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Nine Common Scenarios for Multicloud Design
Megaport · 2019-01-08 · via Megaport Blog

How to use Megaport and Megaport Cloud Router for multicloud designs – from simple single-region to complex resilient multi-region architectures.

How to use Megaport and Megaport Cloud Router for multicloud designs – from simple single-region to complex resilient multi-region architectures.

When it comes to architecting cloud infrastructure to host business-critical applications, any enterprise should make sure they have measures in place to protect their organisation from experiencing an outage. A high-performance backup architecture could mean the difference between your mission-critical workloads running smoothly and major disruptions causing potential loss of data, customers, and revenue.

Some of the headaches you might experience when designing networks for hybrid and multicloud architectures include:

  • Moving data between CSPs
  • Knowing where to add resiliency
  • Knowing how much resiliency to add to meet budget

In order to solve for these potential issues, we’ll look at nine different design scenarios using Megaport and Megaport Cloud Router (MCR) that you can build. These range from a simple partially protected network to an end-to-end highly available resilient network for multicloud and hybrid cloud with an affordable price tag and with no lock-in contract.

Scenarios

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • Legends

Scenario 1

Single Megaport connecting to each CSP.

HA design

No

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes – 1 DC

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

Yes

Diverse regions

No

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) – Specifically for Microsoft Azure

Note: If 802.1ad not supported, use Scenario 3 (MCR).

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

1

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

No

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

4 (1 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

No

Single DC non-HA diagram

Scenario 2

Dual Megaports configured as a LAG that connects to each CSP in an HA configuration.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes – 1 DC

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

Yes

Diverse regions

No

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) – Specifically for Microsoft Azure

Note: If 802.1ad not supported, use Scenario 3 (MCR).

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

2 (in LAG)

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

No

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

8 (2 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

No

Single DC LAG HA diagram

Scenario 3

MCR as a hub that connects a single Megaport in a DC with CSPs.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes – 1 DC

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

No

Diverse regions

No

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

1

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

Yes

1

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

4 (1 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

Yes

1

Single DC non-HA MCR diagram

Scenario 4

Megaport in each Diversity Zone connecting to each CSP in an HA configuration.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

Yes

Diverse regions

No

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) – Specifically for Microsoft Azure

Note: If 802.1ad not supported, use MCR (Scenario 6).

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

2 (4 in a LAG)

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

No

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

8 (2 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

No

Single DC full HA diagram

Scenario 5

Dual MCRs as hubs that connect CSPs in an HA configuration without requiring on-premises infrastructure.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

No

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

N/A

Diverse regions

No

Prerequisites

  • None required

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

No

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

Yes

2

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

8 (2 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

No

Dual DC cloud only MCR diagram

Scenario 6

Dual MCRs as hubs that connect a DC with a Megaport in each Diversity Zone to CSPs in an HA configuration.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

No

Diverse regions

No

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

2 (4 in a LAG)

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

Yes

2

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

8 (2 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

Yes

2

Single DC full HA MCR diagram

Scenario 7

Single Megaport in each DC connecting to CSPs in HA configuration.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes – 2 DCs

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

Yes

Diverse regions

Yes

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) – Specifically for Microsoft Azure

Note: If 802.1ad not supported, use MCR (Scenario 8).

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

2 (4 in a LAG)

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

No

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

8 (2 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

No

Dual DC HA diagram

Scenario 8

Dual MCRs as hubs that connect DCs with Megaports to CSPs in an HA configuration.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

N/A

Diverse regions

Yes

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

2

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

Yes

2

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

8 (2 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

Yes

2 (plus 2 optional)

Dual DC HA MCR diagram

Scenario 9

Dual MCRs as hubs that connect DCs with Megaports in different Diversity Zones to CSPs in an HA configuration.

HA design

Yes

Multicloud

Yes

On-premises DC (Colo) or Office

Yes – 2 DCs

On-premises geographically close to CSPs

No

Diverse regions

Yes

Prerequisites

  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports LX Optical 1Gbps or LR Optical 10Gbps Ports
  • Customer (on-premises) network equipment supports BGP (for better path selection, not mandatory)

Megaport Technology Required

How many?

Megaport

Yes

4

Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)

Yes

2

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Same Metro

Yes

8 (2 for each CSP)

VXC (Virtual Cross Connect) – Long Haul

Yes

4

Dual DC full HA MCR diagram

Multicloud legend diagram

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