Switch between metering methods of the acceleration service and change the rules - ApsaraVideo VOD

The metering methods available for the acceleration service are pay-by-bandwidth and pay-by-data-transfer. You can switch between the metering methods based on your business requirements. This topic describes how to switch between metering methods and the time when the switch takes effect.

Description

In ApsaraVideo VOD, you can switch between pay-by-bandwidth and pay-by-data-transfer metering methods only for the acceleration service. You can switch between the metering methods based on your business requirements.

Note

To use the pay-by-bandwidth metering method, submit a ticket or contact Alibaba Cloud customer service.

Pay-by-data-transfer (default): You are charged for the outbound traffic generated within a month based on tiered pricing strategies in each region. The pay-by-data-transfer metering method is suitable for services that experience traffic fluctuations and bandwidth peaks and have a daily bandwidth utilization lower than 30%.
Note
To protect users from losses due to malicious traffic, the default maximum bandwidth for the pay-by-data-transfer metering method is set to 10 Gbit/s.
Pay-by-bandwidth: You are charged based on the daily peak bandwidth in each region or the monthly peak bandwidth in each account. The pay-by-bandwidth metering method is suitable for services whose traffic is relatively stable and the daily bandwidth usage exceeds 30%. This metering method is also suitable for services that experience unexpected traffic spikes.

Prerequisites

A domain name to accelerate is configured. For more information, see Add a domain name for CDN.

Limits

You can switch the metering method again only after the previous change takes effect.

Switching method

By default, the pay-by-data-transfer metering method is used for the acceleration service. If you want to use the pay-by-bandwidth metering method or know more about the price and billing rules of the pay-by-bandwidth metering method, submit a ticket or contact Alibaba Cloud customer service.

The system changes the metering method at 00:00:00 on the next calendar day after the end of the current billing cycle. The process requires 1 to 10 minutes to complete.