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AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) glossary

Terms selected for AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) based on common objective language and practice focus.

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Path-vector routing protocol used to exchange routes between autonomous systems on the internet and private networks.

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AWS Direct Connect

Dedicated private network connection between on-premises infrastructure and AWS.

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Direct Connect Gateway

Resource that enables a Direct Connect connection to access VPCs in multiple regions.

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Site-to-Site VPN

IPsec tunnels connecting on-premises networks to AWS over the public internet.

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Transit Gateway Route Table

Routing policy table controlling how traffic flows between Transit Gateway attachments.

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VPC Peering

Point-to-point private connection between two VPCs for direct routing of private IP traffic.

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AWS PrivateLink

Service that provides private connectivity to services over interface endpoints without traversing the public internet.

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AWS Global Accelerator

Networking service that uses AWS global backbone and anycast IPs to improve availability and performance for internet applications.

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Route 53 Resolver

DNS resolution service for VPCs including inbound and outbound endpoints for hybrid DNS forwarding.

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Split-Horizon DNS

DNS pattern where internal and external clients receive different DNS answers for the same hostname.

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AWS Network Firewall

Managed network security service for stateful and stateless traffic filtering at VPC boundaries.

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Gateway Load Balancer

Load balancer type that distributes traffic to virtual network appliances such as firewalls and IDS systems.

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Jumbo Frames

Large Ethernet frames (MTU > 1500) used to improve throughput efficiency for compatible network paths.

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Flow Logs Troubleshooting

Using VPC Flow Logs to diagnose dropped packets, routing issues, and connectivity failures.

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Anycast

Addressing and routing method where the same IP is advertised from multiple locations, directing clients to nearest path.

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Hybrid Routing Priority

Deterministic path selection rules used when multiple routes exist between on-premises and AWS networks.

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