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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +meta: |
| 3 | + title: InterLink FAQ |
| 4 | + description: Discover Scaleway InterLink. |
| 5 | +content: |
| 6 | + h1: VPC |
| 7 | +dates: |
| 8 | + created: 2024-12-13 |
| 9 | + validation: 2024-12-13 |
| 10 | +category: network |
| 11 | +productIcon: DirectConnectProductIcon |
| 12 | +--- |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +TODO CHECK PRODUCT ICON |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +## What is InterLink? |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +InterLink is Scaleway's product to let you create a secure, private connection between your external infrastructure, and your Scaleway VPC. This allows you to direct your traffic safely from your Scaleway infrastructure to your on-premises infrastructure, away from the public internet. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +Currently, InterLink is available in **hosted** version only. This means that you must choose a compatible [partner](/network/interlink/concepts/#partner) to facilitate the physical connection between the external infrastructure and the Scaleway VPC. The physical connection may be shared between several clients, each allocated a specific amount of bandwidth for their InterLink. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +<Lightbox src="scaleway-interlink-diag-simple.webp" alt="A diagram shows how a Scaleway VPC, to the left, can be attached to an InterLink, which then connects to external customer infrastructure." /> |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +For more information on how InterLink works, see our [detailed overview](/network/ipam/reference-content/overview/). |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## What is the difference between a V C-Private Network, a site-to-site VPN and a Scaleway InterLink? |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +VPC is a logically isolated private network within a Scaleway infrastructure where you can deploy resources, such as Instances, Managed Databases or Kubernetes Kapsule, away from the public internet. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Site-to-site VPN allows secure communication between your on-premises network and your cloud-based VPC over the public internet. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +Scaleway InterLink provides a hosted, private, and high-performance connection between your on-premises network and your VPC (physically hosted in a Scaleway data center). |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +## Does Scaleway InterLink support MPLS and L2 interconnections? |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +No, so far Scaleway InterLink only supports layer 3 interconnections in BGP mode. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +## Which partners are available to host my InterLink? |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +You can see the full range of available partners in the Scaleway [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) when you create an InterLink, or via the [API](https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/interlink/#path-partners-list-available-partners). If you're looking for a partner that isn't available, [get in touch](https://www.scaleway.com/en/contact-sales/) to let us know. |
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