Three areas of charging

Bill to subscriber
Billing

Accounting Accounting

BC

BC MSC

BSC BC
Transfer of Charging data

PSTN

BC MSC HLR Charging Path of the call

HLR

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Relationship between DX 200 charging functions and the Billing Centre

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Basis for charging

Installation fee

Renting the service

Use of the network

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Factors affecting the price of a call

Type of basic service Duration of the call Time of the call Destination of the call Origin of the call Use of networks Type of supplementary services Use of radio resources (HR, FR or EFR) Calling/Called subscriber's mobile equipment type (single/dual mode) Roaming leg

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Types of charging records

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
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Mobile Terminated Call (MTC) Mobile Originated Call (MOC) Call to a Roaming Subscriber (ROAM) Forwarded Call (FORW) Supplementary Service (SUPS) (use and activation) Location Update (LOCA) HLR Interrogation for call establishment (HLRI) Mobile-Originated Short Messages (SM-MO) Mobile-Terminated Short Messages (SM-MT) PSTN Originated Call (POC) PSTN Terminated Call (PTC) PBX Originated Call (PBXO) PBX Terminated Call (PBXT) Intelligent Network Data Location Service (LCS)
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Charging record format for MOC, page 1

GAP::ST=A,UF=NORMAL,FT=1,:; DX 200 MSC01 DISPLAY OPERATION FOR SERVICE IN TABLE FORMAT FILENAME: Y00AN1MX.IMG SERVICE: 00 STATE: ACTIVE USED FOR: NORMAL BLOCK VERSION: MJ010200 VERSION NUMBER: 002 FORMAT TYPE: 1 MESSAGE NUMBER: dd98 FORMAT TYPE NAME: MOC RECORD LENGTH: 210 HEADER: FIELD NAME record_length record_type record_number record_status check_sum call_reference exchange_id DATA: FIELD NAME intermediate_record_number intermediate_charging_ind number_of_ss_records calling_imsi calling_imei calling_number calling_category calling_ms_classmark called_imsi called_imei dialled_digits_ton called_number called_category called_ms_classmark dialled_digits calling_subs_first_lac calling_subs_first_ci 2008-03-15 0 15:38:28

DATA TYPE W( 1) BCD( 1) BCD( 4) C( 1) W( 1) C( 5) C( 10)

POSITION 0 2 3 7 8 10 15

DATA TYPE BCD( 1) C( 1) BCD( 1) C( 8) C( 8) C( 10) C( 1) C( 1) C( 8) C( 8) C( 1) C( 12) C( 1) C( 1) C( 12) W( 1) W( 1)

POSITION 25 26 27 28 36 44 54 55 56 64 72 73 85 86 87 99 101

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calling_subs_last_ex_id calling_subs_last_lac calling_subs_last_ci called_subs_first_lac called_subs_first_ci called_subs_last_ex_id called_subs_last_lac called_subs_last_ci out_circuit_group out_circuit basic_service_type basic_service_code facility_usage non_transparency_indicator channel_rate_indicator set_up_start_time in_channel_allocated_time charging_start_time charging_end_time orig_mcz_duration cause_for_termination data_volume call_type orig_mcz_tariff_class orig_mcz_pulses dtmf_indicator aoc_indicator orig_mcz_chrg_type called_number_ton redirected_indicator hot_billing_record_number called_msrn_ton called_msrn C( 10) W( 1) W( 1) W( 1) W( 1) C( 10) W( 1) W( 1) BCD( 2) BCD( 2) C( 1) C( 1) C( 2) C( 1) C( 1) C( 7) C( 7) C( 7) C( 7) BCD( 3) DW( 1) W( 1) C( 1) BCD( 3) BCD( 2) C( 1) C( 1) C( 1) C( 1) C( 1) BCD( 4) C( 1) C( 12) 103 113 115 117 119 121 131 133 135 137 139 140 141 143 144 145 152 159 166 173 176 180 182 183 186 188 189 190 191 192 193 197 198

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Mobile subscriber-A calls PSTN subscriber-B

GMSC

PSTN
BSC

HLR PLMN A

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PSTN subscriber-A calls mobile subscriber-B

B PSTN GMSC
BSC

HLR PLMN A

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Mobile subscriber-A calls subscriber-B, both in HPLMN

MSC
BSC

BSC

MSC
HLR

PLMN A

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Mobile subscriber-B roaming in another PLMN

A
BSC

GMSC PSTN
BSC

B GMSC

HLR

PLMN A

PLMN B

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Swedish mobile subscriber-A roaming in Finnish PLMN calls PSTN subscriber-B in Finland

PSTN
HLR MSC MSC

A BSC

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Finnish subscriber-A in PSTN calls Swedish mobile subscriber-B roaming in Finland

