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Express Connect:Release notes

Last Updated:Aug 04, 2023

This topic describes the release notes for Express Connect and provides links to the relevant references.

June 2023

Feature

Category

Description

References

New access points

New feature

New access points were deployed in the China (Changsha - Local Region), China (Jinan - Local Region), China (Tianjin - Local Region), and China (Dalian - Local Region) regions.

Locations of access points

May 2023

Feature

Category

Description

References

Support for route prefixes

New feature

After you create a virtual border router (VBR), the system automatically creates a route table for the VBR. You can add route prefixes to the route table or manage the route prefixes in the route table.

Add and manage route prefixes

February 2023

Feature

Category

Description

References

Support for VBR diagnosis

New feature

VBRs are connected to Network Intelligence Service (NIS), which helps implement the one-click diagnostics feature. The feature checks the configuration and operating status of a VBR and provides suggestions on how to resolve identified anomalies. You can use this feature to check the health status, configurations, quota limit, and costs of VBRs, as well as the details of past diagnostics.

Perform diagnostics on VBRs

Support for access point location query

New feature

Express Connect allows you to query the detailed information about locations of access points of dedicated Express Connect circuits.

What is a connection over an Express Connect circuit?

Support for the application of permissions to create shared ports for shared Express Connect circuits

New feature

You can apply for the permissions to create shared ports for shared Express Connect circuits in the Quota Center console.

Operation guide for Express Connect partners

December 2022

Feature

Category

Description

References

Detach a VBR from a Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) instance

Optimized feature

You can go to the CEN console and detach a VBR from a CEN instance.

Connect to a VPC

November 2022

Feature

Category

Description

References

Support for tags

New feature

Express Connect circuits and shared ports support tags. This meets the business requirements of enterprises.

Add and manage tags

Optimized VBR-to-VPC connection process

Optimized feature

The process of purchasing a VBR-to-VPC connection is optimized. If a VBR and a VPC are deployed in the same region, you are no longer charged for a VBR-to-VPC connection, and the order page about a VBR-to-VPC connection is not displayed in the Express Connect console.

Create and manage a VBR-to-VPC connection

October 2022

Feature

Category

Description

References

Optimized process of purchasing an Express Connect circuit

Optimized feature

The process of purchasing an Express Connect circuit is optimized. You are no longer charged for initial installation fees of an Express Connect circuit, and the order page about the initial installation of an Express Connect circuit is not displayed in the Express Connect console.

Create and manage a dedicated connection over an Express Connect circuit

February 2022

Feature

Category

Description

References

Support for IPv6

New feature

The IPv4/IPv6 dual stack feature is supported. Requests from both IPv4 and IPv6 clients can be forwarded to backend servers.

August 2021

Feature

Category

Description

References

Monitoring and alerting for Express Connect circuits

New feature

Express Connect is integrated with CloudMonitor. You can view the status of Express Connect circuits updated in real time and configure alert rules. This helps you gain deep insights into Express Connect circuits and detect connectivity errors at the earliest opportunity to prevent service interruptions.

Monitoring and alerting for connections over Express Connect circuits

July 2021

Feature

Category

Description

References

Billing for outbound data transfer

New feature

Outbound data transfer refers to the data transfer from Alibaba Cloud to a data center. Starting July 1, 2021, you must enable billing for outbound data transfer before you can create a connection over an Express Connect circuit.

Support for shared ports

New feature

Alibaba Cloud offers shared ports. Express Connect partners can create shared ports instead of VBRs for tenants to manage hosted connections. Shared ports belong to tenants and are managed by tenants.

Overview of hosted connections

April 2021

Feature

Category

Description

References

VBR failover

New feature

Two VBRs can be added to a failover group. When Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) detects connectivity errors on one of the VBRs in a failover group, network traffic can be switched to the standby VBR within less than 1 second. This accelerates route convergence and prevents service interruptions.

Configure a failover group