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AWS announces UDP support for AWS PrivateLink and dual-stack Network Load Balancers

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This announcement introduces support for UDP protocol over IPv4 and IPv6 on AWS PrivateLink and AWS Network Load Balancer (NLB) for dual-stack environments.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • AWS PrivateLink now supports UDP protocol in addition to TCP, allowing private connectivity to UDP-based applications like media streaming, gaming, VoIP
  • AWS Network Load Balancer (NLB) now supports UDP over IPv6, in addition to IPv4
  • Customers can create dual-stack NLBs with UDP listeners to handle IPv4 and IPv6 client requests
  • Clients can create VPC endpoint interfaces to access UDP-based services over AWS PrivateLink
  • This feature is available in all commercial AWS regions and GovCloud regions with no additional charges
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