---
type: resource-type
title: DirectConnectConnection
description: aws resource type AWS::DirectConnect::Connection
name: DirectConnectConnection
lexicon: aws
resource_type: AWS::DirectConnect::Connection
---
`AWS::DirectConnect::Connection`, a resource type of the aws lexicon.

## Properties

- `Bandwidth` (`string`, required): The bandwidth of the connection.
- `ConnectionName` (`string`, required): The name of the connection.
- `Location` (`string`, required): The location of the connection.
- `ConnectionArn` (`string`, optional): The ARN of the connection.
- `ConnectionId` (`string`, optional): The ID of the connection.
- `ConnectionState` (`string`, optional): The state of the connection.
- `LagId` (`any`, optional): The ID or ARN of the LAG to associate the connection with.
- `ProviderName` (`string`, optional): The name of the service provider associated with the requested connection.
- `RequestMACSec` (`boolean`, optional): Indicates whether you want the connection to support MAC Security (MACsec).
- `Tags` (`DirectConnectConnection_Tag[]`, optional): The tags associated with the connection.

## Attributes

- `ConnectionArn`
- `ConnectionId`
- `ConnectionState`