# OVHCLOUD ON DEMAND

OVHcloud Connect provides private and reliable network connectivity to the OVHcloud across a dedicated private connection – allowing customers to bypass the public internet.

Colt supports **OVHcloud Connect Direct (dedicated ports)** on the On Demand platform.\
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Dedicated ports allow customers to establish multiple BGP peerings across the same OVHcloud port. On Demand circuit connections can be established in near real time, but a physical cross connect is required between the OVHcloud Connect Direct and the Colt network.

| Feature                                                                       | Dedicated Port                         |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| OVHcloud Connect Direct handover                                              | New port and fibre cross connect       |
| Delivery experience                                                           | Multiple days for physical fibre build |
| OVHcloud Connect Direct bandwidths                                            | 1Gbps or 10Gbps                        |
| BGP peering / VLAN                                                            | Multiple BGP peerings / VLAN           |
| Bandwidth changes on On Demand circuit (flexing, BW Boost, permanent upgrade) | Yes – up to dedicated port speed       |

### OVHCLOUD CONNECT DIRECT PORTS

OVHcloud Connect Direct ports support multiple BGP peerings with OVHcloud.

Dedicated ports are the best OVHcloud Connect Direct solution where a customer needs to establish multiple peerings with OVHcloud at the same physical Direct Connect location.

#### OVHCLOUD CONNECT DIRECT PORTS (VIA CLOUD PORT PAGE)

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Customers will need to first request a dedicated port via the OVHcloud subscription, taking care to select the correct OVHcloud Connect region and OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated PoP. A Letter of Authority (LOA) is then generated within the OVHcloud console which should be uploaded to the On Demand portal using the button provided.

*\*IMPORTANT – it is important that the customer selects the correct* OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated *region and* OVHcloud Connect Direct  Dedicated *PoP location within the OVHcloud Console.\**

Each OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated PoP is linked to a primary region – but customers can access multiple regions.

1Gbps and 10Gbps dedicated ports are supported on the On Demand platform.

Once the request has been placed, Colt’s delivery team will arrange for the cross connect between the Colt On Demand port and the OVHcloud router using the information provided within the LOA. The typical lead time for the cross connect is 5 working days.

#### CONNECTIONS TO OVHCLOUD CONNECT DIRECT DEDICATED PORTS

OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated ports are based on a standard port model, which means that single or multiple circuit connections can be routed to a single OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated port.

The standard port VLAN modes apply at the customer A end site.

Under the dedicated port model, OVHcloud do not impose any bandwidth on VLANs – they are dynamically scaled.

The following VLAN modes apply at the OVHcloud B end (i.e. dedicated port end), summarised in the below table:

| Mode      | Application                                                                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Open port | OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated port mapped to a single circuit connection | Port based handover, all OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated VLANs are passed transparently across the Colt network to the B end port Customer is responsible for allocating VLANs via the OVHcloud Console (Filter VLAN option at A end site not supported) |

#### OVHCLOUD CONNECT DIRECT DEDICATED PORT CONFIGURATION

The below diagram summarises the configuration:

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#### OVHCLOUD CONNECT DIRECT DEDICATED PORT CUSTOMER JOURNEY

The customer journey to establish end to end connectivity to an OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated port is illustrated below. Note that the LOA must be requested for the correct OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated Region and OVHcloud Connect Direct Dedicated PoP associated with that region.

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