Dynamic Content Delivery Network (DCDN) resource plans offer more savings when compared with regular billing methods. You can purchase resource plans based on your business requirements. This topic describes the different types of resource plans offered and the rules associated with them.
For more information about the pricing of resource plans, visit the DCDN Pricing page.
Resource plan | Description | URL for purchase |
You can use outbound data transfer plans to offset data transfer fees that are incurred when DCDN accelerates content delivery. Important If you want to use data transfer plans to offset data transfer fees, the metering method must be pay-by-data-transfer. If the metering method is pay-by-bandwidth, the plan will not take effect. The plan will resume taking effect when the metering method is changed to pay-by-data-transfer. | ||
After you enable DDoS mitigation, you need to purchase an Anti-DDoS instance of the Insurance plan or Unlimited plan. DDoS mitigation Important After you enable DDoS mitigation and add a domain name for protection, you are charged for all outbound traffic generated for the domain name based on the unit price of scrubbed traffic. For more information about the pricing of scrubbed traffic, see Billing of DDoS mitigation. | ||
You can use the WAF SeCU plan to offset the number of SeCUs generated after the new edition of WAF is enabled. Overview of WAF (new edition) | ||
You can use the DCDN secure acceleration plan to offset the outbound traffic, static HTTPS requests, dynamic HTTP and HTTPS requests generated in all regions around the world, and SeCUs generated by WAF. Important If you want to use the DCDN secure acceleration plan to offset data transfer fees, the metering method must be pay-by-hourly-secure-data-transfer. |
Outbound traffic
You can purchase multiple outbound data transfer plans. The data transfer plans are applied in chronological order of expiration time. The system calculates the amount of outbound data transfer on an hourly basis. Your data transfer plans are automatically used to offset data transfer fees. Data transfer overage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Outbound data transfer plans are region-specific. Each data transfer plan takes effect only in the accelerated region that you specify when you purchase the data transfer plan.
Acceleration region | Description |
Chinese mainland | Applicable to regions in the Chinese mainland. |
Asia Pacific 1 | Applicable to regions in Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), Taiwan (China), Japan, and other Southeast Asia countries and regions except for Vietnam and Indonesia. |
Asia Pacific 2 | Applicable to regions in India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Vietnam. |
Asia Pacific 3 | Applicable to regions in Australia and New Zealand. |
North America | Applicable to regions in North America. |
Europe | Applicable to regions in Europe. |
Middle East and Africa | Applicable to regions in the Middle East and Africa. |
South America | Applicable to regions in South America. |
WAF SeCU plan (new edition)
The new edition of WAF uses the pay-as-you-go billing method and uses security capacity units (SeCUs) as billing units. All billable items can be billed as SeCUs.
You can purchase multiple WAF SeCU plans (new edition). The WAF SeCU plans are applied in chronological order of expiration time. The system calculates the number of SeCUs on an hourly basis. Your WAF SeCU plans are automatically used to offset SeCUs. The SeCUs that exceeds the quota are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
DDoS mitigation plan
DDoS mitigation protects accelerated domain names from DDoS attacks. After you enable DDoS mitigation, you need to purchase an Anti-DDoS instance of the Insurance plan or Unlimited plan.
After you enable DDoS mitigation and add a domain name for protection, you are charged for all outbound traffic generated for the domain name based on the unit price of scrubbed traffic. For more information about the pricing of scrubbed traffic, see Billing of DDoS mitigation.
DCDN secure acceleration plan
The DCDN secure acceleration plan can be used to offset the outbound traffic, static HTTPS requests, dynamic HTTP and HTTPS requests generated in all regions around the world, and SeCUs generated by WAF. You are charged for excess traffic, requests, and SeCUs on a pay-as-you-go basis.