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Application Scenarios

VPC Endpoint establishes a secure and private channel between a VPC endpoint (cloud resources in a VPC) and a VPC endpoint service in the same region.

You can use VPC Endpoint in different scenarios.

Cross-VPC Connection

VPC Endpoint enables your resources in two different VPCs within a region to communicate with each other.

VPC endpoints and VPC peering connections are different in security, communications methods, route configurations, and more.

For details, see "What Are the Differences Between VPC Endpoint and VPC Peering Connections?" in the VPC Endpoint User Guide.

Figure 1 Cross-VPC connection

Figure 1 shows how an ECS in VPC 1 uses a VPC endpoint to access a load balancer in VPC 2 over a private network.

VPC Endpoint has the following advantages:

  • High performance

    Each gateway supports up to one million concurrent connections.

  • Simplified operations

    VPC Endpoint resources can be created within seconds and take effect quickly.

For details, see the following sections:

  • Configuring a VPC Endpoint for Communications Across VPCs of the Same Account
  • Configuring a VPC Endpoint for Communications Across VPCs of Different Accounts
Parent topic: Service Overview