ANS-C01 Network Design Practice Question
A company is designing a hybrid network connecting on-premises data centers to AWS via AWS Direct Connect. The company requires high availability with multiple connections. Which design ensures that a failure of a single Direct Connect location does not impact connectivity?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse 'multiple connections' with 'location diversity,' assuming two connections at the same location provide sufficient redundancy, but AWS explicitly requires connections at different Direct Connect locations to protect against a location-level failure.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Provision two Direct Connect connections at two different Direct Connect locations.
Deploying two Direct Connect connections at two different Direct Connect locations ensures that a single location failure (e.g., power outage, fiber cut, or facility issue) does not affect connectivity. This design provides geographic redundancy, meeting the high availability requirement by eliminating a single point of failure at the Direct Connect location level.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Provision a single Direct Connect connection with a large bandwidth.
Why it's wrong here
A single connection is a single point of failure.
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Provision two Direct Connect connections at two different Direct Connect locations.
Why this is correct
Connections at different locations provide redundancy against a location failure.
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Provision two Direct Connect connections at the same AWS Direct Connect location.
Why it's wrong here
Both connections share the same physical location and are vulnerable to a location failure.
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Provision one Direct Connect connection and one AWS Site-to-Site VPN as backup.
Why it's wrong here
While VPN provides backup, it does not address the failure of the Direct Connect location itself.
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