Network system and method for cross region virtual private network peering

A networking system, comprising:

• a first gateway hardware group configured to receive a data communication from a virtual machine (“VM”) in a first virtual private cloud (“VPC”), the data communication including routing information for transmitting the data communication to a VM in a second VPC;
• a second gateway hardware group configured to receive the data communication from the first gateway hardware group, the second gateway hardware group being distinct from the first gateway hardware group;
• and
• a connection line that transmits data between the first gateway hardware group and the second gateway hardware group, the connection line having a globally unique identification (“ID”) assigned thereto, and a portion of a total network traffic capacity of the connection line being reserved for exclusive use of data transmissions being routed from the first VPC to the second VPC.

A networking system, comprising:

• a plurality of distinct gateway hardware groups including a first gateway hardware group communicatively connected to a second gateway hardware group via a first connection line and communicatively connected to a third gateway hardware group via a second connection line, the second gateway hardware group being communicatively connected to the third gateway hardware group via a third connection line,
• wherein the first gateway hardware group is configured to receive a data communication from a virtual machine (“VM”) in a first virtual private cloud (“VPC”), the data communication including routing information for transmitting the data communication to one of a VM in a second VPC or a VM in a third VPC,
• wherein the second gateway hardware group is configured to receive the data communication from the first gateway hardware group,
• wherein the third gateway hardware group is configured to receive the data communication from the first gateway hardware group, and
• wherein the first connection line, the second connection line, and the third connection line each have a globally unique identification (“ID”) assigned thereto, respectively, and each supports transmission of layer 2 security protocol network traffic, and a portion of a total network traffic capacity of each of the first connection line, the second connection line, and the third connection line being reserved for exclusive use of data transmissions being routed between the first VPC, the second VPC, and the third VPC.

One or more computer-readable media having instructions, which when executed, cause one or more processing units to perform acts, comprising:

• receiving, at a first gateway hardware group, a data communication from a virtual machine (“VM”) in a first virtual private cloud (“VPC”), the data communication including routing information for transmitting the data communication to a VM in a second VPC;
• transmitting the data communication from the first gateway hardware group to a second gateway hardware group via a connection line having a globally unique identification (“ID”) assigned thereto, the second gateway hardware group being distinct from the first gateway hardware group;
• reserving a portion of a total network traffic capacity of the connection line for exclusive use of data transmissions being routed from the first VPC to the second VPC;
• and
• routing the data communication from the second gateway hardware group to the second VPC.