# AWS extends Cloud WAN routing tags to Direct Connect

_Published Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM EST · Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

AWS says Cloud WAN now supports BGP communities on Direct Connect attachments, extending routing controls previously available only on Site-to-Site VPN and Connect attachments. These tags let enterprise networks signal how routes should be handled.

Customers can tag routes on premises, apply filtering and preferred-path rules inside Cloud WAN, and send the tags back to their own routers. Uses include separating production and disaster recovery traffic or restricting propagation to particular Regions.

AWS says the feature removes the need for VPN overlay workarounds and manual policy replication. It is available in all Regions where both Direct Connect and Cloud WAN operate.

## Sources

- [Recent Announcements](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/11/cloud-wan-bgp-community-directconnect/)

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Published: 2026-11-12T22:31:29.147Z
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