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Knowledge of CDRator Product Configuration is a prerequisite of this document. |
Rating and Billing Process Steps
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Rating (Standard Prices)
These are the activities performed after a CDR is loaded into a billing record and mediated.
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: Billing Record
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Information
Several steps of the process will use information on the billing record contains the subscriber's information such as the against the product configuration.
| Field(s) | Description |
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| Subscriber's information | Allow to identify the subscriber responsible for the usage. The fields depend on the network's specification, but normally one can expect ICC, IMSI or the A- |
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| Number to be there. | |
| Event Date | Date and time when the event began. |
| B-Number | The number receiving the phone call, message. This applies only to certain types of usage. |
| Duration | The duration of the phone call or the amount of data. This applies only to certain types of usage and some network may define two separate fields: one for phone calls and one for data sessions. |
| Event Type | Network's defined fields that specify exactly the type of usage; e.g. national call to a fixedline number, premium SMS, roaming call, etc. |
| Cost Price | The price of the usage as determined by the network. |
| Rating code, rating key | Determined by mediation |
The first activities of the rating process are aimed at finding the subscriber and his/her rate plan.
Step 2 - Find the Rate Plan
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