Buying a Global Connection Bandwidth

Scenarios

This section describes how to buy a global connection bandwidth for communication on a private network.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. On the console homepage, choose Networking > Cloud Connect.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Connect > Cloud Connections.
5. In the cloud connection list, click the name of the cloud connection.
6. On the basic information page, click the Global Connection Bandwidths tab.
7. Click Buy Global Connection Bandwidth.
8. Configure the parameters based on Table 1.

   Table 1 Parameters required for buying a global connection bandwidth

   Parameter	Description
   Billing Mode	Mandatory Pay-per-use: a postpaid subscription. You are charged based on the usage duration of the global connection bandwidth. Your global connection bandwidth is billed by second, and you are charged for a minimum of 60 seconds each time. If the usage is less than an hour, you are charged based on the actual duration, accurate to seconds.
   Bandwidth Type	Mandatory There are different types of global connection bandwidths that are designed for different application scenarios, including multi-city, geographic-region, and cross-geographic-region bandwidths. The type of a bandwidth cannot be changed after your purchase. Learn about the application scenarios of different types of bandwidths. You can decide whether to use a geographic-region bandwidth or cross-geographic-region bandwidth based on service scenarios.
   Billed By	Mandatory The price of a global connection bandwidth varies by its size. After a bandwidth is purchased, the billing starts immediately regardless of whether the bandwidth is used. If a bandwidth is no longer required, delete it in a timely manner to avoid unnecessary fees.
   Bandwidth	Mandatory Select the size of the bandwidth in Mbit/s.
   Bandwidth Name	Mandatory Enter the name of the bandwidth. The name: Must contain 1 to 64 characters. Can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).

9. Click Next.
10. Confirm the configurations and click Submit.

    The global connection bandwidth list page is displayed.

11. In the global connection bandwidth list, view the status of the bandwidth.

    If the bandwidth status is Normal, the purchase is successful.