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Edge Security Acceleration:Smart routing

Last Updated:Mar 31, 2026

Smart Routing optimizes request paths across Alibaba Cloud's global network to reduce latency and request failures. Edge Security Acceleration (ESA) uses real-time network probing and dynamic routing adjustments to continuously monitor network conditions and select the optimal path for every request. Combined with a high-performance protocol stack, Smart Routing improves user experience and ensures greater business continuity.

Use cases

Smart Routing applies to workloads that depend on fast, reliable connections worldwide:

  • Trading platforms -- low-latency data delivery.

  • Online gaming -- response time directly affects gameplay.

  • API services -- clients distributed across multiple regions.

  • Applications with mixed dynamic and static content -- optimized routing for every request type.

  • Cross-region and multi-carrier network environments -- path quality varies frequently.

Billing

Billing cycle Price
Daily USD 0.015 per 10,000 requests

Enable Smart Routing

  1. In the ESA console, choose Websites. In the Website column, click the target website.

  2. In the left navigation pane, choose Traffic > Smart Routing.

  3. Turn on the Smart Routing switch.

    Smart Routing console