When you use Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN), you are charged fees based on the connected areas and transit router editions. This topic describes the billable items and billing rules for CEN.
Billable items
The following figure shows the billable items of CEN.
Billable item
The following table describes the billable items, scenarios, and billing rules.
Resource | Billable Item | Scenario | Billing rules |
Enterprise Edition transit routers | Connections | An Enterprise Edition transit router is connected to virtual private clouds (VPCs), virtual border routers (VBRs), or IPsec-VPN connections. | |
Data forwarding | An Enterprise Edition transit router forwards network traffic for VPCs, VBRs, or IPsec-VPN connections. | ||
Inter-region connections | Bandwidth plans | Enable network communication between network instances in different regions. To allow network instances in different regions to communicate with each other, you must create inter-region connections between the network instances. Bandwidth resources for inter-region connections can be allocated in the following modes. You can select a mode based on your business requirements.
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Internal data transfer |
Beginning March 31, 2021, first-time users of Alibaba Cloud are eligible for free trials of CEN bandwidth plans. The duration of a free trial is one month, and the maximum bandwidth value of a free-trial bandwidth plan is 5 Mbit/s. You can apply for a free trial. For more information, see Free trial: subscription bandwidth plans for CEN.
Billing rules for Enterprise Edition transit routers
Billing rules
Billable item | Billing rule | Billing method | Billing cycle |
Connections | You are charged based on the total number of VPC connections, VBR connections, and IPsec-VPN connections on the Enterprise Edition transit router. Connect fee of each Enterprise Edition transit router = Connection unit price (USD/connection/hour) × (Number of VPC connections on the transit router + Number of VBR connections on the transit router + Number of IPsec-VPN connections on the transit router) × Usage duration (hours) The usage duration refers to the total period of time from when the connection is created on the Enterprise Edition transit router to when the connection is closed on the Enterprise Edition transit router. | Pay-as-you-go A billing method that allows you to use resources and pay for them afterwards. You are billed based on the resources that are consumed. | One hour If the usage duration is less than an hour, it is rounded up to 1 hour. |
Data forwarding | You are charged based on the amount of data transfer from the VPCs, VBRs, and IPsec-VPN connections to the Enterprise Edition transit router. Data forwarding fee of each Enterprise Edition transit router = Data forwarding unit price (USD/GB) × (Total amount of data transfer transmitted from the VPCs, VBRs, and IPsec-VPN connections to the Enterprise Edition transit router) Data transfer from the Enterprise Edition transit router to the VPCs, VBRs, and IPsec-VPN connections is free of charge. | One hour |
Pricing of connections and data forwarding on transit routers
The pricing information listed in the following table is for reference only. If the prices in the following tables are different from those on the buy page, the prices on the buy page shall prevail.
Area | Region | Connection fee (USD/hour/transit router) | Data forwarding fee Unit: USD/GB. |
Chinese mainland | China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Nanjing - Local Region), China (Fuzhou - Local Region), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), and China (Chengdu) | 0.05 | 0.02 |
Asia Pacific | Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), India (Mumbai), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), and Thailand (Bangkok) | 0.06 | 0.02 |
Europe | Germany (Frankfurt) and UK (London) | 0.06 | 0.02 |
North America | US (Virginia) and US (Silicon Valley) | 0.06 | 0.02 |
Australia | Australia (Sydney) | 0.06 | 0.02 |
Middle East | SAU (Riyadh) | 0.06 | 0.02 |
Billing rules for inter-region connections
Billing rules
Billable Item | Billing rule | Billing method | Billing cycle |
Bandwidth plans | To allow network instances in different regions to communicate with each other, you must create inter-region connections between the network instances. Bandwidth resources for inter-region connections can be allocated in the following modes. You can select a mode based on your business requirements. The billing rules for the allocation modes are:
| Subscription This billing method allows you to subscribe to bandwidth plans on a monthly or annual basis. Fees must be paid before resources can be consumed. | One month |
Data transfer fee | Pay-as-you-go. This billing method allows you to use resources and pay for them afterwards. You are billed based on the resources that are consumed. | One hour |
Pricing of bandwidth
The following table describes the prices of bandwidth within the Chinese mainland. For more information about the pricing of bandwidth in other areas, see the buy page.
Bandwidth is billed based on a tiered pricing model. For example, Alice purchased a bandwidth plan that supports network communication within the Chinese mainland. The maximum bandwidth value of the bandwidth plan is 110 Mbit/s, and the subscription duration is one month. The fee for the bandwidth plan is:
USD 34/month for every Mbit/s × 100 Mbit/s × 1 (month) + USD 13/month for every Mbit/s × 10 Mbit/s × 1 (month) = USD 3,530
Areas to be connected | Bandwidth tier Unit: Mbit/s | Bandwidth unit price Unit: USD/month per Mbit/s |
Within the Chinese mainland | 0 to 100 (including 100) | 34 |
101 to 1,000 (including 1,000) | 13 | |
>1,000 | 8 |
Pricing of data transfer
For more information, see Cross-region data transfers.