PSTN
HLR MSC MSC

B BSC

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MS-B has unconditional call forwarding to other mobile subscriber of HPLMN, now roaming in PLMN-B

A
BSC

GMSC PSTN
BSC

C
GMSC

HLR

CFU B -> C
PLMN A PLMN B

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MS-B has call forwarding if no answer to other mobile subscriber of HPLMN, now roaming in PLMN-B

A
BSC

GMSC PSTN
BSC

C GMSC

HLR

CFNR B -> C PLMN A

PLMN B

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MS-A makes location update in PLMN-B

GMSC PSTN
BSC

BSC

A
GMSC
VLR

HLR PLMN A PLMN B

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MS-A activates call barring supplementary service while roaming in another PLMN

GMSC PSTN
BSC

BSC

A
GMSC
VLR

HLR PLMN A PLMN B

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SM-MO/PP from MS-A to the SMSC in PLMN-A

SMSC

IWMSC PSTN MSC

BSC

PLMN A

PLMN B

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SM-MT/PP from SMSC in PLMN-A to MS-A in PLMN-B

SMSC

IWMSC PSTN MSC

BSC

PLMN A

PLMN B

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Charging block content

GEP:::BLK=CUR:; DX 200 MSC01 DISPLAY OPERATION FOR SERVICE CURRENT BLOCK BLOCK INDEX: 1 A1 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 94 FF 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 FF 01 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 02 FF 01 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 45 FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 FF A1 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 68 56 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 2008-03-15 0 BLOCK IS ONLY IN RAM MEMORY 15:41:12

31 46 FF FF FF FF FF FF DE 68

09 16 FF FF FF FF FF FF 2D 31

10 14 FF FF FF FF FF FF 04 09

00 12 FF FF FF FF FF FF 40 01

FF 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 41 10

FF 20 FF FF FF FF FF FF 40 F2

FF 4D FF FF FF FF FF FF 9F FF

FF 4A FF FF FF FF FF FF 68 FF

FF 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF 31 FF

45 02 FF FF FF FF FF FF 09 FF

00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 10 64

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CHARGING BLOCK CDRs are collected in RAM block before storing on mass storing devices (e.g. hard disks) The amount of data stored on disks (tape) at one time 2-64kB Contains complete charging records

Block in RAM

CHU

Header

CDR : CDR
Trailer

CHARGING DATA ON HARD DISKS CDRs are written on the disk files of the CHU The files are named CFxxxx.DAT, where xxxx is the ordinal number The ordinal number can range from 0001 to 9999 The file size is selectable (e.g. 1MB) Contains complete charging blocks

CDR DISK
CF0001.DA T CF0002.DA T

block block block block

block block block block

n*FF

n*FF

:
CF9999.DA T

:
block block block block
n*FF

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Functionality of charging

SU

5. Transfer to Billing Center Via BDCU

BDCU

1. Start Call

STU/CHU
call record

TTCHAB charging block charging block

OMU
4. Write block into Charging Files

3.

2. End Call

charging record

DAT
6. Backup to DAT Tape

3. Generate Record and put into TTCHAB

7. Take DAT to BC

MO

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Post processed MOC CDR, page 1

Record length : 194 (dec) c2 (hex) MOC_RECORD_TYPE, MOC_RECORD_NUMBER, MOC_RECORD_STATUS, MOC_CHECK_SUM, MOC_CALL_REFERENCE, MOC_EXCHANGE_ID, MOC_INTERMEDIATE_RECORD_NUMBER, MOC_INTERMEDIATE_CHARGING_IND, MOC_NUMBER_OF_SS_RECORDS, MOC_A_SUBSCRIBER_IMSI, MOC_A_SUBSCRIBER_IMEI, MOC_A_SUBSCRIBER_NUMBER, MOC_A_CATEGORY, MOC_MS_CLASS_MARK_A, MOC_B_SUBSCRIBER_IMSI, MOC_B_SUBSCRIBER_IMEI, MOC_DD_TYPE_OF_NUMBER, MOC_B_SUBSCRIBER_NUMBER, ( 2) ( 3) ( 7) ( 8) ( 10) ( 15) ( 25) ( 26) ( 27) ( 28) ( 36) ( 44) ( 54) ( 55) ( 56) ( 64) ( 72) ( 73) 01 00000067 00 5f63 4131004600 4917705fffffffffffff 00 00 01 262091000000003f ffffffffffffffff 491779000003ffffffff 00 00 ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff 04 5551779000005fffffffffff

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Post processed MOC CDR, page 2

