Specifications

Calling Features
Services and Features
August 08, 2000 68P81095E55-E C-7
Network Administrative Features
Item Description
Near Real Time Billing Near Real Time data transfer allows billing records to be
sent to the billing center as soon as the records are format
and written to disk. Take care when setting the download
interval. If the interval is too short the MSC call
processing is adversely impacted. This allows quicker
billing generation than batch processing of tapes.
Optional Billing Server Platform equipment and software
is required.
Trunk Information in MO
and MT Records
The incoming and outgoing trunks to the PSTN are
provided in the main structure of the billing record.
Gateway Billing Records Two records are produced by this feature. The incoming
Gateway call attempt record is generated for each
incoming call received by a gateway MSC based on route
group number. These records, produced in the gateway
MSC, are used to settle accounts with other networks.
The outgoing Gateway call attempt record is generated
for each outgoing call from a Gateway MSC to another
network. These records, also produced in the Gateway
MSC, are used to settle accounts with other networks.
Intra PLMN Billing
Records
Two records are produced. An incoming intra-PLMN
record is produced when an MSC receives an incoming
trunk call request within the PLMN. This record lets a
service provider know when the MSC was involved in a
mobile terminated call regardless of how it was involved.
Since it is intra-PLMN, all calls within the network will
produce this record.
An outgoing intra-PLMN billing record is produced
when an MSC routes a trunk call within the same
network. This record lets service provider know trunk
usage information when a call is routed to an MSC
within the same PLMN.
Transit Billing Record This record is produced when an outgoing call attempt
received by an MSC is to be routed to a service center
such as voice mail system or service provider services.
Roaming Billing Record This record is produced when a mobile terminated call is
going to a subscriber that is not in its home MSC. The
record is generated in the Gateway MSC associated with
the subscriber. Records for mobile originations under this
scenario are not supported