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Use the CAR rating engine configuration to define the base rate and duration, time of day, and voice quality rating parameters for calls.
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Rating parameters for calls get used during CAR loading. If you want old CDR records in the CAR database to use new values for these parameters, you must reload all the CDRs in the CAR database. |
To establish a cost basis for calls, you must specify a base rate for all calls. For example, if your service provider charges you 6 cents for each minute, billed in 10-second increments, you can set the base rate at which all calls are charged at 1 cent for each 10-second increment.
This section describes how to establish the base charge and duration values.
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If you use the default base charge value, reports do not provide any costs. The system provides default values, but if left to the defaults, the Rating Engine stays disabled and does not provide costs. |
To further define the cost of calls, you can specify a multiplication factor for certain times of day. For example, if you want to charge subscribers a premium for daytime calls, you can apply a multiplication factor to the base charge/block that you specified in the Call Duration window.
This section describes how to establish certain times of day when calls cost more.
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If you do not want to increase call cost by time of day, you can use the default values. The default multiplication factor specifies 1, so no increase in call cost for time of day occurs. |
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Choose . The Time of Day window displays. |
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To add rows, click the Add Rows link. The system adds a row between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59. |
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To add additional rows, check the check box for the row above which you want to add a new row and click the Add Rows link.
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Enter the From and To time ranges in 24-hour, minute, and second format. A 24-hour period, from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59, represents the default time range. If you want to set one time-of-day range from 8 am to 5 pm, you will need to establish three time-of-day ranges: the first from 00:00:00 to 07:59:59, the second from 08:00:00 to 16:59:59, and the third from 17:00:00 to 23:59:59.
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Step 5 | Enter the Multiplication Factor that designates a number by which you want the base charge/block to be multiplied when a call occurs in the specified time range. For example, if you charge a premium of double the price for calls that are placed between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., the multiplication factor equals 2.00. A multiplication factor of 1.00 does not affect the cost of the call. | ||
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To add the time-of-day and multiplication factors, click the Update button.
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To further define the cost of calls, you can specify a multiplication factor for the voice quality of a call. For example, if subscribers are paying a premium price to ensure the highest voice quality on calls, you can apply various multiplication factors to the base charge/block that you specified in the Call Duration window depending on the voice quality. Using a multiplication factor other than 1.00 helps differentiate between the various voice quality calls as well.
This section describes how to establish call cost when calls that have a certain voice quality cost more.
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If you do not want to increase call cost by voice quality, you can use the default values. The default multiplication factor equals 1.00, so no increase in call cost occurs for voice quality. |
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Choose . The Voice Quality window displays. |
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In the Multiplication Factor field, enter the number by which you want the base charge/block to be multiplied when a call occurs in the specified voice-quality category. The Define QoS Values defines the voice-quality categories: Good, Acceptable, Fair, and Poor. Example Voice Quality Good; Factor 1.2 Voice Quality Acceptable; Factor 1.0 Voice Quality Fair; Factor 1.0 Voice Quality Poor; Factor 0.8 A good call gets charged 1.2 times that of an acceptable or fair call. A poor call gets charged 0.8 times that of an acceptable or fair call.
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To set the voice quality multiplication factors, click the Update button.
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