Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) glossary

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You must become familiar with a few terms to use VPC. The glossary and its description are as follows:

ACG (Access Control Group)

A stateful-based firewall service that controls and manages network access between servers

Internet Gateway

A connection point between a subnet and the Internet, enabling Internet access for Public subnets linked to an Internet gateway

NAT Gateway

A connection point used by a private subnet with limited Internet access to communicate with the outside world, minimizing the exposure of the IP address

Network ACL (Network Access Control List)

A stateless service that controls network access between subnets

Route Table

Routing rule data that defines network routes by entering destinations and targets

Subnet

A network area that is subdivided for a specific purpose within an assigned VPC and can be assigned a network address from /16 to 28

Virtual Private Gateway

A secure connection point between a VPC and an external network device to improve availability when connecting to a customer's on-premises environment

VPC

A service that provides a completely logically separate, customer-only network in the public cloud with IP network space up to /16 (IP band: RFC 1918)

VPC Peering

A private connection service with other VPCs that provides one-way communication

Private Link

Connects the customer's VPC and various services as a private network
Creates an endpoint interface to connect with an endpoint service