Application acceleration plans use high-quality bandwidth resources provided by Alibaba Cloud to reduce network latency, jitter, and packet loss during data transfer. After you connect your on-premises networks to Alibaba Cloud through Smart Access Gateway (SAG), application acceleration plans provide fast and stable access to applications deployed in regions outside the Chinese mainland.
Purchase an application acceleration plan
Log on to the SAG console.
In the top navigation bar, select the region.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Acceleration Plan.
- On the Application Acceleration Plan page, click Purchase Bandwidth Plan.
- Configure the following parameters, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.
Parameter Description Region The region to which the clients belong. Type The type of application acceleration plan. By default, Advanced Application Acceleration Plan is selected. Maximum Bandwidth The maximum bandwidth value for the application acceleration plan. Unit: Mbit/s. Duration The subscription duration for the application acceleration plan. Name The name for the application acceleration plan. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length and can contain digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). It must start with a letter.
Upgrade an application acceleration plan
Log on to the SAG console.
In the top navigation bar, select the region.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Acceleration Plan.
On the Application Acceleration Plan page, find the application acceleration plan and click Upgrade in the Actions column.
- On the Upgrade/Downgrade page, set Maximum Bandwidth.
In the Terms of Service section, read and select Terms of Service, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.
Downgrade an application acceleration plan
Log on to the SAG console.
In the top navigation bar, select the region.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Acceleration Plan.
On the Application Acceleration Plan page, find the application acceleration plan and click Downgrade in the Actions column.
- On the Downgrade page, set Maximum Bandwidth.
In the Terms of Service section, read and select Terms of Service, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.
Renew an application acceleration plan
Log on to the SAG console.
In the top navigation bar, select the region.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Acceleration Plan.
On the Application Acceleration Plan page, find the application acceleration plan and click Renew in the Actions column.
- On the Renew page, set Duration.
In the Terms of Service section, read and select Terms of Service, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.