Global Accelerator

Network Performance Optimization

Anycast IP Addresses

Static IP addresses that route traffic to optimal AWS edge locations.

Two static IPv4 addresses
Global anycast network
Automatic failover

Traffic Dials

Control traffic distribution across endpoint groups with percentage-based routing.

0-100% traffic control
Blue/green deployments
Gradual traffic shifting

Health Checks & Failover

Continuous Monitoring

Health checks every 30 seconds from multiple locations

Automatic Failover

Traffic rerouted within 1-3 minutes of failure detection

Endpoint Weights

Distribute traffic based on endpoint capacity

Global Accelerator Exam Tips

  • • Uses AWS global network for improved performance
  • • Provides two static anycast IP addresses
  • • Traffic dials enable blue/green deployments
  • • Better for TCP/UDP traffic vs CloudFront for HTTP/HTTPS
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