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Enhance FastPath section with requirements and features
Added details on FastPath requirements and advanced features.
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ExpressRoute virtual network gateway facilitates the exchange of network routes and directs network traffic. [ExpressRoute FastPath](/azure/expressroute/about-fastpath) enhances data path performance between your on-premises network and your virtual networks. When enabled, ExpressRoute FastPath routes network traffic directly to virtual machines, bypassing the ExpressRoute virtual network gateway.
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To use FastPath, your ExpressRoute virtual network gateway must be one of the following SKUs. A gateway is still required to exchange route information. FastPath bypasses the gateway only for data traffic.
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- Ultra Performance
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- ErGw3AZ
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- ErGwScale (minimum 10 scale units)
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FastPath is available on all ExpressRoute circuits. ExpressRoute FastPath is useful for enterprises that need consistent and high-performance connectivity to Azure for mission-critical applications.
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:::image type="content" source="../media/fastpath-vnet-peering.png" alt-text="Diagram of the FastPath layout.":::
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- **Reliability**. With a more direct connection, there's less chance of network congestion or packet loss, improving the reliability of data transfers.
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- **Security**. FastPath ensures that data travels through fewer intermediary points, potentially reducing exposure to security risks.
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- **Security**. FastPath ensures that data travels through fewer intermediary points, potentially reducing exposure to security risks.
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### Advanced FastPath features (ExpressRoute Direct only)
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When using FastPath with an ExpressRoute Direct circuit, three additional capabilities are available:
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- **Virtual network peering**: FastPath sends traffic directly to VMs in spoke virtual networks connected via VNet peering. Hub and spoke virtual networks must be in the same region.
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- **User-Defined Routes (UDRs)**: FastPath honors UDRs configured on the gateway subnet while maintaining the performance bypass.
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- **Private Link and private endpoints**: FastPath sends traffic directly to private endpoints in spoke virtual networks. This feature is in limited general availability and requires enrollment.

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