When internet breakout traffic goes directly to the internet without crossing a TVC, what is it called?

• A. Internet Breakout
• B. Global Internet Exit
• C. Cloud Breakout
• D. Local Internet Breakout

Answer: (D)

When traffic headed to the Internet leaves the branch directly from the edge and doesn’t traverse a TVC to a central gateway, that is Local Internet Breakout. The “local” part specifies that the exit point to the Internet is at the branch edge itself, rather than routing Internet-bound traffic through the transport network or a data center. This setup reduces latency for Internet access and saves bandwidth on the central WAN, which is why it’s used to improve SaaS and general Internet performance.

Other terms don’t fit as precisely: a general Internet breakout could imply exiting somewhere other than the local edge, a cloud breakout suggests exit paths toward cloud services specifically, and a global Internet exit points to a broader, centralized egress rather than the branch edge.