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ANS-C01: Simplifying Hybrid Cloud Connectivity to SD-WAN with AWS Transit Gateway Connect Attachments

Learn how to easily scale hybrid infrastructure to SD-WAN using AWS Transit Gateway Connect for simplified network integration and reduced operational complexity versus VPN-based architectures.

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Question

A marketing company is using hybrid infrastructure through AWS Direct Connect links and a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) overlay to connect its branch offices. The company connects multiple VPCs to a third-party SD-WAN appliance transit VPC within the same account by using AWS Site-to-Site VPNs.

The company is planning to connect more VPCs to the SD-WAN appliance transit VPC. However, the company faces challenges of scalability, route table limitations, and higher costs with the existing architecture. A network engineer must design a solution to resolve these issues and remove dependencies.

Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST amount of operational overhead?

A. Configure a transit gateway to attach the VPCs. Configure a Site-to-Site VPN connection between the transit gateway and the third-party SD-WAN appliance transit VPC. Use the SD-WAN overlay links to connect to the branch offices.
B. Configure a transit gateway to attach the VPCs. Configure a transit gateway Connect attachment for the third-party SD-WAN appliance transit VPC. Use transit gateway Connect native integration of SD-WAN virtual hubs with AWS Transit Gateway.
C. Configure a transit gateway to attach the VPCs. Configure VPC peering between the VPCs and the third-party SD-WAN appliance transit VPUse the SD-WAN overlay links to connect to the branch offices.
D. Configure VPC peering between the VPCs and the third-party SD-WAN appliance transit VPC. Use transit gateway Connect native integration of SD-WAN virtual hubs with AWS Transit Gateway.

Answer

B. Configure a transit gateway to attach the VPCs. Configure a transit gateway Connect attachment for the third-party SD-WAN appliance transit VPC. Use transit gateway Connect native integration of SD-WAN virtual hubs with AWS Transit Gateway.

Explanation

This avoids the overhead of:

  • Managing Site-to-Site VPN connectivity (A)
  • Constraints of VPC peering like route propagation (C)

Transit Gateway Connect provides:

  • Simplified interconnect architecture connecting SD-WAN to AWS
  • Reduced configuration compared to VPNs
  • Scalable connection of multiple VPCs without route limitations

Option B leverages the ease of use of Transit Gateway Connect to meet scalability and simplification goals with minimal ongoing management overhead.

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