Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

CreateConnection

Creates a connection between a customer network and a specific AWS Direct Connect location.

A connection links your internal network to an AWS Direct Connect location over a standard Ethernet fiber-optic cable. One end of the cable is connected to your router, the other to an AWS Direct Connect router.

To find the locations for your Region, use DescribeLocations.

You can automatically add the new connection to a link aggregation group (LAG) by specifying a LAG ID in the request. This ensures that the new connection is allocated on the same AWS Direct Connect endpoint that hosts the specified LAG. If there are no available ports on the endpoint, the request fails and no connection is created.

Request Syntax


{
   "bandwidth": "string",
   "connectionName": "string",
   "lagId": "string",
   "location": "string",
   "providerName": "string",
   "requestMACSec": boolean,
   "tags": [ 
      { 
         "key": "string",
         "value": "string"
      }
   ]
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

bandwidth

The bandwidth of the connection.

Type: String

Required: Yes

connectionName

The name of the connection.

Type: String

Required: Yes

lagId

The ID of the LAG.

Type: String

Required: No

location

The location of the connection.

Type: String

Required: Yes

providerName

The name of the service provider associated with the requested connection.

Type: String

Required: No

requestMACSec

Indicates whether you want the connection to support MAC Security (MACsec).

MAC Security (MACsec) is only available on dedicated connections. For information about MAC Security (MACsec) prerequisties, see MACsec prerequisties in the AWS Direct Connect User Guide.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

tags

The tags to associate with the lag.

Type: Array of Tag objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item.

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "awsDevice": "string",
   "awsDeviceV2": "string",
   "awsLogicalDeviceId": "string",
   "bandwidth": "string",
   "connectionId": "string",
   "connectionName": "string",
   "connectionState": "string",
   "encryptionMode": "string",
   "hasLogicalRedundancy": "string",
   "jumboFrameCapable": boolean,
   "lagId": "string",
   "loaIssueTime": number,
   "location": "string",
   "macSecCapable": boolean,
   "macSecKeys": [ 
      { 
         "ckn": "string",
         "secretARN": "string",
         "startOn": "string",
         "state": "string"
      }
   ],
   "ownerAccount": "string",
   "partnerName": "string",
   "portEncryptionStatus": "string",
   "providerName": "string",
   "region": "string",
   "tags": [ 
      { 
         "key": "string",
         "value": "string"
      }
   ],
   "vlan": number
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

awsDevice

This parameter has been deprecated.

The Direct Connect endpoint on which the physical connection terminates.

Type: String

awsDeviceV2

The Direct Connect endpoint that terminates the physical connection.

Type: String

awsLogicalDeviceId

The Direct Connect endpoint that terminates the logical connection. This device might be different than the device that terminates the physical connection.

Type: String

bandwidth

The bandwidth of the connection.

Type: String

connectionId

The ID of the connection.

Type: String

connectionName

The name of the connection.

Type: String

connectionState

The state of the connection. The following are the possible values:

ordering: The initial state of a hosted connection provisioned on an interconnect. The connection stays in the ordering state until the owner of the hosted connection confirms or declines the connection order.
requested: The initial state of a standard connection. The connection stays in the requested state until the Letter of Authorization (LOA) is sent to the customer.
pending: The connection has been approved and is being initialized.
available: The network link is up and the connection is ready for use.
down: The network link is down.
deleting: The connection is being deleted.
deleted: The connection has been deleted.
rejected: A hosted connection in the ordering state enters the rejected state if it is deleted by the customer.
unknown: The state of the connection is not available.