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Express Connect:Outbound data transfer plans

Last Updated:Aug 08, 2023

Outbound data transfer plans are subscription resource plans that are provided by Express Connect. An outbound data transfer plan takes effect only after you complete the payment.

Prerequisites

By default, outbound data transfer plans are not available. To use outbound data transfer plans, contact your account manager to apply for the required permissions.

Purchase and offset rules

Item

Description

Purchase rules

  • After you purchase an outbound data transfer plan, the plan immediately takes effect and automatically offsets the outbound data transfer fees in specific regions. The validity period of an outbound data transfer plan is one year. After the outbound data transfer plan expires, the unused quota is automatically cleared.

  • You can purchase an unlimited number of outbound data transfer plans. If you purchased multiple outbound data transfer plans, the plan that expires first is preferentially applied.

    Note
    • If you use up the outbound data transfer plans, you are charged for the excess part based on the actual prices of outbound data transfer.

    • The outbound data transfer plans that you purchase do not affect the 50 TB outbound data transfer quota that is provided by Alibaba Cloud each month.

Sizes and supported areas of outbound data transfer plans

  • The areas that support outbound data transfer plans include the Chinese mainland, Asia Pacific, Indonesia, Australia, India, Europe and Americas, and Middle East. Each area consists of one or more regions. For more information, visit the buy page.

  • Outbound data transfer plans are available in the following sizes: 1 TB, 10 TB, and 100 TB.

Unit prices for different sizes

You can purchase outbound data transfer plans to offset the outbound data transfer fees of your service. The following table describes the sizes and prices of outbound data transfer plans.

Note

The prices that are listed in the following table are for reference only. You can view the actual prices on the buy page of outbound data transfer plans.

Area

Region

1 TB price (USD)

10 TB Price (USD)

100 TB Price (USD)

Chinese mainland

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Chengdu), China (Wuhan-Local Region), China (Shenyang), China (Nanjing - Local Region), and China (Xi'an-Local Region)

13

125

1,241

Asia Pacific

China (Hong Kong), China (Taiwan), Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Philippines (Manila), and Thailand (Bangkok)

39

390

3,871

Indonesia

Indonesia (Jakarta)

79

780

7,742

Australia

Australia (Sydney)

40

399

3,960

India

India (Mumbai)

43

428

4,248

Europe and Americas

US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), Germany (Frankfurt), and UK (London)

19

190

1,886

Middle East

UAE (Dubai) and SAU (Riyadh)

87

855

8,486

Purchase outbound data transfer plans

  1. Log on to the Express Connect console.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select a region. In the left-side navigation pane, click Physical Connection.

  3. In the Purchase Outbound Data Transfer Plan section, click Buy Now.

  4. On the Outbound Data Transfer Plan - International Site page, configure the following parameters and click Buy Now. The following table describes the parameters.

    Parameter

    Description

    Quantity

    Specify the number of outbound data transfer plans that you want to purchase.

    Size

    Select the size of the outbound data transfer plan. Valid values: 1 TB, 10 TB, and 100 TB.

    Validity Period

    The validity period of an outbound data transfer plan is 1 Year. After you complete the payment, the outbound data transfer plan immediately takes effect and automatically offsets the outbound data transfer fees in specific regions. After the outbound data transfer plan expires, the unused quota is automatically cleared.

    Available In

    Select the region in which you want to use the outbound data transfer plan. Before you purchase an outbound data transfer plan, confirm the region to which you want to apply the plan.

  5. On the Confirm Order page, read and agree to Terms of Service and click Pay.

View the usage details of outbound data transfer plans

Before you can view the usage details of an outbound data transfer plan, you must purchase the plan.

  1. Log on to the Express Connect console.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select a region. In the left-side navigation pane, click Physical Connection.

  3. In the Purchase Outbound Data Transfer Plan section, click View Details.

  4. On the Manage Reserved Instances page, you can view the basic information and usage details of outbound data transfer plans.

    • On the Instances tab, you can view the following information about an outbound data transfer plan: owner account, name, remaining quota, effective time, and expiration time.

      • In the upper-right corner of the outbound data transfer plan list, click Customize Column Options to specify the columns that you want to display.

      • In the upper-right corner of the outbound data transfer plan list, click Export to export and download the list.

    • On the Details tab, you can view the usage details of outbound data transfer plans.

      • You can filter usage details by configuring the Start Time, Instance Name, or Deducted instance ID parameter.

      • In the upper-right corner of the outbound data transfer plan list, click Customize Column Options to specify the columns that you want to display.

      • In the upper-right corner of the outbound data transfer plan list, click Export to export and download the list.