26 November 2024

New features on the Cloud ROUTER

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The DE-CIX Cloud ROUTER is an easy-to-deploy virtual routing service that allows you to establish private Layer 3 connectivity between public and private clouds. You can route traffic across your multi-cloud network more efficiently and at scale to achieve optimal performance, security, and control.

We are now excited to announce some new features to the service – available on the DE-CIX customer portal.

Introducing BGP policy attachments

We have introduced attaching inbound and outbound policies in the portal for the DE-CIX Cloud ROUTER. With BGP policies, you can control and influence how routing information is announced to or received from external connections, as well as how it is processed and potentially modified.

With this new feature, you can easily apply tailored routing policies directly to your services. Whether you want to filter routes, adjust BGP attributes, or enforce specific routing rules, our enhanced interface ensures a seamless experience. Take full control of your network traffic with just a few clicks.

Further usability boosts

We have also introduced other improvements to further improve the usability of the service:    

  • The new “Received At” column in the routing table view gives you better insights into the timestamp of each route entry, making it easier to analyze updates and debug connectivity issues.
  • The “Shutdown BGP” option allows you to temporarily disable BGP sessions with a single click, directly in the portal. This feature provides greater flexibility for maintenance or troubleshooting, without requiring service reconfiguration.

Log into the portal to explore the new features and let us know if you have any feedback!