CFW Networking Planning

Last Updated At: 2026-08-14 08:08:00

Network Planning Best Practices

CFW supports two types of firewalls: NAT Firewall (NAT_CFW) and Inter-VPC Firewall (VPC_CFW). The network planning shown in the following figure is for your reference.

NAT CFW Network Planning Best Practices

NAT CFW is used between the Internet and a VPC.

VPC_CFW Network Planning Best Practices

The VPC firewall is used to protect traffic between VPCs, whether they belong to the same tenant or different tenants.