To connect networks using Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN), first create a transit router (TR) in CEN. Then, create network instance connections through the TR. CEN charges for these connections as follows:
For intra-region connections, you are charged a connection fee and a data processing fee.
For inter-region connections, you are charged an inter-region bandwidth fee.
Billable items
Billable item | Billing rule | Formula | Minimum billing cycle | Billing method |
Connection fee | Billed based on the number and usage duration of intra-region connections. Intra-region connections include VPC, ECR, VBR, and VPN connections. Usage duration is the time from when a network instance connection is created to when it is uninstalled. | Unit price (USD/connection/hour) × Number of intra-region connections × Usage duration (hours) | 1 hour. If the usage duration is less than 1 hour, you are charged for 1 hour. | Pay-as-you-go |
Data processing fee | Billed based on the traffic that is inbound to the transit router from intra-region connections. Multicast traffic does not apply to this rule. For more information, see Multicast Billing Instructions. | Unit price (USD/GB) × Traffic inbound to the transit router from intra-region connections (GB) | 1 hour | |
Inter-region bandwidth fee | If you select pay-by-data-transfer: Billing is based on outbound cross-region traffic from each TransitRouter, and the Cloud Data Transfer (CDT) service handles billing. | Unit price (USD/GB) × Outbound inter-region traffic from the transit router (GB) | 1 hour | |
If you select pay-by-bandwidth: You must first purchase a bandwidth plan, and then allocate bandwidth from the bandwidth plan to an inter-region connection. Each bandwidth plan is billed based on the bandwidth value and subscription duration (months). | Unit price (USD/Mbps/month) × Bandwidth value (Mbps) × Subscription duration (months) | 1 month | Subscription |
Pricing
The prices in this topic are for reference only. The actual price on the buy page applies.
Connection fee
The Chinese mainland: USD 0.05/connection/hour.
Regions outside the Chinese mainland: USD 0.06/connection/hour.
Regions in the Chinese mainland include China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Chengdu), and China (Wuhan - Local Region).
Regions outside the Chinese mainland include Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Thailand (Bangkok), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), Mexico, and SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region).
Traffic Processing Fee
The price is the same for all regions globally: USD 0.02/GB.
Inter-region bandwidth fee
Pay-by-data-transfer
When you select pay-by-data-transfer for cross-region bandwidth, charges are settled by the CDT product.
Service level: Gold
Inbound region | ||||||
Outbound region | Chinese mainland | Asia Pacific | Europe | North America | South America | Middle East |
Chinese mainland | USD 0.072/GB | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.80/GB |
Asia Pacific | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.08/GB | USD 0.08/GB | USD 0.08/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB |
Europe | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.08/GB | USD 0.02/GB | USD 0.05/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB |
North America | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.08/GB | USD 0.05/GB | USD 0.02/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB |
South America | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB |
Middle East | USD 0.80/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB | USD 0.38/GB |
The price from Region A to Region B equals the price from Region B to Region A.
Service level:Platinum
Inbound region | ||||||
Outbound region | Chinese mainland | Asia Pacific | Europe | North America | South America | Middle East |
Chinese mainland | USD 0.108/GB | USD 1.20/GB | USD 1.20/GB | USD 1.20/GB | USD 1.20/GB | USD 1.20/GB |
Asia Pacific | USD 1.20/GB | USD 0.12/GB | USD 0.12/GB | USD 0.12/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB |
Europe | USD 1.20/GB | USD 0.12/GB | USD 0.03/GB | USD 0.075/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB |
North America | USD 1.20/GB | USD 0.12/GB | USD 0.075/GB | USD 0.03/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB |
South America | USD 1.20/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB |
Middle East | USD 1.20/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB | USD 0.57/GB |
The price from Region A to Region B equals the price from Region B to Region A.
For a list of supported regions, see Supported regions.
The prices on your bill are final.
Pay-by-bandwidth
If you select the pay-by-bandwidth billing method:
The cross-region link type supports only Gold.
Tiered pricing applies. The total fee is the sum of the fees for all tiers. You can go to the bandwidth plan buy page to view the price for your desired bandwidth value.
The following tables show the unit price for each tier.
