Connection scenarios

To connect to the Alibaba Gov Cloud platform over an Express Connect circuit, you can lease a line from a carrier. This line connects your on-premises data center to an Alibaba Gov Cloud access point. After the connection is established, you can create a virtual border router (VBR). The VBR connects your on-premises data center to the Alibaba Gov Cloud platform and creates a hybrid cloud environment. This setup enables cloud resources to access your on-premises data center over a private network, bypassing the Internet.

A connection over an Express Connect circuit does not use the Internet. This provides greater security and reliability, higher speeds, and lower latency.

An Express Connect circuit that connects on-premises and cloud-based operations is suitable for the following two scenarios.

Partial cloud deployment

If you want to deploy only some parts of your business to the cloud, you can deploy the cloud-ready parts on Alibaba Gov Cloud. For example, you can deploy your staging environment on the cloud and keep your production environment in your on-premises data center. For large businesses, you can also migrate services to the cloud gradually, starting with edge services and then moving to core services.

• For this scenario, the leased line must not exceed 50 km in length.
• The bandwidth of the leased line is customizable and can be scaled out as needed.

Use of cloud security capabilities

You can also use an Express Connect circuit if your business does not need to be deployed on the cloud but you want to use other cloud services. For example, you can use cloud security services to improve the security of your on-premises business.

• For this scenario, the leased line must not exceed 50 km in length.
• The bandwidth of the leased line is customizable and can be scaled out as needed.