MOC_B_CATEGORY, MOC_MS_CLASS_MARK_B, MOC_DIALLED_DIGITS, MOC_A_SUBS_FIRST_LOC_LAI, MOC_A_SUBS_FIRST_LOC_CELL_ID, MOC_A_SUBS_LAST_LOC_EX_ID, 4917705fffffffffffff MOC_A_SUBS_LAST_LOC_LAI, MOC_A_SUBS_LAST_LOC_CELL_ID, MOC_B_SUBS_FIRST_LOC_LAI, MOC_B_SUBS_FIRST_LOC_CELL_ID, MOC_B_SUBS_LAST_LOC_EX_ID, MOC_B_SUBS_LAST_LOC_LAI, MOC_B_SUBS_LAST_LOC_CELL_ID, MOC_OUT_CIRCUIT_GROUP_NR, MOC_OUT_CIRCUIT_NR, MOC_CHAR_SERV_TYPE, MOC_CHAR_SERV_CODE, MOC_SEC_SERV_TYPE, MOC_SEC_SERV_CODE, MOC_NON_TRANSPARENCY_IND, MOC_HALF_RATE_INDICATOR, MOC_SET_UP_START_TIME, MOC_CHANNEL_ALLOCATED_TIME, 11-2007 MOC_CHARGING_START_TIME, MOC_CHARGING_END_TIME, MOC_ORIG_CHARG_DURATION, MOC_SUCCESS_INDICATOR, MOC_DATA_VOLUME, MOC_CALL_TYPE, MOC_ORIG_TARIFF_CLASS, MOC_OUT_CHARGING_PULSES, MOC_DTMF_SENDER_IND, MOC_AOC_IND, MOC_PNI, MOC_REDIRECTED, CN3401FEN40GLA3 ( 85) ( 86) ( 87) (101) 35 ff 05551779000005ffffffffff ( 99) 03e8 006f (103) (113) 03e8 006f (117) ffff ffff (121) ffffffffffffffffffff (131) ffff (133) ffff 2000 0003 (139) 00 (140) 11 ff ff (143) 00 00 09:30.21,06-11-2007 (152) 09:30.22,0609:30.32,06-11-2007 09:30.41,06-11-2007 000009 00000000 (180) 0000 (182) 03 000000 (186) ffff 00 01 (190) ffffff (193) 00

(115) (119)

(135) (137)

(141) (142) (144) (145)

(159) (166) (173) (176)

(183) (188) (189)

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Relationship between logical files and the VDS and CHU disks
Logical file
TTLOFI

VDS
VDS-0 Normal CDRs Hot billing CDRs

Disk structure of STU/CHU disk

\
Control files for VDS-0 GSMBIL Control files for VDS-1 BF0001.DAT BF0002.DAT BF0999.DAT ACCDIR Control files for VDS-2 AG0001--25 Control files for VDS-3 AS0001--25

HBLOFI
TRACIG TRACSU TRACIR TRAZON TRATOT

VDS-1
VDS-2 VDS-3 VDS-4 VDS-5 VDS-6

Counters files (Accounting purpose)

CF0001.DAT CF0002.DAT CF9999.DAT

Control files for VDS-4

AC0001--25

Control files for VDS-5

AZ0001--25

Control files for VDS-6 AT0001--25

CHU W1

CHU W0

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Data file status

Open Full Transferred Waiting Compressing Un-usable

File is in use and the data is being written into this file. Only one file is open at a time. File is closed and waiting to be transferred. File has been transferred to the remote side. It can be used again when needed. File is waiting to be compressed. File is being compressed. File is unusable because the physical hard disk is full.

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Charging file states

ZIFO:CHU:GSMCHA:1&&15; FILE ORIGINAL/ NUMBER STATUS COMPRESSED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TRANSFERRED TRANSFERRED FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL COMPRESSING WAITING WAITING OPEN TRANSFERRED TRANSFERRED TRANSFERRED OK/OK OK/OK OK/OK W0/W0 W0/W1 W1/W1 OK/OK OK/OK OK/-OK/-OK/---/---/---/---/-B B B B B -

FILLING TIME 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-17 2007-01-17 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 21:36:03 21:36:07 21:36:11 21:36:14 21:36:18 21:36:22 17:50:11 18:01:22 21:36:46 21:36:49 21:36:53 21:36:54 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00

TRANSFER TIME 2007-01-18 2007-01-18 2007-01-17 2007-01-17 2007-01-17 2007-01-17 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 22:40:00 22:50:00 06:47:00 06:52:00 07:03:00 07:06:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00

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Structure of TTTCOF and TTSCOF

Data file No. CF0001 CF0002 CF0003 CF0004 . CF9999

Transfer Time 19-08-2007 17:25:30 19-08-2007 18:00:30 19-08-2007 18:05:00

Data file No. CF0001 CF0002 CF0003 CF0004

Filling Time

File Status

19-08-2007 17:25:30 Transferred 19-08-2007 18:00:30 Full 19-08-2007 18:05:00 Compressing

