OCI FastConnect Calculator
Cost FastConnect ports, which bill per port-hour with no per-GB charge, and value the internet egress they displace.
Inputs
FastConnect charges only a port-hour fee that varies with the port speed — check the rate for the speed you picked.
Two ports in different availability domains is the usual redundant design.
Charged by your carrier or colocation provider, not by Oracle.
Used to value the internet egress this circuit avoids.
Monthly Cost
$2,239.20
FastConnect Port Charge
$1,339.20
Provider Charge
$900.00
Oracle Data Transfer Charge
$0.00
Internet Egress Charge Avoided
$261.12
Effective Cost per TB Carried
$55.98
Port Utilisation
1.3%
Port Capacity at Full Rate
3,193TB/month
Step by step
Values used
Port speed = 10 Gbps; Price per port-hour = 0.9000 USD/hour; Number of ports = 2 ports; Billed hours per month = 744 hours; Partner or cross-connect fee per port = 450 USD/month; Traffic carried over FastConnect = 40 TB/month; Internet egress price per GB = 0.0085 USD/GB; Free internet egress allowance = 10 TB/month
OCI FastConnect
monthly = ports × port-hour price × hours + ports × provider fee, with no per-GB charge on private virtual circuits; capacity = port speed × 3,600 × hours ÷ 8 ÷ 1,048,576 TB.
Monthly Cost
= 2,239.20
FastConnect Port Charge
= 1,339.20
Provider Charge
= 900.00
Oracle Data Transfer Charge
= 0.00
Internet Egress Charge Avoided
= 261.12
Effective Cost per TB Carried
= 55.98
How it works
FastConnect is priced purely as a port-hour fee: private virtual circuits carry inbound and outbound traffic with no per-GB charge at all, which is why the data transfer line here is zero. The port speed only sets how much you can push, so the useful number is cost per terabyte actually carried, which falls as utilisation rises. Because FastConnect removes the per-GB meter entirely, a circuit pays for itself once your egress volume is large enough that the avoided internet transfer charge exceeds the port and carrier fees — remember the first 10 TB of internet egress is free anyway, so the comparison starts above that. Confirm the port-hour price for your speed and region in the Oracle Cloud cost estimator.
Formula
OCI FastConnect
monthly = ports × port-hour price × hours + ports × provider fee, with no per-GB charge on private virtual circuits; capacity = port speed × 3,600 × hours ÷ 8 ÷ 1,048,576 TB.
- port-hour price
- The only charge Oracle levies for FastConnect
- provider fee
- Carrier or colocation cross-connect charge, billed outside OCI
- capacity
- Terabytes the port could carry per month at line rate
Frequently Asked Questions
How is OCI FastConnect calculated?
monthly = ports × port-hour price × hours + ports × provider fee, with no per-GB charge on private virtual circuits; capacity = port speed × 3,600 × hours ÷ 8 ÷ 1,048,576 TB. FastConnect is priced purely as a port-hour fee: private virtual circuits carry inbound and outbound traffic with no per-GB charge at all, which is why the data transfer line here is zero. The port speed only sets how much you can push, so the useful number is cost per terabyte actually carried, which falls as utilisation rises.
Why does OCI FastConnect matter?
Because FastConnect removes the per-GB meter entirely, a circuit pays for itself once your egress volume is large enough that the avoided internet transfer charge exceeds the port and carrier fees — remember the first 10 TB of internet egress is free anyway, so the comparison starts above that. Confirm the port-hour price for your speed and region in the Oracle Cloud cost estimator.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 8 inputs: Port speed, Price per port-hour, Number of ports, Billed hours per month, Partner or cross-connect fee per port, Traffic carried over FastConnect, Internet egress price per GB, Free internet egress allowance. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.