Private Backbone — Advanced Connectivity
Take full control of your network with extended Layer 2 connectivity, designed for hybrid architectures and custom configurations.
Cloud Temple's Private Backbone is our legacy connectivity offering, built for experts. Based on a Layer 2 network infrastructure (VPLS), it enables the creation of extended private networks between availability zones within a region. It is the ideal solution for organizations seeking to build complex hybrid cloud architectures while retaining full control over their network topology.
Concepts
VPLS architecture, regional private networks, Internet access, public IPv4/IPv6 addressing.
Explore concepts →Getting Started
Create your first private network and configure your Internet access in a few steps.
Get started →Tutorials
Configure FortiGate or pfSense with BGP to manage your external connectivity.
View tutorials →Service Overview
The Private Backbone provides a complete set of low-level services to interconnect and expose your infrastructure within a sovereign cloud. It is built on two pillars:
- Private Networks (VPLS): Creation of extended, isolated Layer 2 networks between availability zones — ideal for complex hybrid architectures.
- Internet Access: High-performance Internet connectivity with public IP address allocation (IPv4/IPv6) and native Anti-DDoS protection.
For more automated network management, our VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) offering is the recommended solution.
Key Metrics
| Benefit | Value |
|---|---|
| Inter-service performance | Up to 100 Gbps |
| External connectivity | 1G / 10G Ethernet |
| Public addressing | IPv4 & IPv6 available |
| Network extension | Transparent Layer 2 via VPLS |
| Isolation | Full VLAN segmentation |
| Network availability SLA | 99.99% |
Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Regional private VLANs | Extended inter-AZ virtual networks |
| External connectivity | 1G/10G ports for IPSEC, MPLS, Fibre |
| Dedicated circuits | Ethernet 1G/10G with diversified paths |
| VLAN Tagging | 802.1q and QinQ (802.1ad) support |
| Inter-tenant sharing | Shared networks within the same organization |
| Trunk mode | VLAN aggregation over a single link |
| Public IPv4/IPv6 IPs | Unit allocation, reverse DNS (PTR) management |
| Anti-DDoS protection | Native on Internet access |
Architecture
The infrastructure is built on an MPLS network with inter-service connectivity up to 100 Gbps:
- Transparent point-to-multipoint L2 extension (VPLS)
- External connection ports (1G/10G) for housed equipment or third-party operators
- Automatic diversified paths for dedicated circuits
Cloud Temple Integrations
The following services rely on the Private Backbone:
| Service | Type |
|---|---|
| IaaS OpenSource | Compute |
| IaaS VMware | Compute |
| PaaS OpenShift | Containers |
| Housing | Datacenter |
| VPC | Networking |
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SecNumCloud 3.2 · HDS V1 · ISO 27001:2022 · ISAE 3402 · C5:2020
- Physical encryption of links between Availability Zones
- Network isolation and traffic separation
- Data residency in France (FR1)
Pricing
| Service | SKU |
|---|---|
| Private inter-AZ VLAN | csp:(region):network:vlan:v1 |
| Dedicated Ethernet 1G circuit | csp:(region):network:epl:1g:v1 |
| Dedicated Ethernet 10G circuit | csp:(region):network:epl:10g:v1 |
| Public IPv4 address | csp:(region):network:ipv4:v1 |
| Public IPv6 address | csp:(region):network:ipv6:v1 |
Dedicated circuits are delivered on two diversified optical paths with a minimum commitment of 36 months.