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[. . . ] Alcatel-Lucent 8610 ICC
IN S TA N T CO N V ERGEN T CH A RGING SUI T E
The Alcatel-Lucent 8610 Instant Convergent Charging (ICC) Suite is the key component of the Alcatel-Lucent Convergent Payment solution. [. . . ] Inaddition, theAlcatel-Lucent8610 ICCConvergentRatingEngine(CRE) integratesaflexibleon-lineservice creationenvironment. Providing additionaladvancedconfiguration capabilitiestoimproveservicedeploymenttime, theCREallowsservice behaviorcustomizationwithout softwarerecompilation. Configurationisalsomadeeasierwith theproductcatalogfeature, which allowsserviceproviderstoselectthe individualserviceproductsandbundles thatwillbeincorporatedintoaunique tariffplan. TheAlcatel-Lucent8610ICCSuitealso supportsafullrangeof"community capabilities", enablingservicesconcepts suchas"Payforme", closedusergroups, friendsandfamilyandadvanced communities, targetingchurnreduction andefficientmarketsegmentation. Deployedonindustry-standardIT-based platforms, theAlcatel-Lucent8610ICC Suiteeasilyintegrateswithwireless andfixednetworksthroughIP-based infrastructureaswellasmoretraditionalIN-basednetworks.
Figure 1. Alcatel-Lucent 8610 ICC modular software suite
Fixed, broadband
Drag-and-drop creation of offers Legacy voice
Capture History Storage Engine APIs integrate with critical business systems
Seamless integration
CRM
IMS-GW Top Up Converged Mediation IMS/NGN/IP session Voucher Manager Reseller Manager Rating Engine Product Catalog IT platform Balance Manager Promotion Engine Consult, Update User Self Care
OSS/BSS
Event, data, content Wireless
ERP
Office event generators
Notification Manager
Features
· Pre-andpost-paidconvergence ¬ Asinglesolutiontosimultaneouslysupportreal-timeratingand chargingprepaid/postpaidtariff plansacrossmultiplenetworks · Convergentratingengine ¬ DesigntreeGUIsupportsdragand-dropofmultipletariffplans, includingtheabilitytomix-andmatchvoiceanddatatariffsto supporthyper-marketflexibility basedontimeofdayorweek, usage, discounts, promotions, sessions, eventsandcontent ¬ Pricingcenter'suser-friendly GUIsimplifiesmanagementof productcatalogandcommercial offers, allowingaccesstotheentire productcatalogthroughagraphicaldisplayofentitieswithcopy/ pasteanddrag/dropfacilitiesand abetterviewofcommercialoffers priortolaunchingthem, thanksto versioncontrol · Centralizedproductcatalog ¬ Directoryofproductsthatareused bytheConvergentRatingEngine
· Communities ¬ Enables"friendsandfamily" and/orenterprise-basedcommunityratingprograms · Real-timeloyaltymanagement ¬ Allowsmultipleusagecounters andthresholdstocreatenew, flexible, segment-basedloyaltyplansto reducechurn · Fullmobilevirtualnetworkoperator (MVNO)andmobilevirtualnetwork enabler(MVNE)support ¬ Enablesuniquebrands, brand protection ¬ SupportsmultipleMVNO/MVNE "tenants" · Centralizedtop-upengine ¬ Flexiblymanagesallsourcesof top-upandassociatedadvanced bonusprograms, includingscratch cards, creditcards, ATMandpointof-salerechargeoptions · Real-timeaccessandmanagementof userprofile/dataviamultiplechannels ¬ IVR, USSD, Webselfcare · SmoothintegrationwithAlcatelLucentVASportfolioforadvanced chargingsuchas: ¬ VPNandWPBXadvancedcharging, ringbacktone, videomail, mobileTV
· Modulararchitecture ¬ Separationofcallcontrolcomponentssuchasvoice, SMS, data, IMSfromreal-timeconvergent ratingandchargingengine ¬ Managesfeaturegrowthbased onoperationalstrategy, includingSMSCharging, Online/Offline Charging, WebCustomerCare/ WebSelfCare, Over-The-AirRecharge/VoucherManagement, USSDCallBack ¬ Highlyscalabletosupportthe smallesttolargestofnetworks, with99. 999%availability ¬ Geographicallydistributableto supportdisasterrecovery/disaster avoidancedeploymentoptions · MultipleAPIs ¬ EaseofintegrationwiththirdpartyITandnetworkelements ¬ Basedonhigh-levelbusinessprocessesforcustomerprovisioning ¬ BasedonJavaTMandwebservices technologies
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Pre-integrated complementary products
· 8611UsageControl ¬ supportspersonalized, end-user controlofserviceconsumption · 8614InstantZone ¬ Supportsuniqueratingschemes whenamobileuseriswithina specificzoneorzones(home zone/officezone/campuszone) ¬ Offersdynamicincentivetooptimizenetworkusage(YieldZone) · 8615InstantEnhancedCharging Collectionfunction ¬ OfflineCDRcollectionformultiple applicationsinanIMSandnon-IMS network;easilyintegrateswith billingsystems
Benefits
· Simultaneouslyoffersprepaid, postpaidandhybridreal-timerating andchargingservicepackagesfor voice(circuitandVoIP), data, video, packet, session, events, contentand e-Commerce · Supportsmultiplenetworks, includingCDMA, GSM/GPRS/UMTS, IMS andwireline · Enablescreationanddeployment ofinnovativecommercialoffersand attractivetariffschemestofurther expandexistingrevenuestreamstailoredtoindividualmarketsegments · Enablescostcontrolsforprepaid/postpaidsubscriberstoreducebaddebt · Enablescustomizedloyaltyprograms toreducechurnandincreaseaveragerevenueperuser(ARPU) · Enablesfastertime-to-marketfor newrevenue-generatingservices targetedformultiplenetworks, marketsanddomains · Reducesoperationalcostsbysupportingtheconsolidationofmultipleratingandchargingengines intoasingleconvergentratingand chargingsolution
Technical specifications
· Voice/TDM integration ¬ INAP ¬ CAP (1/2 for voice, /3 for SMS) ¬ MAP (V2, V3) ¬ WIN ¬ ANSI-41 · IP Data integration ¬ CAP 3 ¬ Diameter ¬ HTTP/XML ¬ SOAP ¬ SIP (VoIP) ¬ SMPP ¬ SIGTRAN · OSS/BSS integration ¬ SOAP/WEB services ¬ FTP ¬ SNMP · IT-based hardware and middleware platform ¬ Latest HP Linux server technology ¬ Latest SUN server technology and SolarisTM OS ¬ OracleTM database
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