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AWS directconnect documentation change

Service: directconnect · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: directconnect/latest/UserGuide/remote_regions.md

Summary

Updated documentation to replace 'AWS Direct Connect' with 'Direct Connect' terminology throughout the file

Security assessment

Changes are purely branding/terminology updates (removing 'AWS' from product name). No security configurations, vulnerabilities, or mitigations were added or modified.

Diff

diff --git a/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/remote_regions.md b/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/remote_regions.md
index 9761de4f8..5f2cfb0f2 100644
--- a//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/remote_regions.md
+++ b//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/remote_regions.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ Access to public services in a remote RegionAccess to VPCs in a remote RegionNet
-# Access to remote AWS Direct Connect Regions
+# Access to remote Direct Connect Regions
@@ -9 +9 @@ Access to public services in a remote RegionAccess to VPCs in a remote RegionNet
-AWS Direct Connect locations in public Regions or AWS GovCloud (US) can access public services in any other public Region (excluding China (Beijing and Ningxia)). In addition, AWS Direct Connect connections in public Regions or AWS GovCloud (US) can be configured to access a VPC in your account in any other public Region (excluding China (Beijing and Ningxia). You can therefore use a single AWS Direct Connect connection to build multi-Region services. All networking traffic remains on the AWS global network backbone, regardless of whether you access public AWS services or a VPC in another Region.
+Direct Connect locations in public Regions or AWS GovCloud (US) can access public services in any other public Region (excluding China (Beijing and Ningxia)). In addition, Direct Connect connections in public Regions or AWS GovCloud (US) can be configured to access a VPC in your account in any other public Region (excluding China (Beijing and Ningxia). You can therefore use a single Direct Connect connection to build multi-Region services. All networking traffic remains on the AWS global network backbone, regardless of whether you access public AWS services or a VPC in another Region.
@@ -13 +13 @@ Any data transfer out of a remote Region is billed at the remote Region data tra
-For more information about the routing policies and supported BGP communities for an AWS Direct Connect connection, see [Routing policies and BGP communities](./routing-and-bgp.html).
+For more information about the routing policies and supported BGP communities for an Direct Connect connection, see [Routing policies and BGP communities](./routing-and-bgp.html).
@@ -23 +23 @@ After you have created a public virtual interface and established a BGP session
-You can create a _Direct Connect gateway_ in any public Region. Use it to connect your AWS Direct Connect connection over a private virtual interface to VPCs in your account that are located in different Regions or to a transit gateway. For more information, see [AWS Direct Connect gateways](./direct-connect-gateways.html).
+You can create a _Direct Connect gateway_ in any public Region. Use it to connect your Direct Connect connection over a private virtual interface to VPCs in your account that are located in different Regions or to a transit gateway. For more information, see [Direct Connect gateways](./direct-connect-gateways.html).
@@ -25 +25 @@ You can create a _Direct Connect gateway_ in any public Region. Use it to connec
-Alternatively, you can create a public virtual interface for your AWS Direct Connect connection and then establish a VPN connection to your VPC in the remote Region. For more information about configuring VPN connectivity to a VPC, see [Scenarios for Using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_Scenarios.html) in the _Amazon VPC User Guide_. 
+Alternatively, you can create a public virtual interface for your Direct Connect connection and then establish a VPN connection to your VPC in the remote Region. For more information about configuring VPN connectivity to a VPC, see [Scenarios for Using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_Scenarios.html) in the _Amazon VPC User Guide_. 
@@ -42 +42 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-What is AWS Direct Connect?
+What is Direct Connect?