Change History

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2021-04-23	This release incorporates the following changes: Added some FAQs in the following sections: What Is PLAS? What Is the Difference Between PLAS and Direct Connect? How Can I Get PLAS? Where Is PLAS Located? What Options Does PLAS Offer? What Is PLAS Ethernet Redundant? What is PLAS Ethernet Light? What Is PLAS Ethernet VPN Global? (aka PLAS SCC or PLAS Ethernet Connect International) What Is PLAS MPLS? (aka PLAS VPN) What Is PLAS Cloud Exchange? (aka PLAS CX) I Need a Full 10G Link from my Data Center to Open Telekom Cloud. How Can I Do This? I Need Access with 100 Gbit/s Capacity What Bandwidths Are Available to Order? Can I Get Access to Other Cloud Providers via PLAS? Do I Need a New Contract to Establish Connectivity? Where Do I Get the Network Product? What Is Ethernet Connect? What Is Lambda Connect? What Is Secure Cloud Connect? What Is IntraSelect Cloud Connect? What Bandwidths Are Provided by PLAS MPLS and IntraSelect Cloud Connect? There Are Two Different POPs in the PLAS MPLS Dialog. Can I Use Both for Redundancy? What Is Equinix Cloud Exchange? Is It Possible to Work with my Preferred Network Provider and Not with Deutsche Telekom Products? Do I Get an Active/Active or an Active/Passive Architecture? Does the External Network Bandwidth Have to Be Identical to the Direct Connect and PLAS Bandwidth? Can I Aggregate Links? Can I Use One or Two Asymmetric Links to Open Telekom Cloud? Can I Connect Two Different Locations for the Two Required Links? Can I Use PLAS as a Site-to-Site Network for my Subsidiaries and Data Centers? How Redundant Is PLAS Itself? Can I Get Access to More Than One of my VPCs? Do I Still Have Internet Access When Using PLAS? Can I Use Load Balancing on PLAS? How Many Routes Can I Use per eBGP Session? How Do I Order a Private Connectivity Option? How Long Will It Take Until I Can Use the Link? Can You Provide Me a Summary of What to Do to Get a Private Access to Open Telekom Cloud in General? When the Ethernet Line Is Ready, Can I Start to Work? What Is the Service ID Mentioned in PLAS Settings Dialog? What Does my IP Admin Need to Know About PLAS? I Need to Fill in the Order form for PLAS Connectivity, Where Do I Get VLAN IDs? Do Customers Have to Set Up eBGP Themselves? Is the QinQ C-Tag Function Mandatory? What Is the Meaning of the Terms in the Order Forms? What Are the Pricing Elements for a Private Connection via PLAS? When Does Billing for PLAS Start and Stop? What about Service Level Agreements (SLAs)? What Is Direct Connect? What Is VPC Peering? What Is VPC Endpoint? Deleted some FAQs in the following sections: What Is Ethernet Connect? What Is the Maximum Bandwidth Supported by PLAS (EC/SCC/CX)? Do PLAS (EC/SCC/CX) Connections Support Dynamic Routing Protocols? What Factors Do I Need to Take into Account When Enabling PLAS (EC/SCC/CX)? How Do I Plan the PLAS (EC/SCC/CX) Access Address? Do I Need a New Contract to Set Up a New Ethernet Connect to Open Telekom Cloud? How Do I Access Open Telekom Cloud Through PLAS? Which Bandwidths Can I Order with Ethernet Connect to Open Telekom Cloud PLAS? How Long Will It Take Until I Can Use Ethernet Connect? What About SLA? Is Ethernet Connect Also Available Outside Germany? What If I Do Not Have the MPLS Service Provided by Deutsche Telekom or T-Systems? How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector? What Is the Relationship Between PLAS (VPN) and DC Connections? Does the PLAS Connector Support the IAM System?
2020-05-28	This release incorporates the following changes: Changed Ethernet Connection or Ethernet connection to Ethernet Connect in the following sections: What Is PLAS? Enabling PLAS (EC) What Is Ethernet Connect?
2019-01-31	This release incorporates the following changes: Revised the note description in Step 5 in section Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
2018-12-22	This release incorporates the following changes: Added the Network PoP parameter to the PLAS connector parameters table in section Table 1. Updated the Network Information screenshot in section Figure 4.
2018-11-07	This release incorporates the following changes: Changed Name to Connector Name. Changed ID to Connector ID. Replace the screenshots in the following sections with the latest screenshots. Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors
2018-10-22	This release incorporates the following changes: Changed Private Link Access Service Connector to Connector in the navigation pane. Changed the descriptions of Procedure of Enabling PLAS (VPN). Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector Deleting a PLAS (VPN) Connector How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector?
