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IoT Platform:Enterprise Edition instances

Last Updated:May 30, 2023

Enterprise Edition instances of IoT Platform use the subscription billing method. After you purchase an Enterprise Edition instance, you are no longer charged for the following billable items of the instance: number of messages, device connection duration, and over-the-air (OTA) updates. This topic provides a billing example for Enterprise Edition instances.

Important

This topic is for reference only. To obtain the actual fees, view your bills.

You can configure specifications and view the total configuration costs on the buy page of IoT Platform. For more information, see Purchase Enterprise Edition instances.

Background information

For more information about the billing of Enterprise Edition instances, see Enterprise Edition instances (subscription).

Billing example

In this example, the following conditions are used:

  • The number of online devices is 10,000.

  • Each device submits a message every 10 minutes.

  • Each device receives a control message every 20 minutes.

  • The size of each message is less than or equal to 300 bytes.

The following table describes each billable item.

Billable item

Description

Formula

Messaging-based transactions per second (TPS)

Number of devices × Number of messages that each device submits per second + Number of devices × Number of messages that each device receives per second

Parameter description:

  • One message every 10 minutes = One message/10 minutes = One message/(60 × 10) seconds = Number of messages that each device submits per second

  • One message every 20 minutes = One message/20 minutes = One message/(60 × 20) seconds = Number of messages that each device receives per second

  • TPS for upstream messages = Number of devices × Number of messages that each device submits to IoT Platform per second

  • TPS for downstream messages = Number of devices × Number of messages that each device receives from IoT Platform per second

10,000 × [1/(60 × 10)] + 10,000 × [1/(60 × 20)] = 25 messages per second

Message forwarding TPS

Number of devices × Number of messages that each device submits per second

Parameter description:

  • One message every 10 minutes = One message/10 minutes = One message/(60 × 10) seconds = Number of messages that each device submits per second

  • In this example, the message forwarding TPS calculates only the number of messages that devices submit.

10,000 × [1/(60 × 10)] = 16.7 messages per second

On the buy page of IoT Platform, configure the required specifications. The following fees can be calculated:

Note

The basic setting for the messaging-based TPS or message forwarding TPS of an Enterprise Edition instance is 100 messages per second. In this example, the basic setting is used.

  • Monthly fee:USD 196. The fee for each device that is connected to IoT Platform is less than USD 0.02.

  • Annual fee:USD 2,352. The fee for each device that is connected to IoT Platform is less than USD 0.24.