AWS vpn documentation change

Service: vpn · 2026-05-07 · Documentation low

File: vpn/latest/s2svpn/modify-vpn-connection-options.md

Summary

Added detailed section for modifying VPN tunnel bandwidth with region availability

Security assessment

New section documents operational feature for bandwidth scaling. No security implications or security features described.

Diff

diff --git a/vpn/latest/s2svpn/modify-vpn-connection-options.md b/vpn/latest/s2svpn/modify-vpn-connection-options.md
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@@ -6,0 +7,2 @@
+Modify tunnel bandwidth
+
@@ -14,0 +17,2 @@ You can modify the connection options for your Site-to-Site VPN connection. You
+  * The tunnel bandwidth for the VPN connection. `standard` supports up to 1.25 Gbps per tunnel, while `large` supports up to 5 Gbps per tunnel. Large bandwidth is only available for VPN connections attached to a transit gateway or to Cloud WAN. For more information, see [Large Bandwidth Tunnels](./VPNTunnels.html#large-bandwidth-tunnels).
+
@@ -43,0 +48,59 @@ When you modify the VPN connection options, the VPN endpoint IP addresses on the
+## Modify tunnel bandwidth
+
+You can modify the tunnel bandwidth of existing VPN connections, switching between `standard` (up to 1.25 Gbps per tunnel) and `large` (up to 5 Gbps per tunnel) without recreating VPN connections. This allows you to perform an in-place modification to scale your tunnel bandwidth up or down based on your requirements.
+
+The ability to modify tunnel bandwidth is available in the following AWS Regions:
+
+  * Africa (Cape Town)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Osaka)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Seoul)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Sydney)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Taipei)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Thailand)
+
+  * Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
+
+  * Europe (Frankfurt)
+
+  * Europe (London)
+
+  * Europe (Paris)
+
+  * Europe (Spain)
+
+  * Europe (Stockholm)
+
+  * Mexico (Central)
+
+  * South America (São Paulo)
+
+  * US East (N. Virginia)
+
+  * US East (Ohio)
+
+  * US West (N. California)
+
+  * AWS GovCloud (US-West)
+
+
+
+
+In regions where modifying tunnel bandwidth is not supported, you'll need to first delete the VPN connection, and then create a new VPN connection and set the tunnel bandwidth to **Large**.
+