2018-09-27	This release incorporates the following changes: Added Region in Create PLAS Connector pane and Modify PLAS Connector pane Changed the bandwidth which can range from 10 to 1000 Mbit/s. Options are as follows: 10, 50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 1000. Replace all screenshots in the following sections with the latest screenshots. Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector Deleting a PLAS (VPN) Connector How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector?
2018-09-25	This release incorporates the following changes: Changed Private Line Access Service to Private Link Access Service Connector in the navigation pane. Changed OK to YES, Cancel to NO in Delete PLAS Connector pane. Changed Confirm to Submit in Create PLAS Connector pane. Replace all screenshots in the following sections with the latest screenshots. Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector Deleting a PLAS (VPN) Connector How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector?
2018-09-14	This release incorporates the following changes: Changed Private Line Access Service to Private Link Access Service. Changed Connector information to Connector Information. Changed Cloud information to Cloud Information. Replace all screenshots in the following sections with the latest screenshots. What Is PLAS? Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector Deleting a PLAS (VPN) Connector How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector?
2018-08-30	This release incorporates the following changes: Deleted section hyperlinks placed under all level-1 titles in the following sections: Overview Getting Started Management FAQs
	Modified description about the number of characters that a name contains to 1 to 64 in the Connector information category in Step 5 in section Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Added a way to configure the bandwidth: Add or click or to set Bandwidth in section Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Changed the name of the button for adjusting Access Location (AZ) to IntraSelect in section Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Changed the IPLS network administrator to IP VPN administrator in Step 8 in section Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Added a note to step 8 that users will be informed by mail from IP VPN administrator, when PLAS is enabled in section Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Added Step 5 and screenshots about query details in section Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors.
	Added two prerequisites to the Prerequisites block in section Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Added a screenshot about how to modify the PLAS connector information to Step 5 in section Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Deleted FAQs listed in the right column because they are not related to this document or have been mentioned in certain sections. What Are the Pricing Elements for PLAS Ethernet Connect? What Are the Charging Standards? What Are the Pricing Conditions for a Deutsche Telekom Customer? What Are the Pricing Conditions for a T-Systems Customer? I Am Using an IP VPN MPLS from T-Systems or Intra Select from Deutsche Telekom. How Can I Access Open Telekom Cloud? Is It Possible to Connect My MPLS network to Open Telekom Cloud? Which PLAS (VPN) Connectors Can Be Modified or Deleted? What Is the Impact of PLAS (VPN) Connector Deletion? What Are the Next Steps for Open Telekom Cloud PLAS?
	Modified a FAQ of PLAS (VPN) in the following sections: How Do I Access Open Telekom Cloud Through PLAS? Which Bandwidths Can I Order with Ethernet Connect to Open Telekom Cloud PLAS? How Long Will It Take Until I Can Use Ethernet Connect?
	Added a FAQ of PLAS in section Does the PLAS Connector Support the IAM System?
	Modified the port description in section Charging.
	Added description of the bandwidth range in section Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
	Added description of the association between the primary and secondary DC connections and the relationship between the DC connection and bandwidth in section Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
2018-06-20	Modified a FAQ of PLAS (VPN) in section What Is the Relationship Between PLAS (VPN) and DC Connections? The description of the parameter for creating a PLAS Connector is modified because the GUI is changed in sections Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector and How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector?
2018-06-15	Added a FAQ of PLAS (VPN) in section What Is the Relationship Between PLAS (VPN) and DC Connections? The description of the parameter for creating a PLAS Connector is modified because the GUI is changed in section Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector.
2018-06-08	Accepted in OTC 3.1.
