Abstract
Due to market deregulation and technological advances, a multi-service broadband environment is emerging,
generating a requirement for a new approach to pricing systems. This paper presents such an approach and
describes a working implementation of an innovative and flexible multi-service accounting system. The system
is based on a mature understanding of the nature of charging algorithms, and is implemented as a set of
interoperating distributed components. At the heart of the system is a rating engine built around a service
portfolio, tying together spreadsheet specification of arbitrarily complex services, charging algorithms and tariff
tables. The very wide range of service delivery technologies in existence motivates the design of a system that is
independent of proprietary formats and based on a dynamic service portfolio structure and a generic service
detail record definition.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of IEEE International Network Conference |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Accounting