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This topic describes feature release updates for Direct Connect (DC) versions. New features will roll out across regions gradually. Explore them now.
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- Beta products or features are not yet available to all users. To better understand the product, some companion documents for Beta products or features are available to all users. Meanwhile, some companion documents for Beta products or features are only visible to users who have enabled product capabilities. If you need a trial of Beta products or features, please contact your account manager to apply.
- The availability of regions and areas varies by product or feature. The regions available in the console shall prevail.
- To view past release records, see the History release notes.
July 2026
No. | Feature | Description | Status | Documentation |
1 | DC Connection | DC Connections with MACsec functionality are now available for application. | GA | |
2 | DC Connection | Optimized the onboarding process for DC Connections. | GA | |
3 | Global Direct Exchange Gateway | Global Direct Exchange Gateway (DXGW) launched for the first time. | Beta |
November 2025
No. | Feature | Description | Status | Documentation |
1 | DC Connection | Bare fiber DC connections may face link stability risks due to environmental factors, with potential downtime lasting hours or days. Be aware and fully assess your business situation to deploy disaster recovery. | GA |
October 2025
No. | Feature | Description | Status | Documentation |
1 | Cross-account authorization for Edge Interconnect | The DC Gateway supports attaching Edge Interconnect (EIC) for efficient and stable private network communication between edge nodes. | Beta | |
2 | Add disabled CIDR blocks for Virtual Interface | The Virtual Interface adds the following disabled CIDR blocks for interconnect IPs.
| GA |
October 10, 2025
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | DC health check | China (Guangzhou) region supports Health Check feature. | China (Guangzhou) | GA | |
2 | Outbound traffic package | An outbound traffic package is a prepaid traffic package provided by DC. After purchase, it automatically offsets the outbound traffic fee generated by your DC gateway, offering a more cost-effective solution compared to Pay-as-you-go. | All | | |
3 | QoS Policy feature becomes GA | DC supports QoS Policy. After attaching a DC Connection to a QoS Policy, outbound traffic can be scheduled according to the related QoS Policy. | | | |
4 | DC Connection metric monitoring | Support monitoring average bandwidth rate and average packet loss rate of QoS traffic queues; support monitoring bandwidth rate limiting for Virtual Interface. | | | |
5 | Apply for a DC Connection LOA | If the DC Connection access location is outside China, there is no need to fill in the Field Engineer information. | | | |
6 | Line detection supports BFD detection - echo packet mode | VolcanoEngine sends BFD echo packets, and the data center returns them to quickly detect reachability between network devices. | | Beta |
September 30, 2025
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Virtual Interface interconnect IP restriction | The following restrictions apply to Virtual Interface interconnect IP segments:
| All | GA |
July 24, 2025
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | DC Connection supports 400Gbps optical port specifications | Dedicated Line Classic mode’s Beijing-Langfang-C access point supports 400Gbps optical ports and user-to-cloud interconnection. | China (Beijing) | Beta | |
2 | DC health check | When you transmit business data between cloud/on-premises VolcanoEngine and the third-party cloud via a DC Connection, and any significant network fluctuations or unstable transmission links occur, you can use the DC health check to identify and detect network issues. | China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Johor) | GA |
June 4, 2025
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Custom ASN feature of the DC Gateway moves to GA | DC Gateway supports custom ASN, allowing you to set the ASN according to your needs. This applies when the DC Gateway is connected to multiple Cloud Enterprise Networks (CENs). | All | GA |
February 12, 2025
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Dedicated Line supports high reliability mode | The access point mode of the DC Connection supports Classic mode and high reliability mode. | All | GA |
December 06, 2024
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Supports QoS policy | Direct Connect supports QoS policies. After linking the DC Connection with a QoS policy, traffic outbound to the cloud can be queued and scheduled according to the related QoS policy. | All | Beta | |
2 | Direct Connect alarm policy adds Direct Connect status | Create CloudMonitor alarm policies to monitor the status of DC Connections. It is recommended to monitor only DC Connections in the Enabled status to avoid false alarms caused by incomplete construction of some connections. | | GA |
September 24, 2024
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | DC Gateway supports project management | The DC Gateway integrates with the project. You can manage DC Gateway resources by project and categorize and perform accounting through projects. | All | GA | |
2 | DC Gateway supports custom ASN | The DC Gateway supports custom ASN, allowing the ASN to be customized according to actual needs. This applies to scenarios where the DC Gateway is connected to multiple Cloud Enterprise Networks (CENs). | | Beta |
September 20, 2024
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Shared Line beta to GA | The Shared Line feature officially becomes GA. Shared Line operators can create shared lines for tenants, allowing tenants to use the shared lines created by operators directly. To become a Shared Line operator, you must first submit an application to VolcanoEngine. | All | GA |
July 19, 2024
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | New inbound bandwidth speed limit for Virtual Interface | The bandwidth rate limiting for the Virtual Interface has changed from outbound-only to bidirectional rate limiting. | All | GA | |
2 | Provide self-service documentation for troubleshooting Direct Connect faults | Add documentation for common issues and self-troubleshooting solutions of new DC Connections. | | |
May 29, 2024
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Supports Shared Virtual Interface capability | DC Connection supports creating Shared Virtual Interfaces for other accounts to use, enabling multiple accounts to share one physical connection. | All | Beta | |
2 | The port fee is displayed on the physical port order page | Product optimization supports displaying the port resource occupancy fee price on the DC Connection order page. | | GA | Not applicable |
April 12, 2024
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Modify DC Connection bandwidth | Supports modifying the bandwidth of a DC Connection, allowing bandwidth adjustment anytime after creation. | All | GA | |
2 | Provide on-premises switch configuration examples | Provide on-premises data center's switch configuration examples as a reference for your setup approach. | | GA | |
3 | Identity and Access Management (IAM) documentation optimization | Optimize and organize access control documentation, supplement common custom access policies for the DC product. | | GA |
January 19, 2024
No. | Feature | Description | Region | Stage | Documentation |
1 | Event alert | Direct Connect supports configuring event monitoring alarm rules. | All | GA |
Last updated: 2026.08.24 11:30:44
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