Connected areas | Unit price for inter-region bandwidth tiers (USD/Mbps/month) | ||
(0 to 100 Mbps] | (101 to 1,000 Mbps] | >1,000 Mbps | |
The Chinese mainland - The Chinese mainland | 34 | 13 | 8 |
Asia-Pacific - Asia-Pacific | 28 | 19 | 16 |
Asia-Pacific - North America | 72 | 43 | 37 |
Asia-Pacific - Europe | 72 | 43 | 37 |
Asia-Pacific - Middle East | 159 | 97 | 84 |
North America - North America | 28 | 19 | 16 |
North America - Europe | 72 | 43 | 37 |
North America - Middle East | 159 | 97 | 84 |
Europe - Europe | 28 | 19 | 16 |
Europe - Middle East | 159 | 97 | 84 |
The Chinese mainland - Asia-Pacific | 132 | 83 | 74 |
The Chinese mainland - North America | 170 | 103 | 89 |
The Chinese mainland - Europe | 153 | 93 | 81 |
The Chinese mainland - Middle East | 159 | 97 | 84 |
Example of tiered pricing for inter-region bandwidth
Assume that you purchase a bandwidth plan for one month to connect regions within the Chinese mainland. The peak bandwidth is 110 Mbps. The fee for this bandwidth plan is calculated as follows:
USD 34/Mbps/month × 100 Mbps × 1 month + USD 13/Mbps/month × 10 Mbps × 1 month = USD 3,530
Starting March 31, 2021, Alibaba Cloud offers a free trial of Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) bandwidth plans for first-time purchasers with an Alibaba Cloud account. The free trial lasts for one month, and the free bandwidth is up to 5 Mbps. For more information, see Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) Subscription Bandwidth Plan Free Trial.
Link types
Inter-region links support two types: Gold and Platinum. They provide data transmission services at different service levels:
Link type | Service availability | Applicable business scenarios |
Gold | 99.95% | Suitable for services that are not sensitive to link quality. Examples include data synchronization and file transfer. |
Platinum | 99.995% | Suitable for services that are highly sensitive to link jitter and latency and require high link quality. Examples include securities trading, online voice calls, video conferencing, and real-time games. |
Billing examples
Example 1: Intra-region VPC communication
As shown in the preceding figure, assume you created a transit router in the China (Hangzhou) region to connect two VPCs (VPC1 and VPC2) in the same region. Within one month, VPC1 sent 100 GB of data to VPC2 through the transit router, and VPC2 did not send data to VPC1. In this scenario, the fees are calculated as follows:
Connection fee:
There are two VPC connections, which are intra-region connections. The unit price for connections in the Chinese mainland is USD 0.05/connection/hour.
Assume that the month has 30 days, which is 30 days × 24 hours = 720 hours.
USD 0.05/connection/hour × 2 VPC connections × 720 hours = USD 72
Data processing fee:
The unit price for data processing is USD 0.02/GB.
The traffic inbound to the
transit routerfromVPC1is 100 GB. The traffic inbound to thetransit routerfromVPC2is 0 GB.USD 0.02/GB × (100 GB + 0 GB) = USD 2
Total for one month:
Connection fee: USD 72
Data processing fee: USD 2
Total payment: USD 72 + USD 2 = USD 74
Example 2: Inter-region VPC communication
As shown in the preceding figure, assume you created two transit routers in a CEN instance. The transit routers are deployed in the China (Hangzhou) and China (Shanghai) regions. Each region has one VPC (VPC1 and VPC2). Each VPC is connected to the transit router in the same region. The two transit routers are connected by an inter-region connection. Within one month, VPC1 sent 100 GB of data to VPC2, and VPC2 did not send data to VPC1. In this scenario, the fees are calculated as follows:
Connection fee:
There are two VPC connections, which are intra-region connections. The unit price for connections in the Chinese mainland is USD 0.05/connection/hour.
Assume that the month has 30 days, which is 30 days × 24 hours = 720 hours.
USD 0.05/connection/hour × 2 VPC connections × 720 hours = USD 72
Data processing fee:
The unit price for data processing is USD 0.02/GB.
The traffic inbound to
Transit Router 1fromVPC1is 100 GB. The traffic inbound toTransit Router 2fromVPC2is 0 GB.USD 0.02/GB × (100 GB + 0 GB) = USD 2
Inter-region bandwidth fee:
If you select the pay-by-data-transfer billing method and the Gold link type, the unit price for cross-region traffic is USD 0.072/GB (for traffic between regions in the Chinese mainland).
The inter-region traffic outbound from
Transit Router 1toTransit Router 2is 100 GB. The inter-region traffic outbound fromTransit Router 2toTransit Router 1is 0 GB.USD 0.072/GB × (100 GB + 0 GB) = USD 7.2
Total for one month:
Connection fee: USD 72
Data processing fee: USD 2
Inter-region bandwidth fee: USD 7.2 (pay-by-data-transfer)
Total payment: USD 72 + USD 2 + USD 7.2 = USD 81.2
In the same scenario, if you select the pay-by-bandwidth billing method for inter-region bandwidth, the unit price for bandwidth between regions in the Chinese mainland is USD 34/Mbps/month. Assume that the bandwidth of the bandwidth plan is 10 Mbps. The inter-region bandwidth fee is USD 34/Mbps/month × 10 Mbps = USD 340. The total fee for one month, including the connection fee and data processing fee, is USD 72 + USD 2 + USD 340 = USD 414.
FAQ
CCN connection: Although CCN connections are intra-region connections, you can create them only through a Basic Edition transit router, and you are not charged a connection fee or a data processing fee.
For more information about cross-account scenarios, Basic Edition transit routers, and related issues, see Billing FAQ.