Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) connectors
A cloud-to-cloud connector allows you to create and facilitate bidirectional communication between third-party devices and AWS.
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What is a cloud-to-cloud (C2C) connector?
A cloud-to-cloud connector is a pre-built software package that securely links the AWS Cloud to a third-party cloud provider's endpoint. Using the C2C connector, solution providers can leverage managed integrations for AWS IoT Device Management to control devices that are connected to third-party clouds.
Managed integrations includes a catalog of connectors where AWS customers can view and select connectors they want to integrate with. For more information, see What is the C2C connector catalog?
Managed integrations requires every connector be implemented as an AWS Lambda function.
What is the C2C connector catalog?
The managed integrations for AWS IoT Device Management connector catalog is a collection of C2C connectors that facilitate bidirectional communication between managed integrations for AWS IoT Device Management and a third-party cloud provider. You can view the connectors in the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI.
To use the console to view the managed integrations connector catalog
Open the managed integrations console
In the left navigation pane, choose Managed integrations
In the left navigation pane of the managed integrations console, choose Catalog.
AWS Lambda functions as C2C connectors
Every C2C connector Lambda function translates and transports commands and events between managed integrations and the corresponding actions on third-party platforms. For more information about Lambda, see What is AWS Lambda.
For example, suppose an end user owns a smart light-bulb manufactured by a third-party OEM. With a C2C connector, an end user can issue a command to turn on or off this light through a managed integrations platform. This command will then be forwarded to the Lambda function hosted in the connector, which will translate the request into an API call against the third-party platform to turn the device on or off.
The Lambda function is required when you call the CreateCloudConnector API. The
code that is deployed into the Lambda function must implement all of the interfaces and
functionality as mentioned in Build a C2C (Cloud-to-Cloud) connector.
Managed integrations connector workflow
Developers must register C2C connectors with managed integrations for AWS IoT Device Management. This registration process creates a logical connector resource that customers can access to use the connector.
Note
A C2C connector is a set of metadata created within managed integrations for AWS IoT Device Management to describe the connector.
The following diagram depicts a C2C connector's role when sending a command from the mobile application to a cloud-connected device. The C2C connector acts as a translation layer between managed integrations for AWS IoT Device Management and a third-party cloud platform.
Guidelines for using a C2C (cloud-to-cloud) connector
Any C2C connector you create is your content, and any C2C connector created by another customer that you access is third-party content. AWS does not create or manage any C2C connectors as part of managed integrations.
You may share your C2C connectors with other managed integrations customers. If you do, you authorize AWS as your service provider to list those C2C connectors and related contact information on the AWS console and you understand that other AWS customers may contact you. You are solely responsible for granting customers access to your C2C connectors and for any terms governing another AWS customer’s access to your C2C connectors.
