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. |
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. |
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. | |
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. | |
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. |
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. |
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. | |
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. |
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. |
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. |