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Preparations

Before enabling Direct Connect, you need to make full preparations, including selecting an appropriate Direct Connect location and consulting the carrier about the site survey.

Selecting a Direct Connect Location

When selecting a location, you need to consider the distance to your data center, carrier, and port.
  • Distance to your data center

    Select a location nearest to your data center to reduce network latency. The telecom carriers and bandwidth capabilities vary at different locations.

  • Carrier

    Select a carrier that can best meet your service requirements. Generally, you can choose one from carriers such as China Unicom, China Telecom, and China Mobile.

  • Port

    Decide what type of port you want to use, an optical port or electrical port.

    • Optical port: The carrier directly provides an optical path on the transmission network for the end user. The optical port speed is infinite depends on auto-negotiation rate of optical modules at both ends, for example, 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, and 100GE.
    • Electrical port: Generally, RJ45 ports are used. The carrier uses an optical transceiver to convert electrical signals to optical signals required on the transmission network. According to industry standards, this type of port is used when the bandwidth is less than 100 Mbit/s.
      • Currently, 1GE and 10GE single-mode optical ports can transmit data up to 10 km. If you need an optical port that can transmit data for more than 10 km, or you need a 40GE or 100GE port, you need to purchase optical modules by yourself.
      • Ensure that the leased line provider can provide optical fibers to connect to Direct Connect devices.
      • No O/E conversion device is allowed on HUAWEI CLOUD. Ensure that the leased line provider uses the correct line type to connect to Direct Connect devices.

Table 1 lists available Direct Connect locations. To obtain detailed equipment room address of a location, contact the Direct Connect manager or submit a service ticket.

Table 1 Direct Connect locations

Geographic Region

City

Region

Location

IDC

Chinese mainland

Beijing

CN North-Beijing4

Langfang-Guangyang-Huawei

Huawei

Beijing-Tongzhou-Huitian

Huitian

Beijing-Yizhuang-Centrin

Centrin Data Systems

Beijing-Yizhuang-Yatai

Yatai Zhongli

Chinese mainland

Beijing

CN North-Ulanqab1

Ulanqab-Jining-Huawei

Huawei

Chinese mainland

Shanghai

CN East-Shanghai2

Shanghai-Pudong-GDS

GDS

Shanghai-Baoshan-Baoxin

Baoxin

Shanghai-Jiading-Sinnet

Sinnet

Suzhou

CN East-Shanghai1

Suzhou-Kunshan-GDS

GDS

Suzhou-Wuzhong-Guoke

China Unicom

Guangzhou

CN South-Guangzhou

Guangzhou-Huangpu-Huaxinyuan

Bigone

Guangzhou-Fanyu-University town

Bigone

Guiyang

CN Southwest-Guiyang1

Guiyang-Gui'an-Mobile

China Mobile

Guiyang-Gui'an-Unicom

China Unicom

Asia Pacific

Hong Kong

CN-Hong Kong

Hong Kong-Sha Tin-Telecom

China Telecom

Hong Kong-Sai Kung-Mobile

China Mobile

Bangkok

AP-Bangkok

Bangkok-NTT

NTT

Bangkok-TRUE

TRUE

Singapore

AP-Singapore

Singapore-DataPro

Equinix

Singapore-Global Switch

Global Switch

South Africa

Johannesburg

AF-Johannesburg

Johannesburg-Vodacom

Vodacom

Johannesburg-MTN

MTN

Johannesburg-IS Parklands

Internet Solutions Parklands

Johannesburg-Teraco

Teraco

Latin America

Mexico

LA-Mexico City1

Mexico-Ixtlahuaca

Ixtlahuaca

Sao Paulo

LA-Sao Paulo1

Sao Paulo-Telefonica TB1

Telefonica TB1

Sao Paulo-Equinix

Equinix

Sao Paulo-ODATA

OData

Santiago

LA-Santiago

Santiago-Paine

Paine

Santiago-Claro

Claro

Site Survey by the Carrier

After you select a location, contact the carrier for a site survey.

  1. Consult the carrier about the way to access the cloud.

    You can contact the Direct Connect manager or submit a service ticket to obtain the detailed address of the equipment room.

  2. Submit an application to HUAWEI CLOUD for conducting a site survey in the equipment room.

    The application must include the name, ID card number, contact information of the personnel who will go to the equipment room for the site survey.

    If the site survey can be completed at the carrier's meet-me room, you do not need to submit an application.

  3. After the application is approved, HUAWEI CLOUD will assist the carrier in entering the equipment room for completing the site survey within two working days.
  4. Request the carrier to carry out the site survey and confirm the fees, including the costs of:
    • Port (paid to HUAWEI CLOUD) and one-time setup (free for now)
    • Leased line (paid to the carrier)
    • In-building cabling