What is the difference between Dedicated and Partner Interconnect?

Dedicated Interconnect is a direct physical connection between your on-premises router and Google's network at a colocation facility, available in 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps circuits. Partner Interconnect uses a supported service provider as an intermediary, available from 50 Mbps to 50 Gbps. Choose Dedicated when your data center is near a Google peering facility and you need high bandwidth; choose Partner when you need lower bandwidth or your facility is not near a Google location.

How do I achieve 99.99% availability with Cloud Interconnect?

Google's 99.99% availability SLA requires a minimum of four VLAN attachments across two Dedicated Interconnect connections in two different metropolitan areas (edge availability domains). Each metro area needs at least two connections in separate edge availability domains. The builder helps you configure this topology correctly with redundant Cloud Routers and proper BGP session configuration.

GCP Cloud Interconnect Config Builder

NetworkingGCP

Build Dedicated or Partner Interconnect configurations with VLAN attachments, BGP sessions, and bandwidth settings.

Cloud Interconnect Configuration

Build Dedicated or Partner Interconnect configurations with VLAN attachments, BGP sessions, and bandwidth settings.

Required Fields

nameinterconnectTypelinkTyperequestedLinkCountlocationattachments

{
  "name": "prod-interconnect",
  "interconnectType": "DEDICATED",
  "linkType": "LINK_TYPE_ETHERNET_10G_LR",
  "requestedLinkCount": 2,
  "location": "iad-zone1-1",
  "adminEnabled": true,
  "nocContactEmail": "noc@example.com",
  "description": "Primary 20Gbps dedicated interconnect to us-east4",
  "attachments": [
    {
      "name": "attach-prod-vpc-1",
      "region": "us-east4",
      "router": "projects/my-project/regions/us-east4/routers/prod-router",
      "vlanTag802_1q": 1000,
      "bandwidth": "BPS_10G",
      "type": "DEDICATED",
      "mtu": 1500,
      "encryption": "NONE",
      "candidateSubnets": ["169.254.0.0/29"],
      "cloudRouterIpAddress": "169.254.0.1/29",
      "customerRouterIpAddress": "169.254.0.2/29"
    },
    {
      "name": "attach-prod-vpc-2",
      "region": "us-east4",
      "router": "projects/my-project/regions/us-east4/routers/prod-router",
      "vlanTag802_1q": 1001,
      "bandwidth": "BPS_10G",
      "type": "DEDICATED",
      "mtu": 1500,
      "encryption": "NONE",
      "candidateSubnets": ["169.254.0.8/29"],
      "cloudRouterIpAddress": "169.254.0.9/29",
      "customerRouterIpAddress": "169.254.0.10/29"
    }
  ]
}

Generated Output

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About This Tool

Cloud Interconnect provides dedicated or partner connections between your on-premises network and Google Cloud VPCs, offering lower latency, higher bandwidth, and more consistent throughput than VPN tunnels. Dedicated Interconnect provides 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps physical connections at Google peering facilities, while Partner Interconnect uses a service provider to reach Google's network at bandwidths from 50 Mbps to 50 Gbps. This builder helps you configure VLAN attachments, BGP sessions, router configurations, and redundancy settings for production-grade hybrid connectivity.

When to Use This Tool

•Planning a redundant Dedicated Interconnect topology with connections in two metropolitan areas for 99.99% availability SLA
•Configuring Partner Interconnect VLAN attachments with BGP peering for branch offices that cannot justify dedicated connections
•Building the Cloud Router and VLAN attachment configuration for a multi-region interconnect setup with global routing enabled
•Estimating bandwidth and connection requirements for migrating large datasets or running latency-sensitive hybrid workloads

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Dedicated and Partner Interconnect?: Dedicated Interconnect is a direct physical connection between your on-premises router and Google's network at a colocation facility, available in 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps circuits. Partner Interconnect uses a supported service provider as an intermediary, available from 50 Mbps to 50 Gbps. Choose Dedicated when your data center is near a Google peering facility and you need high bandwidth; choose Partner when you need lower bandwidth or your facility is not near a Google location.
How do I achieve 99.99% availability with Cloud Interconnect?: Google's 99.99% availability SLA requires a minimum of four VLAN attachments across two Dedicated Interconnect connections in two different metropolitan areas (edge availability domains). Each metro area needs at least two connections in separate edge availability domains. The builder helps you configure this topology correctly with redundant Cloud Routers and proper BGP session configuration.

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GCP Cloud Interconnect Config Builder

NetworkingGCP

Build Dedicated or Partner Interconnect configurations with VLAN attachments, BGP sessions, and bandwidth settings.

Cloud Interconnect Configuration

Build Dedicated or Partner Interconnect configurations with VLAN attachments, BGP sessions, and bandwidth settings.

Required Fields

nameinterconnectTypelinkTyperequestedLinkCountlocationattachments

Generated Output

Output will appear here...

About This Tool

When to Use This Tool

•Planning a redundant Dedicated Interconnect topology with connections in two metropolitan areas for 99.99% availability SLA
•Configuring Partner Interconnect VLAN attachments with BGP peering for branch offices that cannot justify dedicated connections
•Building the Cloud Router and VLAN attachment configuration for a multi-region interconnect setup with global routing enabled
•Estimating bandwidth and connection requirements for migrating large datasets or running latency-sensitive hybrid workloads

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Dedicated and Partner Interconnect?: Dedicated Interconnect is a direct physical connection between your on-premises router and Google's network at a colocation facility, available in 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps circuits. Partner Interconnect uses a supported service provider as an intermediary, available from 50 Mbps to 50 Gbps. Choose Dedicated when your data center is near a Google peering facility and you need high bandwidth; choose Partner when you need lower bandwidth or your facility is not near a Google location.
How do I achieve 99.99% availability with Cloud Interconnect?: Google's 99.99% availability SLA requires a minimum of four VLAN attachments across two Dedicated Interconnect connections in two different metropolitan areas (edge availability domains). Each metro area needs at least two connections in separate edge availability domains. The builder helps you configure this topology correctly with redundant Cloud Routers and proper BGP session configuration.

Related Learning Guides

VPC Network Design Patterns28 min read