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Adding a connection between two Oracle locations

You can use Lumen® Ethernet On‑Demand to connect two Oracle (FastConnect) locations. To create the connection, you'll need Oracle Cloud identifiers (OCIDs) from Oracle. Be sure to have that information hand to type in (or copy/paste). Learn more about creating an OCID with Oracle

There are three steps to successfully add and use a connection between two Oracle locations:

1. Prepare the Oracle connection
2. Add the connection in Control Center
3. Complete the Oracle connection

Note: You can only use OCIDs set up for Ethernet to create a connection. Once you add the OCID to the connection, Control Center automatically selects the on ramp based on the region you selected when you created the OCID. 

Step 1: Prepare the Oracle connection

To prepare the connection in Oracle: 

  1. Go to the Oracle Cloud page and sign in.
  1. Create a dynamic routing gateway (DRG). 
  1. Create a FastConnect connection using Lumen: Cloud Connect Ethernet as the provider. 
  1. Copy the OCID for the connection. You'll paste this when creating the Ethernet connection in Control Center. 

Step 2: Add the connection in Control Center

To add the Ethernet On‑Demand connection:

  1. Using the left menu, click Services, then click Add Services.

    Control Center shows services you can add with the Lumen digital experience.
Add Services
  1. Click + Add for Ethernet On-Demand.
  1. From the Customer Account and Billing Account lists, select the customer number and billing account number you want to add Ethernet On-Demand to.
  1. In the Service Nickname field, type a name for the connection you're creating. (Be sure to use something memorable. This name will appear on your invoice.) 
  1. In the From Location field, select Cloud Provider. 
  1. Fill in the information for the connection:

    1. In the Cloud Provider field, select Oracle. 

    2. In the Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) field, type or copy and paste your OCID provided by Oracle.

      Once you fill in the OCID, Control Center retrieves connection information from Oracle and adds the Oracle origination location.
  1. In the To Location field, select Cloud Provider. 
  1. Fill in the information for the connection:

    1. In the Cloud Provider field, select Oracle. 

    2. In the Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) field, type or copy and paste your OCID provided by Oracle.

      Once you fill in the OCID, Control Center retrieves connection information from Oracle and adds the Oracle termination location.
NaaS Ethernet On-Demand connection between two Oracle locations
  1. Click CONTINUE. 
  1. In the Class of Service field, select whether you want Basic, Enhanced, or Dedicated. (Higher classes of service offer higher availability SLAs and allow you to increase traffic prioritization for your EVC.) 

    • Basic (best effort): The service may be oversubscribed on the Lumen network. 

    • Enhanced (mid class): Enhanced EVCs (ethernet virtual circuits) can still be oversubscribed like Basic class of service EVCs; however, traffic is marked with an internal class of service marking which will prioritize your traffic over best-effort traffic during times of congestion. For EVCs with this class of service, bandwidth is not reserved on the Lumen network and traffic will not take priority over real-time traffic in the network.

    • Dedicated (real time): The quality of service offering with the highest priority on the Lumen network. In addition, Lumen reserves the bandwidth for this EVC across the network on each ring that the EVC touches. Once it is dedicated to you, that bandwidth (and the corresponding CE-VLANs) sits in reserve regardless of how much bandwidth you use.
  1. Use the Billing Method buttons to select whether you want monthly or hourly billing for the connection.

    Control Center shows pricing for the billing method you selected.  
  1. In the Select Bandwidth field, select the bandwidth for the connection. Bandwidth options vary based on selected locations and cloud service providers. The maximum bandwidth available is the highest matching bandwidth at both locations. 
  1. Click CONTINUE.
  1. Review your connection information, then click SUBMIT ORDER. 

    Control Center creates the connection request and places it in the Pending Activation status. From here, you can view the status of the connection. 

Step 3: Complete the Oracle connection

To complete the connection in Oracle: 

  1. Go to the Oracle Cloud page and sign in.
  1. Click the FastConnect connection you created above and accept the connection.