Quick Reference
Rendezvous Points
Overview
Rendezvous Points are network infrastructure regions where Soracom Air for Cellular devices establish IP network connectivity. When an Air for Cellular device connects to a mobile network, the cellular connection will be routed to one of Soracom's rendezvous points in order to connect to the Internet, as well as to access Soracom platform services such as Beam, Funnel, Funk, and Harvest.
For plan01s and plan01s - LDV SIMs, the default infrastructure region is based in Frankfurt, Germany. By default, the network connection of all devices will be routed to this infrastructure region, regardless of where the device is located in the world:
With a rendezvous point, the network connections for certain devices will be routed to a closer infrastructure region:
Rendezvous Points
Currently, Soracom maintains the following rendezvous points:
- Frankfurt (Germany)
- Oregon (United States)
- Sydney (Australia)
- Tokyo (Japan)
Routing is based on the SIM type or subscription container, the country where the device is located, and whether or not the SIM is attached to a Virtual Private Gateway.
Routing with a VPG
When creating a Virtual Private Gateway, you can select the location where your VPG infrastructure will be created from the list of rendezvous points above. When you then attach your SIMs to the VPG, network connectivity for your devices will be served from the location of your VPG.
When creating a VPG with a rendezvous point in Sydney (Australia), SIMs attached to the VPG will not be able to connect if the device is located outside of Australia. You will need to attach the SIM to a different VPG that uses a different rendezvous point, or detach it from the VPG in order to fall back to the nearest non-VPG rendezvous point (see Routing without a VPG below).
For planX3 SIMs, the only rendezvous point currently supported is Frankfurt (Germany). Therefore, when creating a VPG with a rendezvous point in Oregon (United States), Sydney (Australia), or Tokyo (Japan), planX3 SIMs attached to the VPG will not be able to connect. You will need to attach the SIM to a different VPG that uses the Frankfurt (Germany) rendezvous point, or detach it from the VPG in order to fall back to the non-VPG Frankfurt (Germany) rendezvous point (see Routing without a VPG below).
Routing without a VPG
When your SIM is not attached to a VPG, the rendezvous point will be selected based on its SIM type or subscription container, and the country where the device is located:
| Device Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription | United States | Japan | Australia | Rest Of World |
| plan01s | Oregon (United States) | Tokyo (Japan) | Sydney (Australia) | Frankfurt (Germany) |
| plan01s - LDV | Oregon (United States) | Tokyo (Japan) | Sydney (Australia) | Frankfurt (Germany) |
| plan-NA1 | Oregon (United States) | Frankfurt (Germany) *2 | ||
| plan-US | Oregon (United States) | |||
| plan-US-max | Oregon (United States) | |||
| plan-US-NA | Oregon (United States) | Oregon (United States) *1 | ||
| planP1 | Tokyo (Japan) | Sydney (Australia) | Tokyo (Japan) *3 | |
| planX1 | Tokyo (Japan) | |||
| planX2 | Tokyo (Japan) | |||
| planX3 | Frankfurt (Germany) *4 | Frankfurt (Germany) *4 | Frankfurt (Germany) *4 | |
*1 - For plan-US-NA subscriptions, Rest Of World refers to Canada and Mexico coverage. See
Supported Carriers
for more information.
*2 - For plan-NA1 subscriptions, Rest Of World refers to Canada coverage. See
Supported Carriers
for more information.
*3 - For planP1 subscriptions, Rest Of World refers to APAC coverage (excluding Japan). See
Supported Carriers
for more information.
*4 - For planX3 subscriptions, regional Rendezvous Points are not yet available.
For example, if your device connects to a cellular network in the United States while using a plan01s SIM, its network connection will be routed to the Oregon infrastructure region, and Internet connectivity and Soracom platform services will be provided through this region.
Limitations
- When using an Air for Cellular device without a Virtual Private Gateway, the rendezvous point is selected automatically based on the country where the device is located and cannot be changed.
- When using a device with a Type-C Virtual Private Gateway, the rendezvous point will be fixed to Frankfurt (Germany), regardless of where the device is located.
- When using a device with a Type-E or Type-F Virtual Private Gateway, the rendezvous point is based on the VPG's Rendezvous Point setting, regardless of where the device is located.