# Reservations for AWS Elemental MediaConnect
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You can now purchase reservations, which provide a disconted hourly rate in exchange for a commitment to use a specific amount of outbound bandwidth each month over the course of a specified duration.

Reservations provide you with significant savings on your AWS Elemental MediaConnect costs compared to on-demand pricing. 

A *reservation* is a commitment to use a specific amount of outbound bandwidth each month over the course of a specified duration. In return, you pay a discounted hourly rate for that bandwidth. The reservation is allocated and billed on a monthly basis through the duration of the reservation.

The discounted rate applies to outbound bandwidth from all of the MediaConnect flows in your account up to the amount of bandwidth specified in the reservation. 

*Outbound bandwidth* refers to data that is transferred from a MediaConnect flow to a location or endpoint outside of the AWS Cloud. It does not include data transferred *in* to your MediaConnect flow, nor does it include data transferred from a MediaConnect flow to any location within the AWS Cloud.

For information on charges for reservations, see the [MediaConnect price list](https://aws.amazon.com/mediaconnect/pricing/).

## How billing works


Reserved outbound bandwidth is billed hourly. For each billing cycle, AWS charges your account for outbound bandwidth at the discounted rate, as specified in your reservation. If your account uses more outbound bandwidth than is covered in the reservation, the overage is charged at on-demand rates. If your account used less bandwidth, AWS charges you for the amount of outbound bandwidth that's specified in the reservation. Unused bandwidth is not carried over to the next month.

# Viewing reservations for MediaConnect
Viewing reservations

On the console, you can view the reservations that you have purchased.

**To view a list of reservations (console)**

1. Open the MediaConnect console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconnect/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconnect/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Reservations**.

   A list appears, showing all reservations that you have purchased. 

# Offerings in MediaConnect
Offerings

*Offerings* are discounts that MediaConnect offers in exchange for a commitment to use a certain amount of outbound bandwidth each month. The components of a MediaConnect offering are:
+ Duration
+ Outbound bandwidth
+ Price (billed hourly)

When you purchase an offering, you specify the start date and time. The resulting resource is called a *reservation* because you are "reserving" a certain amount of outbound bandwidth for a period of time.

*Outbound bandwidth* refers to data that is transferred from a MediaConnect flow to a location or endpoint outside of the AWS Cloud. It does not include data transferred *in* to your MediaConnect flow, nor does it include data transferred from a MediaConnect flow to any location within the AWS Cloud.

# Viewing MediaConnect offerings
Viewing offerings

On the console, you can view the offerings that are available in the current AWS Region.

**To view a list of offerings (console)**

1. Open the MediaConnect console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconnect/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconnect/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Offerings**.

   A list appears, showing all offerings that are available in the current Region. 

# Purchasing a MediaConnect offering
Purchasing an offering

If your account doesn't already have an active reservation, you can purchase an offering to create a new reservation.

**To purchase an offering (console)**

1. Open the MediaConnect console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconnect/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconnect/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Offerings**.

   A list appears, showing all offerings that are available in the current Region. 
**Note**  
If you have an active reservation, you can't purchase another offering. 

1. Choose the reservation that you want to purchase, and choose **Purchase**.

   The** Enter reservation details** page appears.

1. In the **Name** field, enter a name for the reservation. Reservation names must be unique within your account, including expired reservations.

1. For **Start date**, click the calendar icon and choose the date that you want the reservation to begin. You can choose a date as early as the first day of the current month and as recent as today.

1. In the **Start time** field, enter the time of day that you want the reservation to begin. If your start date occurs in the past, you can choose any time of day. If your start date occurs today, you can choose any time up to and including the current time. 

1. Choose **Next**. 

   The **Review and purchase** page appears.

1. Review the details of the reservation. If you need to make changes to the reservation name or start, choose **Previous** and make the changes. If you need to choose a different offering, choose **Cancel** and start over.

1. Choose **Purchase**.