What are the billing rules of Express Connect? - Express Connect

This topic describes the billable items and billing rules of Express Connect.

Billable items

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Billing rules

The following table describes the billing rules of each billable item of Express Connect. 计费组成

Items billed by third-party service providers

Billable item	Dedicated Express Connect circuit	Shared Express Connect circuit	Billing rule
Optical fiber installation	The connectivity provider charges you for the leased Express Connect circuit. Contact your connectivity provider to obtain the prices for leasing an Express Connect circuit. Note The following access points are deployed in Alibaba Cloud data centers: Hangzhou-Yuhang-B, Hangzhou-Yuhang-C, Hangzhou-Yuhang-D, Hangzhou-Yuhang-E, Beijing-Langfang-A, and the access points in China (Zhangjiakou). Other access points are deployed in colocation data centers. If you install an Express Connect circuit in colocation data centers, the colocation provider may charge a cabling fee. If you install an Express Connect circuit in your data center, the colocation provider of your data center may also charge a cabling fee.	If you want to use a shared Express Connect circuit established by an Express Connect partner, you need to contact the Express Connect partner.	For more information, contact the third-party service provider.
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Optical transceiver module	Alibaba Cloud provides single-mode optical transceiver modules with 1 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s ports free of charge. The maximum transmission distance of these optical transceiver modules is 10 km. To use the following single-mode optical transceiver modules, you need to purchase them from a third party: Single-mode optical transceiver modules with 1 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s ports that support a transmission distance greater than 10 km. Single-mode optical transceiver modules with 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s ports.	None	For more information, contact the third-party service provider.

Items billed by Alibaba Cloud

Billable item	Dedicated Express Connect circuit	Shared Express Connect circuit	Billing rule
Initial installation	Alibaba Cloud charges an initial installation fee for each Express Connect circuit.	None	Note If you enable the billing for outbound data transfer, you are not charged an initial installation fee. This rule takes effect on July 1, 2021.
Resource usage	The resource usage fee varies based on the specifications of the port over which a dedicated Express Connect circuit is established. The resource usage fee is billed on a monthly basis. A billing cycle starts when you activate or renew resources and ends at 00:00:00 on the day after the expiration date. Both the start time and end time are in UTC+8 and the start time is accurate to seconds. After a billing cycle ends, bills are generated on the first day of the following calendar month.	The resource usage fee varies based on the specifications of the port over which a shared Express Connect circuit is established. The resource usage fee is billed on a monthly basis. A billing cycle starts when you activate or renew resources and ends at 00:00:00 on the day after the expiration date. Both the start time and end time are in UTC+8 and the start time is accurate to seconds. After a billing cycle ends, bills are generated on the first day of the following calendar month.	You are charged on a monthly basis. For more information, see Resource usage fee.
Outbound data transfer	Alibaba Cloud charges you for outbound data transfer over the dedicated Express Connect circuit from Alibaba Cloud to your data center. You are charged for the outbound data transfer in all regions within your account. The outbound data transfer fee for each region is calculated by using the following formula: `Outbound data transfer fee = Unit price of outbound data transfer × Amount of data transferred on all connections over dedicated Express Connect circuits in the region` The owner of a dedicated Express Connect circuit pays outbound data transfer fees. If a dedicated Express Connect circuit is associated with a virtual border router (VBR) that belongs to another Alibaba Cloud account, the owner of the Express Connect circuit pays for the outbound data transfer of the VBR. Fees are calculated and bills are generated on an hourly basis. If you use the service for less than 1 hour, the usage duration is rounded up to 1 hour.	Alibaba Cloud charges you for outbound data transfer over shared Express Connect circuits from Alibaba Cloud to your data center. You are charged for the outbound data transfer in all regions within your account. The outbound data transfer fee for each region is calculated by using the following formula: `Outbound data transfer fee = Unit price of outbound data transfer × Amount of data transferred on all connections over shared Express Connect circuits in the region` Fees are calculated and bills are generated on an hourly basis. If you use the service for less than 1 hour, the usage duration is rounded up to 1 hour.	You are charged based on the amount of transferred data. For more information, see Outbound data transfer fees.

Note

Shared ports are not offered publicly. The owners of Express Connect circuits must contact their account managers to apply for the permissions to create shared ports. To apply for shared ports, enterprises in China must meet the following requirements: The owner and user of the Express Connect circuit belong to the same enterprise, and the enterprise holds an A26 license issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Enterprises outside China are not subject to the preceding requirements. To create shared ports, Express Connect circuit owners can contact their account managers to apply for the required permissions.

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