Cloud Interconnect release notes

This page contains release notes for features and updates to Cloud Interconnect.

You can see the latest product updates for all of Google Cloud on the Google Cloud page, browse and filter all release notes in the Google Cloud console, or programmatically access release notes in BigQuery.

To get the latest product updates delivered to you, add the URL of this page to your feed reader, or add the feed URL directly: https://cloud.google.com/feeds/cloudinterconnect-release-notes.xml

February 15, 2024

Partner Interconnect supports dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 in Public Preview. For more information, see IPv6 support.

February 14, 2024

Cloud Interconnect supports VLAN attachments with a maximum transmission unit (MTU) up to 8896 bytes. For more information, see Cloud Interconnect MTU and Maximum transmission unit.

January 31, 2024

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Teraco Johannesburg Campus, South Africa
  • Africa Data Centres, Johannesburg JHB2

For more information, see the Locations table.

October 10, 2023

October 04, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • CyrusOne Phoenix - Phoenix

For more information, see the Locations table.

September 27, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Cologix MTL10-H - Montréal

For more information, see the Locations table.

September 15, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Quantum Switch DMM A - Dammam

For more information, see the Locations table.

August 22, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Level(3) Berlin, Berlin
  • NTT Berlin 1 Data Center (BER1), Berlin

For more information, see the Locations table.

August 14, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following region:

  • europe-north1 (Finland)

With the completion of this region, all regions available to Dedicated Interconnect and Partner Interconnect are now Dataplane v2-enabled. Any new VLAN attachment that you create in a region is automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2.

Any existing VLAN attachments that are still on Dataplane v1 can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

July 26, 2023

July 17, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following region:

  • us-south1 (Dallas)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in this region are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for this regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

July 13, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facility:

  • CS LoxInfo Data Center - The Cloud, Bangkok

For more information, see the Locations table.

July 06, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following region:

  • southamerica-west1 (Santiago)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in this region are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for this regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

June 08, 2023

Dual-stack IPv6 support on Dedicated Interconnect is now generally available. This launch includes IPv6 support for both Cloud Router and Cloud Interconnect products.

June 07, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • europe-west3 (Germany)
  • southamerica-east1 (São Paulo)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

May 31, 2023

Cross-Cloud Interconnect is now generally available. Cross-Cloud Interconnect is a new variant of Cloud Interconnect that helps you establish high-bandwidth dedicated connectivity between Google Cloud and another cloud service provider.

When you buy Cross-Cloud Interconnect, Google provisions a dedicated physical connection between the Google network and that of another cloud service provider. You can use this connection to peer your Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network with your network that's hosted by a supported cloud service provider. Supported providers include the following:

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
  • Alibaba Cloud

For more information about the benefits and limitations of Cross-Cloud Interconnect, see the Cross-Cloud Interconnect overview.

May 11, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • asia-northeast1 (Tokyo)
  • asia-northeast2 (Osaka)
  • europe-central2 (Poland)
  • asia-south2 (Delhi)
  • australia-southeast2 (Melbourne)
  • europe-southwest1 (Madrid)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

May 04, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Interxion Brussels (BRU1), Brussels

For more information, see the Locations table.

April 26, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • northamerica-northeast2 (Toronto)
  • europe-central2 (Poland)
  • europe-west8 (Milan)
  • europe-west9 (Paris)
  • me-west1 (Tel-Aviv)
  • asia-south1 (Mumbai)
  • australia-southeast1 (Sydney)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

April 06, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Ascenty - Chile 1, Santiago
  • Globe Roosevelt (QC2), Manila
  • ePLDT Vitro Makati, Manila

For more information, see the Locations table.

March 30, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Ooredoo QDC5 (Qatar Data Center Ooredoo), Doha
  • Quantum Switch (QSDC), Doha

For more information, see the Locations table.

March 23, 2023

Dedicated Cloud Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Telecom Italia Cebrosa Campus, Turin

For more information, see the Locations table.

March 22, 2023

In addition to the existing values of 1440 and 1500, Cloud Interconnect now lets you configure your VLAN attachments with an MTU value of 1460. This configuration setting is available for all VLAN attachments for both Partner Interconnect and Dedicated Interconnect.

To minimize the risk of packet loss, Google recommends that you configure the same MTU value on your VPC network, on-premises routers, and associated VLAN attachments whenever possible.

The default MTU for VLAN attachments that you create for Cloud Interconnect is still 1440.

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • asia-east2 (Hong Kong)
  • asia-northeast3 (Seoul)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

March 15, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • asia-east1 (Taiwan)
  • asia-southeast1 (Singapore)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

March 08, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • europe-west2 (UK)
  • northamerica-northeast1 (Montréal)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

February 22, 2023

HA VPN over Cloud Interconnect is generally available. With HA VPN over Cloud Interconnect, you can use Cloud VPN to encrypt your Cloud Interconnect traffic by deploying HA VPN tunnels over your VLAN attachments.

