBM Cloud locations.
• This offering typically provides connectivity
at a reduced cost because the physical
connectivity from IBM Cloud to the
Exchange provider is already in place.
• The connection is shared among other
customers.
• Termination location: IBM Cloud point of
presence (PoP).
• Typical deployment time: 5 - 10 days after
circuit reaches the exchange.
• IBM colocation services: None.
Direct Link
Dedicated Hosting
Direct Link
Exchange

3. Direct Link Connect Use case

4. Direct Link Dedicated Use Cases
Use Case 1
Use Case 2

5. Direct Link Dedicated Hosting

6. Direct Link Exchange Use Case

7. Local vs Global Routing
By default all the direct link versions offers “Local” routing which is at free of cost. If required the connection can
be upgraded to “Global routing” anytime.
With Global Routing, we can connect to all of
the IBM Cloud datacenters with a given direct
link connection.
Eg . Direct link ordered in Dallas can be used to
connect to all the datacenters of IBM Cloud
from the Onprem
Global Routing
With Local Routing, we can connect to the
local market only with a given direct link
connection.
Eg . Direct link ordered in Dallas can be
used to connect to Dallas region
datacenters only
Local Routing

8. Direct Link 2.0
What is New?
• Metered billing, which lowers the barrier of entry to IBM Cloud
• Support for connections to multiple IBM Cloud accounts from a
single direct link
• Support for multiple VPCs (without classic access) from a single
Direct Link within the same account

9. 1.0 Vs 2.0
Direct Link 1.0 Direct Link 2.0
Supports all the Direct link versions Only Direct Link Dedicated
Connectivity to Classic Only Connectivity to Classic as well as VPC
PowerVS supports PowerVS doesn’t support yet
Wider Availability Available currently in Frankfurt, London,
Dallas and Washington DC
*Connectivity to a Single IBM cloud account
classic env.
Single connection can be used to connect to
multiple account VPCs
*To be tested

10. Summary
IBM Cloud Next Direct Link offering ( DL 2.0 ) enables to connect from
Onprem to multiple classic and VPC environment which simplifies the
connectivity architecture for IBM Cloud customers.
With only additional enhancements like support for all the direct link
versions and PowerVS connectivity , it could serve MCMS use cases.

11. Transit Gateway
Use case