19-08-2007 18:07:30
19-08-2007 18:10:00 15-12-2006 10:00:00

19-08-2007 18:07:30
19-08-2007 18:10:00

Waiting
Open

. CF9999

15-12-2006 10:00:00 Transferred

TTTCOF

TTSCOF

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Files used in the transfer of charging data (step 1)

MSC BC

charging files

CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT

read only CF001 12-00 CF002 12-00 CF003 12-00 read only CF001 CF002 CF003

CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT

charging files

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

CF001 CF002 CF003

12-00 12-00 12-00

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

state control file (TTSCOF)

CF001 CF002 CF003

F O T

12-15 12-50

state control file (TTSCOF)

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Files used in the transfer of charging data (step 2)

MSC BC
CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT charging files

charging files

CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT

read only CF001 12-00 CF002 CF003

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

CF001 CF002 CF003 read only CF001 CF002 CF003

12-00 12-00

12-00 12-00 12-00

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

state control file (TTSCOF)

CF001 CF002 CF003

F O T

12-15 12-50

F O T

12-15 12-50

state control file (TTSCOF)

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Files used in the transfer of charging data (step 3)

MSC
charging files CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT
read only CF001 12-00

BC
CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT charging files

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

CF001

CF002
CF003

12-00 12-00
read only CF001 CF002 CF003

CF002
CF003

13-00 12-00 12-00

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

state control file (TTSCOF)

CF001 CF002 CF003

F O T

12-15 12-50

F O T

12-15 12-50

state control file (TTSCOF)

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Files used in the transfer of charging data (step 4)

MSC BC

charging files

CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT

read only

CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT

charging files

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

CF001 CF002 CF003

13-00 12-00 12-00

read only

CF001 CF002 CF003

13-00 12-00 12-00

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

state control CF001 file (TTSCOF) CF002

CF003

F O T

12-15 12-50

CF001 CF002 CF003

F O T

12-15 12-50

state control file (TTSCOF)

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Files used in the transfer of charging data (step 5)

MSC
BC

charging files

CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT

read only

CF001.DAT CF002.DAT CF003.DAT

charging files

transfer control CF001 file (TTTCOF) CF002

CF003

13-00 12-00 12-00

read only

CF001 CF002 CF003

13-00 12-00 12-00

transfer control file (TTTCOF)

state control CF001 file (TTSCOF) CF002

CF003

T
F

12-15 13-15
13-15

CF001 CF002 CF003

F O T

12-15 12-50

state control file (TTSCOF)

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Related MML Commands

ZGAP ZGTI ZGEP ZIFO, ZIFI

Check format of each CDR type Check CDR generation related parameter Check content of Charging block Check information related to Charging file

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Basic charging file settings

IFI:STU,GSMCHA:B; DX 200 MSC-CSC FILE NAMES: ORIGINAL FILES: COMPRESSED FILES: STORAGE CONTROL FILE: TRANSFER CONTROL FILE: 2008-03-15 16:34:46

CF0000.DAT CF0000.Z TTSCOF00.IMG TTTCOF00.IMG

FORMAT OF RING BUFFER: SKIPPING OF UNTRANSFERRED DATA IS NOT ALLOWED OVERWRITE OF UNTRANSFERRED DATA IS NOT ALLOWED FILE IS NOT COMPRESSED DISK FILE SIZE: DISK FILE AMOUNT: BATCH SEQUENCE NUMBER: FILLED TO OFFSET: TIME CONTROL FOR FILE CLOSING: DAILY DISK FILE CLOSING TIME: DISK FILE CLOSING INTERVAL:

64 KB 150
22

00-00 00-00

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Statistical charging file settings

< IFI:STU,GSMCHA:S; DX 200 MSC-CSC 2008-03-15 16:35:05

ALARM SETTINGS:
ALARM MODE: ALL CHARGING FILLING RATIO ALARMS IN USE FIRST ALARM LIMIT: FIRST ALARM CANCEL: 70 % 65 %

SECOND ALARM LIMIT: SECOND ALARM CANCEL:

STATISTICS: CURRENT FILL UP RATIO: AMOUNT OF FULL FILES: CURRENT BATCH SEQUENCE NUMBER: CURRENT DISK FILE NUMBER: CURRENT FILE OFFSET:

90 % 85 %

0 % 0 14043 115 0

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Charging hardware in the DX 200 MSC

GSW X.25

Signalling Units: CCSU, BSU, etc. SU

FTAM to BC
M BDCU

VLRU

CM

STU

CHU

OMU

SS

Digit Analysis

Charging Files

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SU

5. Transfer to Billing Center Via BDCU

BDCU

1. Start Call

STU/CHU
call record

TTCHAB charging block charging block

3.

OMU
4. Write block into Charging Files

2. End Call

charging record

DAT
6. Backup to DAT Tape

3. Generate Record and put into TTCHAB

7. Take DAT to BC

DAT

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