For more information, see the HA VPN over Cloud Interconnect overview.

February 21, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following region:

  • us-east1 (South Carolina)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

February 15, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • us-west1 (Oregon)
  • europe-west4 (Netherlands)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

February 09, 2023

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Ooredoo QDC5 (Qatar Data Center Ooredoo), Doha
  • Quantum Switch (QSDC), Doha

For more information, see the Locations table.

February 08, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • us-west3 (Salt Lake City)
  • europe-west1 (Belgium)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

For the list of all regions that are Dataplane v2-enabled, see the Locations table (Dedicated Interconnect) or Supported service providers (Partner Interconnect).

January 19, 2023

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Telefónica Nabiax Alcala datacentre, Madrid
  • Telecom Italia Cebrosa Campus, Turin

For more information, see the Locations table.

January 18, 2023

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • us-west2 (Los Angeles)
  • us-west4 (Las Vegas)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

December 29, 2022

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Lamda Hellix Athens Campus (Athens-1 & Athens-2), Athens

For more information, see the Locations table.

December 15, 2022

Dataplane v2 for Cloud Interconnect is fully available for customers using Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect in the following regions:

  • us-central1 (Iowa)
  • us-east4 (Virginia)

All new VLAN attachments that you create in these regions are automatically provisioned on Dataplane v2. Existing VLAN attachments for these regions can be migrated to Dataplane v2. You can migrate existing attachments yourself by re-creating the attachments, or you can request and schedule an assisted migration. Contact Google Cloud Support for assistance.

November 18, 2022

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Telecom Italia Sparkle Milano Data Center, Milan

For more information, see the Locations table.

October 06, 2022

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Equinix SO2, Sofia

For more information, see the Locations table.

September 29, 2022

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • True IDC - North Muang Thong, Bangkok

For more information, see the Locations table.

Dedicated Interconnect support is removed from the following colocation facilities:

  • Equinix Atlanta (AT2/3), Atlanta

For information about the available colocation facilities, see the Locations table.

September 19, 2022

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • Telecom Italia Rozzano Data Center, Milan
  • Bulk Oslo Internet Exchange - OS-IX, Oslo

For more information, see the Locations table.

August 17, 2022

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • DATA4 Milan-Cornaredo, Milan
  • Telehouse - Paris 2 (Voltaire - Léon Frot), Paris

For more information, see the Locations table.

August 03, 2022

Dedicated Interconnect support is available in the following colocation facilities:

  • NXDATA-1 Bucharest Romania (BU1), Bucharest
  • TIS Lammed, Tel Aviv
  • Bitech SDS, Tel Aviv

For more information, see the Locations table.

December 01, 2021

Partner Interconnect users receive notifications about scheduled infrastructure maintenance events. For more information, see the Cloud Interconnect FAQ.

May 07, 2021

Cloud Interconnect support for GRE traffic is available in General Availability. For more information, see the Cloud Interconnect overview.

March 16, 2021

Cloud Interconnect support for GRE traffic is available in Preview. For more information, see the Cloud Interconnect overview.

January 11, 2021

Support for 1500 MTU for Cloud Interconnect is now available in General Availability.

October 28, 2020

Organization policy constraints for Cloud Interconnect is now available in General Availability.

August 19, 2020

Organization policy constraints for Cloud Interconnect is available in Beta .

To control which VPC networks can use Cloud Interconnect, you can set an organization policy. For more information, see Restricting Cloud Interconnect usage.

June 16, 2020

The public documentation for Cloud Interconnect is now located under the Network Connectivity page.

October 01, 2019

100G ports for Dedicated Interconnect is Generally Available.

20G and 50G interconnect attachments for Dedicated Interconnect or Partner Interconnect are Generally Available.

March 29, 2019

Support for 100G ports for Dedicated Interconnect is available in Beta.

March 08, 2019

For Google Cloud Interconnect - Dedicated, setting a VLAN attachment's capacity and modifying a VLAN attachment through Google Cloud Platform Console are Generally Available.

February 22, 2019

For Google Cloud Interconnect - Dedicated, setting a VLAN attachment's capacity and modifying a VLAN attachment are available in Beta.

June 11, 2018

Google Cloud Interconnect - Partner is Generally Available.

April 24, 2018

Google Cloud Interconnect - Partner is available in Beta. Partner Interconnect enables you to connect to Google's network through a supported service provider.

October 23, 2017

Google Cloud Interconnect - Dedicated is Generally Available.

August 17, 2017

Google Cloud Interconnect - Dedicated is available in Beta. Dedicated Interconnect extends your on-premises network to Google's network through a dedicated physical connection.