Question

Difficulty: MediumAzure Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, and VPN Gateway

Traffic between peered virtual networks in Azure is routed through the public internet if the virtual networks are located in different Azure regions.

Answer: Answer

Answer

The statement is false.
Global virtual network peering routes all network traffic privately through Microsoft's backbone network without traversing the public internet.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the type of connection and its configuration in the statement.
The statement describes virtual network peering between networks in different Azure regions (global virtual network peering).
Understanding the specific networking feature helps determine its data routing path.
2
Determine the routing path of global virtual network peering.
Traffic between peered virtual networks always remains private and travels over the Microsoft backbone network, never traversing the public internet.
This private routing is a core security and performance guarantee of virtual network peering.

Key Concept

Routing behavior of global Azure Virtual Network peering
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