2018-05-28	Modified the description of Issue 5, Issue 6, and Issue 7 of Change History in section Change History. Modified the description of the Carrier network part in the figure (Figure 1) in section Application Scenarios and Physical Networking. Added the description about whether to charge the PLAS VPN port in the charging factor in section Charging. Deleted section 3.1.1 Procedure of Enabling PLAS. Added the contact information of IP VPN Admin in section Procedure of Enabling PLAS (VPN). Modified the description of Direct Connect name to indicate the Connection Name of Direct Connect in sections Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector and Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector. Added the step of confirming the deletion in section Deleting a PLAS (VPN) Connector. Added the description of whether EC or VPN can be distinguished in the title in the following sections: Enabling PLAS (EC) Disabling PLAS (EC) Modifying PLAS (EC) Configurations Procedure of Enabling PLAS (VPN) Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector Deleting a PLAS (VPN) Connector What Is the Maximum Bandwidth Supported by PLAS (EC/SCC/CX)? Do PLAS (EC/SCC/CX) Connections Support Dynamic Routing Protocols? What Factors Do I Need to Take into Account When Enabling PLAS (EC/SCC/CX)? How Do I Plan the PLAS (EC/SCC/CX) Access Address? How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector? Added some FAQs of PLAS (EC) in the following sections: What Is Ethernet Connect? Do I Need a New Contract to Set Up a New Ethernet Connect to Open Telekom Cloud? How Do I Access Open Telekom Cloud Through PLAS? Which Bandwidths Can I Order with Ethernet Connect to Open Telekom Cloud PLAS? How Long Will It Take Until I Can Use Ethernet Connect? What About SLA? Is Ethernet Connect Also Available Outside Germany? What If I Do Not Have the MPLS Service Provided by Deutsche Telekom or T-Systems? What Are the Pricing Elements for PLAS Ethernet Connect? What Are the Charging Standards? What Are the Pricing Conditions for a Deutsche Telekom Customer? What Are the Pricing Conditions for a T-Systems Customer? I Am Using an IP VPN MPLS from T-Systems or Intra Select from Deutsche Telekom. How Can I Access Open Telekom Cloud? Is It Possible to Connect My MPLS network to Open Telekom Cloud? What Are the Next Steps for Open Telekom Cloud PLAS?
2018-03-21	Added some sections from PLAS VPN User Guide 04. PLAS User Guide 05 and PLAS VPN User Guide 04 have been both accepted in OTC 3.0. The GUI of the PLAS EC and PLAS VPN functions is integrated. Therefore, the documents are combined into one document. What Is PLAS? Application Scenarios and Physical Networking Related Services How to Access PLAS Charging Procedure of Enabling PLAS (VPN) Creating a PLAS (VPN) Connector Searching for PLAS (VPN) Connectors Modifying a PLAS (VPN) Connector Deleting a PLAS (VPN) Connector How Do I Set Bandwidth for a PLAS (VPN) Connector? Which PLAS (VPN) Connectors Can Be Modified or Deleted? What Is the Impact of PLAS (VPN) Connector Deletion?
2018-03-08	Added parameter Local Subnet in sectionEnabling PLAS (EC). Modified scenarios: When modifying or disabling PLAS, you need to modify or disable Direct Connect at the same time in sections Disabling PLAS (EC) and Modifying PLAS (EC) Configurations.
2018-02-07	Accepted in OTC 3.0.
2018-01-31	Changed GE in Port Type to 1GE in sectionEnabling PLAS (EC). Added "step" before the step link in sections Enabling PLAS (EC) and Modifying PLAS (EC) Configurations. Added "Emails" and "Hotline" to the description of step two in section Modifying PLAS (EC) Configurations. Modified the scenarios in section Modifying PLAS (EC) Configurations. The description of "Send us an email" is used in section Enabling PLAS (EC). The bandwidth unit is changed to Gbit/s in section What Is the Maximum Bandwidth Supported by PLAS (EC/SCC/CX)?
2018-01-22	Port type: It indicates the type of the user-side device connected to Ethernet and is an optical port. The port type can be 1GE or 10GE physical port. The bandwidth is 100 Mbit/s or 1 Gbit/s in section What Factors Do I Need to Take into Account When Enabling PLAS (EC/SCC/CX)? Modify the link in step "Submit applications" in section Enabling PLAS (EC). Added the section "Modifying the PLAS Configuration" in section Modifying PLAS (EC) Configurations. Added a FAQ "How do I Obtain PLAS Information?" in section How do I obtain PLAS information? Deleted "Direct Connect 2.0" in section Can I Access Multiple VPCs Using a PLAS Connection? Optimized the answer in section What Is the Maximum Bandwidth Supported by PLAS (EC/SCC/CX)? Deleted section "Obtaining the Resource ID". Use the template linked to Help Center when enabling, disabling, or modifying PLAS. The template content is provided by Open Telekom Cloud in the following sections: Enabling PLAS (EC) Disabling PLAS (EC) Modifying PLAS (EC) Configurations Note File PLAS Order Form Template.xlsx is attached for UAT. When Help Center of the test bed version is released after January 30, 2017, this document will use the hyperlink of the file that has been uploaded to Help Center. Modified a step in section Enabling PLAS (EC).
2018-01-12	Modified the procedure for enabling PLAS in section Enabling PLAS (EC). Modified parameters in the table for enabling PLAS in section Enabling PLAS (EC). Added the PLAS network architecture in section Application Scenarios and Physical Networking. Deleted chapter "Management". Deleted a FAQ: How Can I Enable PLAS? Deleted section "Obtaining the Project Name". Modified incorrect links.
2017-12-30	This issue is the first official release.

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