Billing examples
The following examples show the billing rules for CEN.
A company attached VPC1, VPC2, VBR1, VBR2, and IPsec-VPN Connection 1 to a CEN instance. The IPsec-VPN connection is an Internet connection. The company also purchased Bandwidth Plan 1 for network communication within the Chinese mainland. The maximum bandwidth of Bandwidth Plan 1 is 160 Mbit/s, and the subscription duration is one month. Bandwidth resources for Inter-region Connection 1, Inter-region Connection 2, and Inter-region Connection 3 are allocated from Bandwidth Plan 1. Network communication among the network instances attached to the CEN instance is established.
The following table describes the resources consumed by each network instance and inter-region connection in June 2022 (30 calendar days).
Network instance/connection | Total duration of connection to Enterprise Edition transit router | Total data transfer to Enterprise Edition transit router |
VPC1 | 24 hours/day × 30 days = 720 hours | 20 GB of data transfer to the Enterprise Edition transit router in China (Hangzhou) |
VPC2 | 24 hours/day × 30 days = 720 hours | 20 GB of data transfer to the Enterprise Edition transit router in China (Shenzhen) |
VBR1 | 24 hours/day × 30 days = 720 hours | 30 GB of data transfer to the Enterprise Edition transit router in China (Hangzhou) |
VBR2 | 24 hours/day × 30 days = 720 hours | 30 GB of data transfer to the Enterprise Edition transit router in China (Qingdao) |
IPse-VPN Connection 1 | 24 hours/day × 30 days = 720 hours | 40 GB of data transfer to the Enterprise Edition transit router in China (Qingdao) |
Manage inter-region connections | Maximum bandwidth | Connected regions | Bandwidth plan | Connected areas in bandwidth plan |
Inter-region Connection 1 | 50 Mbit/s | China (Hangzhou) and China (Shenzhen) | Bandwidth Plan 1 | Within the Chinese mainland |
Inter-region Connection 2 | 100 Mbit/s | China (Shenzhen) and China (Qingdao) | Bandwidth Plan 1 | Within the Chinese mainland |
Inter-region Connection 3 | 10 Mbit/s | China (Hangzhou) and China (Qingdao) | Bandwidth Plan 1 | Within the Chinese mainland |
The following table describes the connection fee, data forwarding fee, and inter-region connection fee in June 2022.
Connection and data forwarding fees
Network instance/connection | Connection fee | Data forwarding fee | Connection and data forwarding fees of each network instance |
VPC1 | USD 0.05/connection/hour × 24 hours/day × 30 days × 1 connection = USD 36.00 | USD 0.02/GB × 20 GB =USD 0.40 | USD 36.40 |
VPC2 | USD 0.05/connection/hour × 24 hours/day × 30 days × 1 connection = USD 36.00 | USD 0.02/GB × 20 GB =USD 0.40 | USD 36.40 |
VBR1 | USD 0.05/connection/hour × 24 hours/day × 30 days × 1 connection = USD 36.00 | USD 0.02/GB × 30 GB = USD 0.60 | USD 36.60 |
VBR2 | USD 0.05/connection/hour × 24 hours/day × 30 days × 1 connection = USD 36.00 | USD 0.02/GB × 30 GB = USD 0.60 | USD 36.60 |
IPse-VPN Connection 1 | USD 0.05/connection/hour × 24 hours/day × 30 days × 1 connection = USD 36.00 | USD 0.02/GB × 40 GB = USD 0.80 | USD 36.80 |
Connection and data forwarding fees of all network instances | USD 180.00 | USD 2.80 | USD 182.8 |
Inter-region connection fee
Bandwidth resources for Inter-region Connection 1, Inter-region Connection 2, and Inter-region Connection 3 are allocated from Bandwidth Plan 1. Therefore, the company is charged only for Bandwidth Plan 1. The fee for Bandwidth Plan 1 is:
USD 34/month/Mbit/s × 100 Mbit/s × 1 month + USD 13/month/Mbit/s × 60 Mbit/s × 1 month = USD 4,180
Total fee
The total fee in June is: USD 182.80 + USD 4,180.00 = USD 4362.80
FAQ
What fees am I charged for using a Basic Edition transit router?
A Basic Edition transit router is billed for the bandwidth plans that you use to establish inter-region connections on the transit router.
Beginning March 31, 2022, Basic Edition transit routers are no longer available for purchase. We recommend that you use Enterprise Edition transit routers. Enterprise Edition transit routers provide more features. For more information, see Functions and features.