Common Multicloud Connectivity Scenarios

This topic describes some common connectivity design scenarios using Megaport , , and . The scenarios range from a simple partially-protected network to an end-to-end highly available resilient network for and hybrid cloud. For more information about different multicloud scenarios and defining your connectivity requirements, see the Design Scenarios for Multicloud — Diversity and Design Principles blog. You can also download our Multicloud Network Blueprints Infopaper at Multicloud Network Blueprints.

To help you architect your multicloud solution, you can download a Visio (VSDX) file with these scenarios.

Hybrid multicloud, non-redundant. Includes a single Port connecting to each CSP.

Property	Value
HA design	No
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes - 1 DC
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	No

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) — Specifically for Microsoft Azure

If 802.1ad not supported, use Scenario 3 (MCR).

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	1
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	4 (1 for each CSP)

Hybrid multicloud, non-redundant. Includes dual Ports configured as a connecting to each CSP in a HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes - 1 DC
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	No

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) — Specifically for Microsoft Azure

If 802.1ad not supported, use Scenario 3 (MCR).

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	2 (in LAG)
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	8 (2 for each CSP)

Hybrid cloud-to-cloud, non-redundant. Includes an MCR as a hub connecting a single Port in a DC with CSPs.

Property	Value
HA design	No
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes - 1 DC
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	No

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	1
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	Yes	1
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	5 (Including 1 for each CSP)

Hybrid multicloud, redundant (single location). Includes a Port in each diversity zone connecting to each CSP in a HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	No

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) — Specifically for Azure

If 802.1ad not supported, use MCR (Scenario 6).

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	2 (4 in a LAG)
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	8 (2 for each CSP)

Cloud-native, redundant. Includes dual MCRs as hubs that connect CSPs in a HA configuration without requiring on-premises infrastructure.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	No
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	No

Prerequisites

None required

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	No
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	Yes	2
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	8 (2 for each CSP)

Hybrid cloud-to-cloud, redundant (single location). Includes dual MCRs as hubs that connect a DC with a Port in each diversity zone to CSPs in a HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	No

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory).

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	2 (4 in a LAG)
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	Yes	2
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	10 (Including 2 for each CSP)

Hybrid multicloud, additional redundancy (multiple locations or regions). Includes a single Port in each DC connecting to CSPs in HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes - 2 DCs
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	Yes

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) — Specifically for Azure

If 802.1ad not supported, use MCR (Scenario 8).

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	2 (4 in a LAG)
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	8 (2 for each CSP)

Hybrid cloud-to-cloud, additional redundancy (multiple locations or regions). Includes dual MCRs as hubs that connect DCs with Ports to CSPs in a HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	Yes

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	2
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	Yes	2
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	10 (2 for each CSP + 2 optional)

Hybrid cloud-to-cloud, additional redundancy (multiple locations or regions). Includes dual MCRs as hubs that connect DCs with Ports in different diversity zones to CSPs in a HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes - 2 DCs
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	Yes

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	4
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	Yes	2
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	No
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	12 (2 for each CSP)

Branch-to-multicloud, not connected to data center, non-redundant. Includes a single MVE connecting CSPs and branches.

Property	Value
HA design	No
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	No
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	Yes

Prerequisites

None required

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	No
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	Yes	1
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	4 (1 for each CSP)

Branch-to-multicloud, not connected to data center, redundant. Includes dual MVEs connecting CSPs and branches in a HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	No
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	Yes

Prerequisites

None required

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	No
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	Yes	2
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	8 (2 for each CSP)

Branch-to-multicloud, connected to data center, non-redundant, dual underlay. Includes a single MVE connecting CSPs, branches, and a data center via a Port.

Property	Value
HA design	No
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes - 1 DC
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	Yes

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	1
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	Yes	1
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	5 (Including 1 for each CSP)

Branch-to-multicloud, connected to data center, redundant, dual underlay. Includes dual MVEs connecting CSPs, branches, and data centers via Ports in a HA configuration.

Property	Value
HA design	Yes
Multicloud	Yes
On-premises data center (colocation) or office	Yes - 2 DCs
On-premises geographically close to CSPs	N/A
Diverse regions	Yes

Prerequisites

Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX optical 1 Gbps, LR optical 10 Gbps, or LR4 100 Gbps ports
Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology	Required	How many?
Port	Yes	2
Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)	No
Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)	Yes	2
Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)	Yes	10 (2 for each CSP + 2 optional)