Overview

Global Accelerator is a network acceleration service, benefiting from the high-quality bandwidth and global transmission networks that are provided by Alibaba Cloud. Global Accelerator enables nearby access to the Internet and cross-region deployment of applications, improving the user experience of Internet services. Global Accelerator features high network quality, high security, high availability, and low latency. In addition, Global Accelerator can be activated within several minutes, making service deployment more agile.

High Availability

Monitors the running status of applications and automatically schedules user traffic to ensure service continuity.

Robust Security

Allows you to set access control policies and use Alibaba Cloud security services to protect applications from attacks.

Easy Deployment

Easy to configure and deploy. A unified monitoring and operations and maintenance system is implemented for global resources.

Features

Superior Network Quality

Implements smart scheduling of user traffic to facilitate nearby access to the global network of Alibaba Cloud. Nearby Network Access Directs user traffic to the nearest acceleration node based on a static access IP or CNAME address. Optimized Transmission Protocols Optimized the transport layer protocols to enhance the stability and performance of network transmission. Global Smart Routing Routes user traffic to the optimal endpoint.

Enhanced Security

Protects Internet services from attacks and reinforces the secure access to backend services. Fine-grained Access Control Controls and manages security policies for user access to applications, and supports the blacklist and whitelist configurations. Integrated Deployment with Alibaba Cloud Security Services Collaborates with Anti-DDoS related security services of Alibaba Cloud to automatically detect attacks and switch to secured connections.

High Availability

Supports smooth upgrade and migration of your workloads to maximize service continuity. Cross-region Deployment of Backend Applications Provides load balancing and disaster recovery across different regions. Health Check Mechanism Implements a health check mechanism to monitor the availability of backend applications.