Understanding AWS Networking Gateways

Course description

Do you know all about internet gateways and Network Address Translation (NAT) gateways, but when it comes to other gateway types, you start to struggle? Then this course is for you. You will learn about the different networking gateways that Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides. You will also go through scenarios where each can be used, and untangle when to use which gateway for AWS Direct Connect.

• Course level: Intermediate

• Duration: 1.5 hours

Activities

This course includes presentations.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

• Understand how to use different AWS networking gateways

• Become familiar with virtual private gateways, customer gateways, Direct Connect gateways, transit gateways, and local gateways

• Know which gateway to use with Direct Connect in different scenarios

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Software developers who know networking basics but want to dive deeper

• Solutions architects who want to better understand how to communicate across virtual private clouds (VPCs), AWS accounts, AWS Regions, AWS VPN services, and Direct Connect

• Everyone who knows internet gateways and NAT gateways and is curious about other AWS networking gateways

• Everyone who is unsure about when to use virtual private gateways, Direct Connect gateways, or transit gateways―especially in combination with Direct Connect

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• Familiarity with basic network architecture (CIDR ranges, subnets, internet gateway, NAT gateway, basic understanding of Direct Connect)

Course outline

Module 1: Networking Refresher

Provides a brief refresher of networking on AWS covering VPCs, internet gateways, NAT gateways, and VPC peering

• VPCs

• Internet gateway

• NAT gateway

• VPC peering

Module 2: AWS Networking Gateways

Dives into AWS networking gateway types, focusing on which gateways can be used with Direct Connect for which purpose and how some gateways can play together

• Virtual private gateway and scenario

• Customer gateway and scenario

• Direct Connect gateway and scenario

• Transit gateway and scenario

• Local gateway and scenario