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Updated on 2026-02-04 GMT+08:00

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Media Live Packaging Output to Third-Party CDNs

Media Live origin servers can connect to third-party CDNs, implementing flexible CDN switchover and reliability assurance. Figure 1 shows the process of connecting third-party CDNs to Media Live origin servers through Huawei Cloud CDN. In the failover scenario indicated by ③, third-party CDNs request resources from Media Live origin servers through the Internet, and additional Internet data transfer charges apply.

Figure 1 Third-Party CDN interconnection process

Prices

Table 1 describes the pricing details of each region. This feature is now available in the Singapore and Riyadh regions.

In actual billing, charges are calculated progressively by tiers. For each tier, the charge is determined by multiplying the output traffic by its specific unit price. The total charge adds up that across all tiers. The conversion base for traffic units defaults to 1024.

**Table 1** Prices
Region	Tier: 0 TB to 10 TB (inclusive) Price per GB (USD)	Tier: 10 TB to 50 TB (inclusive) Price per GB (USD)	Tier: 50 TB to 150 TB (inclusive) Price per GB (USD)	Tier: > 150 TB Price per GB (USD)
Singapore Note: The pricing for Hong Kong is the same as that for Singapore.	0.192	0.136	0.131	0.128
Riyadh	0.176	0.136	0.123	0.088

Billing Rules

For details, see Table 2.

**Table 2** Billing rules
Rule Item	Description
Billing Rule	You are billed based on the data transferred from Media Live Package to the Internet. For origin data transfer to third-party CDNs, charges apply to the actual traffic fetched from origin servers in both primary and standby regions. Please note that: You are not charged for origin data transfer to Huawei Cloud CDN. Charges apply only to origin data transfer to third-party CDNs. If the primary region becomes unavailable and the standby region takes over, origin data transfer is billed according to the pricing of the standby region. Origin data transfer details: When Package is used to deliver livestreams, downstream traffic is billed based on the actual output data, including index files, audio segments, and video segments. When server-side ad insertion is enabled, output data for manifest files and ad segments is billed accordingly.
Billing Cycle	Calculated on an hourly basis and reflected in real time
Billing Mode	Pay-per-use A tiered pricing model applies based on traffic usage. For details, see Table 1.
Bill Run Time	After the current hourly billing cycle ends, the exact time when charges are posted is determined by the system.
Settlement Time	Settlement occurs automatically after the charges are posted.

Billing Examples

Take the Media Live origin server in the Riyadh region as an example. If the total monthly traffic of the third-party CDN is 60 TB (61,440 GB), the tiered pricing is as follows: