Table Of Contents
Understanding CAR Reports
Bill Summary Report Results
Bill Detail Report Results
Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results
Top N By Number of Calls Report Results
Cisco IP Phone Services Report Results
QoS Detail Report Results
QoS Summary Report Results
QoS by Gateways Report Results
QoS by Call Types Report Results
Traffic Summary Report Results
System Overview Report Results
CDR Error Report Results
Gateway Detail Report Results
Gateway Summary Report Results
Gateway and Route Utilization Report Results
Conference Bridge Utilization Report Results
Voice Mail Utilization Report Results
Understanding the CDR Search Results
Understanding the Results for CDR Search
Media Information
CDR and CMR Dump Tables
Understanding CAR Reports
This chapter describes report output information for each of the CAR report types:
•Bill Summary Report Results
•Bill Detail Report Results
•Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results
•Top N By Number of Calls Report Results
•Cisco IP Phone Services Report Results
•QoS Detail Report Results
•QoS Summary Report Results
•QoS by Gateways Report Results
•QoS by Call Types Report Results
•Traffic Summary Report Results
•System Overview Report Results
•CDR Error Report Results
•Gateway Detail Report Results
•Gateway Summary Report Results
•Gateway and Route Utilization Report Results
•Conference Bridge Utilization Report Results
•Voice Mail Utilization Report Results
•Understanding the CDR Search Results
•Media Information
•CDR and CMR Dump Tables
Bill Summary Report Results
The report groups information by the user name in ascending order. The summary report includes the following fields (see Table A-1).
Table A-1 Summary Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.
|
Internal
|
Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).
|
Local
|
Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.
|
Long Distance
|
Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
International
|
International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
On Net
|
Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.
|
Others
|
All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.
|
QOS—The number of calls for each Quality of Service category. Parameters set by the CAR administrator provided basis for QoS categories; see Defining the Quality of Service (QoS) Values, page 15-9, and Configuring QoS Parameters, page 17-7.
|
Good
|
QoS for these calls designates the highest possible quality.
|
Acceptable
|
QoS for these calls shows them slightly degraded but still falls within an acceptable range.
|
Fair
|
QoS for these calls, although degraded, still fall within a usable range.
|
Poor
|
QoS for these calls was unsatisfactory.
|
NA
|
These calls did not match any of the criteria for the established QoS categories.
|
Calls—Indicates the number of calls for each call classification.
The total number of calls and total charges by reportee and per-call classification by manager
|
Charge—Indicates the charge associated with each call. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.
|
Bill Detail Report Results
The report groups information by the user name in ascending order. The detail report includes the following fields (see Table A-2).
Table A-2 Detail Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Date and Orig. Time
|
The date and time the that call originated.
|
Orig.
|
The originating number from which the call was placed.
|
Dest.
|
The destination number to which the call was directed.
|
Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.
|
Internal
|
Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).
|
Local
|
Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.
|
Long Distance
|
Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
International
|
International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
On Net
|
Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.
|
Others
|
All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.
|
QOS—The number of calls for each Quality of Service category. Parameters set by the CAR administrator provided basis for QoS categories; see Defining the Quality of Service (QoS) Values, page 15-9, and Configuring QoS Parameters, page 17-7.
|
Good
|
QoS for these calls designates the highest possible quality.
|
Acceptable
|
QoS for these calls shows them slightly degraded but still falls within an acceptable range.
|
Fair
|
QoS for these calls, although degraded, still falls within a usable range.
|
Poor
|
QoS for these calls was unsatisfactory.
|
NA
|
These calls did not match any of the criteria for the established QoS categories.
|
Duration(s)
|
The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.
|
Charge
|
Indicates the charge associated with each call. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.
|
Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results
Reports for Top N by Charge or Top N by Duration include the following fields. The report shows only outgoing calls. See Table A-3.
Table A-3 Top N by Charge and by Duration Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Users
|
User names.
|
Calls
|
Total number of calls.
|
Duration(s)
|
The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.
|
Charge
|
Indicates the charge associated with each call. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.
|
Top N By Number of Calls Report Results
The report for Top N by Number of Calls includes the following fields. The report shows both incoming and outgoing calls. See Table A-4.
Table A-4 Top N by Number of Calls Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Users
|
User names.
|
Calls
|
Total number of calls.
|
Duration(s)
|
The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.
|
Charge
|
The total amount of billing charges for all calls to that user. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.
|
Calls Made
|
The total number of calls placed by the user.
|
Calls Received
|
The total number of calls received by the user.
|
Total Calls
|
The total number of incoming and outgoing calls.
|
Cisco IP Phone Services Report Results
The Cisco IP Phone Services report includes the following fields. See Table A-5.
Table A-5 Cisco IP Phone Services Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Cisco IP Phone Services
|
The name of the selected service.
|
Number of Subscribers
|
The total number of subscribers for a given service.
|
% Subscription
|
The percentage of users who have subscribed to a given service, out of the total number of subscriptions for all services.
|
QoS Detail Report Results
The QoS detail report includes the following fields. See Table A-6.
Table A-6 QoS Detail Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Orig. Time
|
The time the call was placed, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.
|
Term. Time
|
The time the call disconnected, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.
|
Duration(s)
|
The amount of time, in seconds, that the call was connected.
|
Orig.
|
The originating number from which the call was placed.
|
Dest.
|
The destination number to which the call was directed.
|
Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.
|
Internal
|
Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).
|
Local
|
Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.
|
Long Distance
|
Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
International
|
International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
On Net
|
Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.
|
Incoming
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.
|
Tandem
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.
|
Others
|
All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.
|
Orig. Codec
|
The codec used by the originating device.
|
Dest. Codec
|
The codec used by the destination device.
|
Orig. Device
|
The name of the device that placed the call.
|
Dest. Device
|
The name of the device that received the call.
|
Orig. QoS
|
The voice quality experienced by the device that placed the call.
|
Dest. QoS
|
The voice quality experienced by the device that received the call.
|
QoS Summary Report Results
The QoS summary report includes the following fields. See Table A-7.
Table A-7 QoS Summary Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Orig. Time
|
The time the call was placed, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.
|
Term. Time
|
The time the call disconnected, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.
|
Duration(s)
|
The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.
|
Orig.
|
The originating number from which the call was placed.
|
Dest.
|
The destination number to which the call was directed.
|
Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.
|
Internal
|
Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).
|
Local
|
Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.
|
Long Distance
|
Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
International
|
International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
On Net
|
Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.
|
Incoming
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.
|
Tandem
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.
|
Others
|
All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.
|
Orig. Codec
|
The codec used by the originating device.
|
Dest. Codec
|
The codec used by the destination device.
|
Orig. Device
|
The name of the device that placed the call.
|
Dest. Device
|
The name of the device that received the call.
|
Orig. QoS
|
The voice quality experienced by the device that placed the call.
|
Dest. QoS
|
The voice quality experienced by the device that received the call.
|
QoS by Gateways Report Results
The QoS by gateways report provides the following information. See Table A-8.
Table A-8 QoS Gateway Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Time
|
Indicates the cumulative hours of the day(s), the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.
|
% of Calls
|
Displays the percentage of calls for each gateway for the hours of the day, the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.
|
QoS by Call Types Report Results
The QoS by call types report provides the following information. See Table A-9.
Table A-9 QoS Call Type Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Time
|
Indicates the cumulative hours of the day(s), the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.
|
% of Calls
|
Displays the percentage of calls for each gateway for the hours of the day, the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.
|
Internal
|
Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).
|
Local
|
Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.
|
Long Distance
|
Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
International
|
International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
On Net
|
Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.
|
Incoming
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.
|
Tandem
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.
|
Others
|
All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.
|
Total
|
The total number of calls for each hour or day.
|
Traffic Summary Report Results
The traffic summary and traffic summary by extension reports provides some or all of the following information. See Table A-10.
Table A-10 Traffic Summary Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Time
|
Indicates the cumulative hours of the day(s), the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.
|
No of Calls
|
Displays the percentage of calls for each gateway for the hours of the day, the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.
|
Internal
|
Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).
|
Local
|
Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.
|
Long Distance
|
Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
International
|
International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.
|
On Net
|
Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.
|
Incoming
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.
|
Tandem
|
Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.
|
Others
|
All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.
|
Total
|
The total number of calls for each hour or day.
|
System Overview Report Results
The system overview provides information about all parts of the Cisco CallManager network. The report provides the following sections. See Table A-11.
Table A-11 System Overview Report
Field
|
Description
|
Top 5 Users based on Charge
|
Details the 5 users who have incurred the highest charges for calls that occurred during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Top 5 Destinations based on Charge
|
Details the 5 called numbers that have incurred the highest charges for calls during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Top 5 Calls based on Charge
|
Details the 5 calls that have incurred the highest charges for calls during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results , for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Top 5 User based on Duration
|
Details the 5 users who have spent the most time on calls during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Top 5 Destinations based on Duration
|
Details the 5 called numbers that have been engaged in calls for the longest time during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Top 5 Calls based on Duration
|
Details the 5 longest calls for the date range specified. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Traffic Summary Report - Hour of Day
|
Shows the volume of calls during the specified date range based on each hour of the day. See Traffic Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Traffic Summary Report - Day of Week
|
Shows the volume of calls during the specified date range based on each day of the week. See Traffic Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Traffic Summary Report - Day of Month
|
Shows the volume of calls during the specified date range based on each day of the month. See Traffic Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Quality of Service Report - Summary
|
Shows the number of calls that fell within each voice-quality category during the specified date range. See QoS Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
Gateway Summary Report
|
Shows the summary of the call classification for each gateway along with the QoS, the number of calls, and the duration for each classification for the gateway during the specified date range. See QoS by Gateways Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.
|
CDR Error Report Results
The CDR error report provides the following information. See Table A-12.
Table A-12 CDR Error Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Time
|
The hour for the specified day that the error occurred.
|
No of Error CDRs
|
The total number of CDR data records that were not processed during loading into CAR due to an error.
|
No of Valid CDRs
|
The total number of CDR data records that were successfully loaded to CAR.
|
% of Error CDRs
|
The percentage of failed CDR data records out of all the CDR data records to be loaded.
|
Error Description
|
An error that occurred when trying to load the CDR data records.
|
% of Each Error
|
The percentage of CDR data records that failed due to the corresponding error description.
|
Gateway Detail Report Results
The gateway detail report includes the following fields. See Table A-13.
Table A-13 Gateway Detail Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Date
|
The date when the call went through the gateway.
|
Orig. Time
|
The time when the call went through the gateway.
|
Term. Time
|
The time that the call terminated.
|
Duration(s)
|
The duration, in seconds, that the call was connected. The duration specifies the difference between the Dest Connect and the Dest Disconnect times.
|
Orig
|
The directory number from which the call was placed.
|
Dest
|
The directory number to which the call was originally placed. If the call was not forwarded, this directory number should match the Final Destination number. If the call was forwarded, this field contains the original destination number of the call before it was forwarded.
|
Orig. Codec
|
The codec type (compression or payload type) that the call originator used on its sending side during this call. This type may differ from the codec type used on its receiving side.
|
Dest. Codec
|
The codec type (compression or payload type) that the destination used on its sending side during this call. This type may differ from the codec type used on its receiving side.
|
Orig. Device
|
The device name of the device that placed the call. For incoming and tandem calls, this field specifies the device name of the gateway.
|
Dest Device
|
The device name of the device that received the call. For outgoing and tandem calls, this field specifies the device name of a gateway. For conference calls, this field specifies the device name of the conference bridge.
|
Orig QoS
|
Quality of service shows the voice-quality grade achieved for the calls.
|
Dest QoS
|
The QOS category experienced by the receiver of the call.
|
Gateway Summary Report Results
The gateway summary report includes the following fields. See Table A-14.
Note The gateway summary report segregates calls for each call classification selected by the user, and divides the calls on QoS type.
Table A-14 Gateway Summary Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Call Classification
|
Shows the total number of calls for each call classification.
|
Quality of Service
|
Shows a summary of the performance of the various gateways with the total number of calls for each voice-quality category. The parameters set in the Defining the Quality of Service (QoS) Values, page 15-9, provide the basis for all voice-quality categories.
•Good—QoS for these calls specifies the highest possible quality.
•Acceptable—QoS for these calls, although slightly degraded, still falls within an acceptable range.
•Fair—QoS for these calls, although degraded, still falls within a usable range.
•Poor—QoS for these calls was unsatisfactory.
•NA—These calls did not match any criteria for the established QoS categories.
|
Calls
|
Shows the total number of calls for the particular call classification.
|
Duration(s)
|
Shows the total number of duration for all the calls for the particular call classification.
|
Gateway and Route Utilization Report Results
The gateway, route group, route list, and route pattern utilization reports provide similar output. If you generate these reports in CSV format, the report displays in a table. If you chose PDF, the report shows the utilization as a bar chart. A graph displays for each selected gateway or route group. See Table A-15.
Table A-15 Gateway and Route Utilization Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Time
|
Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose weekly or monthly. The results show the utilization for each hour or day for the entire period shown in the from and to dates.
|
Percentage
|
Gateway, route group, route list, or route pattern utilization percentage. This field gives the cumulative utilization percentage of the gateways or route groups or route lists or route patterns to the total number of calls that all the gateways put together can support at any one time.
|
Conference Bridge Utilization Report Results
The report provides the following fields. If you chose CSV output, the report displays the utilization in a table. If you chose PDF, the report shows the utilization as a bar chart. See Table A-16.
Table A-16 Conference Bridge Utilization Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
Time
|
Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose day of week or daily.
|
Percentage
|
Conference bridge utilization percentage.
|
Conf. Bridge
|
The conference bridge device that is used to hold conference calls.
|
Type of Conference Bridge
|
Either hardware of software conference bridge.
|
Max Streams
|
The number of conferences that can be held at a time along with the number of people per conference.
|
Voice Mail Utilization Report Results
The report provides the following fields. If you chose CSV output, the report displays the utilization in a table. If you chose PDF, the report shows the utilization as a bar chart. See Table A-17.
Table A-17 Voice Mail Utilization Report Fields
Field
|
Description
|
X axis—Time
|
Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose day of week or daily.
|
Y axis—Percentage
|
Voice-mail utilization percentage.
|
Time
|
Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose day of week or daily.
|
Voice Mail Ports
|
The sum of the maximum number of ports for all the gateways under the route patterns configured for Octel voice mail and the entries in the Device table of Cisco CallManager that have type Class as 8.
|
Voice Mail Gateways
|
The originating or destination device name as the gateways under the route patterns configured for Octel system.
|
Number of Ports
|
The number of ports supported by the voice-mail gateway.
|
Understanding the CDR Search Results
The following sections describe CDR search results: Understanding the Results for CDR Search, Media Information, and CDR and CMR Dump Tables.
Understanding the Results for CDR Search
The CDR search provides following information. See Table A-18.
Table A-18 CDR Search Results
Field
|
Description
|
Sl No
|
The serial or record number.
|
Call Type
|
The type of call: simple, transferred, forwarded, or conference.
|
GCID_CMId GCID_CallId
|
The call identifiers associated with all the records for the entire call.
|
Orig Node Id Dest Node Id
|
The node within the Cisco CallManager cluster where the call originator/destination was registered at the time of the call.
|
Orig Leg Id Dest Leg Id
|
The unique identifiers (within a cluster) to the originating/destination leg of a call.
|
Calling No Calling Partition
|
The calling number specifies the directory number where the call originated. The calling partition specifies the partition associated with the calling party.
|
Called No Called Partition
|
The called number specifies the directory number from which the call was initially placed and is the same as the Dest No when the call is not transferred or forwarded. The called partition specifies the partition associated with the called party.
|
Dest No Dest No Partition
|
The destination number specifies the directory number where the call finally terminated and is the same as the called number when the call is not transferred or forwarded. The destination number partition specifies the partition associated with the destination number.
|
Last Rd. No Last Rd. No Partition
|
The last redirected number specifies the directory number from which the call was finally redirected. The last redirected number partition specifies the partition associated with the last redirected number.
|
Media Info Orig Pkts Rcd Dest Pkts Rcd Orig Pkts Lost Dest Pkts Lost
|
The packets received or lost for the origination or destination leg of a call and a link to the media information. See CDR and CMR Dump Tables, for information about the CDR and CMR Dump tables.
|
CDR - CMR Dump
|
A link to the CDR and CMR dump tables. These tables identify the CDR and CMR table dumps as specified in the CallDetailRecord and CallDetailRecordDiagnostic tables in the CDR database. See CDR and CMR Dump Tables, for information about the CDR and CMR Dump tables.
|
Media Information
The media information table provides following information. See Table A-19.
Table A-19 CDR Media Information
Field
|
Description
|
Origination Leg
|
A unique identifier (within a cluster) for the originating leg of a call.
|
Destination Leg
|
A unique identifier (within a cluster) for the destination leg of a call.
|
Parameter
|
The media parameters: MediaTransportAdd_IP, PayLoadCapability, MediaCap_g723BitRate, packets sent, octets sent, packets received, octets received, packets lost, jitter, latency, and QoS.
|
Origination
|
The value for all the preceding parameters for the origination leg of the call.
|
Destination
|
The value for all the preceding parameters for the destination leg of the call.
|
CDR and CMR Dump Tables
The CDR and CMR dump tables provide the following information. See Table A-20.
Table A-20 CDR and CMR Dump Tables
Field
|
Description
|
CDR
|
The call detail record fields.
|
Origination CMR
|
There are only a single set of fields for origination and destination in the database. The origination or destination CMR can be found using the leg IDs. If the leg IDs of the CMR match the Orig/Dest leg ID of the CDR, then the following record is Orig/Dest CMR.
|
Destination CMR
|
There are only a single set of fields for origination and destination in the database. The origination or destination CMR can be found using the leg IDs. If the leg IDs of the CMR match the Orig/Dest leg ID of the CDR, then the following record is Orig/Dest CMR.
|