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Question
How does China Relay billing work?
Applies To
- Video API
- China Relay
Answer
China Relay is a surcharge on all the streams passing through the relay, in both directions. This would be applied on top of the pricing structure you're using (PM or SSM). The surcharge is $.003 per minute. The below example shows how to calculate the surcharge, which is then added to the underlying video session cost:
The below calculation is for a standard base PM cost, assuming there are two participants in a 60-minute session:
2 participants * 60min * $0.00395
Total cost for this session = $0.475 for this session
The below calculation also assumes there are two users in a 60-minute session. The main difference here is one user is publishing and subscribing from China:
2 streams passing through the relay (1 publisher out and 1 subscriber in)
2 streams * 60min * $0.003 surcharge = $0.360 surcharge for this session
Total cost for this session with the surcharge:
$0.475 + $0.360 = $0.834
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