Question
On the GRE Tunnel Management page in Portal, what are the definitions of the terminology used for different IP addresses related to your GRE Tunnels?
- These terms were updated in the Sept 19th, 2019, Release Notes.
Environment
- Silverline DDoS Protection
- Routed configuration, using GRE Tunnels
Answer
Portal Navigation
Navigate to Config > Routed Config > GRE Tunnel Management
These terms appear in the tabs below:
- Live Configuration
- Provisioning
- Deployment Queued
- Deployed
Definitions
| Term | Definition | Portal Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Tunnel Endpoint (Destination) |
Customer publicly routable IP leveraged to terminate GRE tunnel. (Important: Cannot be included in the protected subnets.) |
GRE Tunnel Management |
| Customer Interconnect | GRE tunnel interface IP leveraged for BGP neighbors (only routable over GRE tunnel). | GRE Tunnel Management (except Live Configuration tab) |
| F5 Tunnel Endpoint (Source) | F5 publicly routable IP leveraged to terminate GRE tunnel. | GRE Tunnel Management |
| F5 Interconnect | GRE tunnel interface IP leveraged for BGP neighbors (only routable over GRE tunnel). | GRE Tunnel Management |