Elastic IP
A static IPv4 address designed for dynamic cloud computing. An Elastic IP address is associated with your AWS account and can be remapped to another instance in case of failure.
Related Networking Terms
ACL (Access Control List)
A set of rules that controls which network traffic is allowed to flow in and out of subnets in a VPC. Network ACLs are stateless, meaning return traffic must be explicitly allowed.
ALB (Application Load Balancer)
A Layer 7 load balancer that routes HTTP/HTTPS traffic to targets based on the content of the request. Supports path-based routing, host-based routing, and WebSocket connections.
CloudFront
A fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds. Uses edge locations around the world.
Direct Connect
A dedicated network connection from your premises to AWS. Provides a more consistent network experience than internet-based connections with reduced bandwidth costs and increased throughput.
Edge Location
A site that CloudFront uses to cache copies of your content closer to your users for faster delivery. AWS has hundreds of edge locations across the globe.