1. Using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect Classic
  2. Getting Started with the Service
  3. Before You Begin with FastConnect Classic

Before You Begin with FastConnect Classic

Before you begin using FastConnect Classic, ensure you are familiar with the following:

  • Create and configure your account on Oracle Cloud.
  • Understand the features of the service. See About FastConnect Classic.
  • Be familiar with the FastConnect Classic terminology. See Terminology.

  • Ensure that you are accessing Oracle Cloud services.

  • Ensure that FastConnect Classic is available in the region where your Oracle Cloud services are provisioned. To find where your Oracle Cloud services are provisioned, contact your Oracle account team or look at the service details in the Infrastructure Classic Console. For the most up-to-date listing of locations, where FastConnect Classic is available, see http://cloud.oracle.com/data-regions or contact your Oracle Sales representative.

    You can also contact your Oracle Sales representative to identify the solution that suits your requirement. Your Oracle sales representative provides the following information:

    • Whether your infrastructure is colocated with the Oracle data center or if you can connect from a remote data center.

    • The list of FastConnect Classic partners that are available in your region.

  • Based on the information provided by your Oracle sales representative, identify the following:

    • The type of connection that you want to establish. If your infrastructure is colocated with the Oracle data center, connect using Direct Cross Connects. If Oracle FastConnect Partner partners are available in your region and you are an existing customer with the specified partner, then connect through an Oracle FastConnect Partner.

    • If you are connecting through an Oracle FastConnect Partner, select a partner based on the availability in your location.

    • The location where you’ll provision FastConnect Classic. This is the location where your Oracle Cloud services are provisioned.

    • The type of peering: public or private peering depending on whether you want to advertise public and private IP prefixes. See Peering Types.

    • The appropriate port speed that you can use.

      • Port speed 1 Gbps is available for both connection types.

      • Port speed 10 Gbps is available only when you want to establish a connection through Direct Cross Connects or only if you choose Equinix as your Oracle FastConnect Partner. Port speed of 10 Gbps is not available through other partners.

    You can also consult with your Oracle sales representative to make these decisions.

  • Complete the additional prerequisites that are specific to the selected connection type.

  • Fulfill all the network requirements.