1、TIA/EIA INTERIM STANDARD Wireless Intelligent Network Capabilities for Pre-Paid Charging Chapter 2 Modifications to TIMEIA-664 TIMEIMIS-826.2 AUGUST 2000 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Representing the telecommunications indushy in association with the Electronic Industries Aiance Elsctrrrn
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9、ed as necessary, will be submitted to the American National Standards Institute for approval as an American National Standard. Suggestions for revision should be directed to: Standards REVISION HISTORY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
10、 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 Rev. 1 Date I Remarks I l O l June 2000 l Initial Publication I PPC Feature Description 24 Revision History TINEINIS-826 Revision History (This page intentionally left blank.) 2-iv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11、 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 PPC Feature Description TINEINIS-826 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5
12、1 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 3 Definitions and Concepts 3.1 Definit ions Charaeable Event A chargeable event is any event initiated either by the subscriber or by the network that may result in a decrease of the subscribers PPC account balance. A chargeable event may occur during a voice telecommuni
13、cations service. A chargeable event has a beginning and an end. which are used to start and stop the corresponding PPC invocation. PPC Pre-Paid Charainq See 5.A I Post Usaae Billina (PUB) PUB allows the subscriber with proper credit to pay for telecommunications services after usage. I PPC Feature D
14、escription 2-1 Definitions and Concepts TINEINIS-826 5.A Pre-Paid Charging (PPC) PPC allows the subscriber to pay for voice telecommunication services prior to usage. A PPC subscriber establishes an account with the service provider to access voice telecommunications services in home and roaming net
15、works. Charges for voice telecommunication services are applied to the PPC account by decrementing the account in real time. The PPC subscriber may be notified about the account information at the beginning, during, or at the end of the voice telecommunications service. When the account balance is l
16、ow, the subscriber may be notified so that the subscriber may refill the account. When the account balance is below a pre-defined threshold, the subscribers use of voice telecommunications services may be de-authorized. PPC may be activated for all calls or on a single call basis. For “All-Calls act
17、ivation, charges for all voice telecommunications services invoked are applied to the PPC account. For “Single-Call” activation, only charges for voice telecommunications services invoked in association with the call origination are applied to the PPC account. Amlicabilitv to Telecommunications Serv
18、ices PPC is applicable to voice telecommunications services. In the future, PPC may apply to other telecommunications services. In this document, the usual billing practice is referred to as post-usage billing (PUB). 5.A.1 Normal Procedures With Successful Outcome Authorization PPC is provided after
19、 pre-arrangement with the service provider. The authorization may have the following subscription options: Subscription Options I Values Single-Call Activation All-Calls Activation Demand. The subscriber is authorized to activate PPC for a single call origination. Permanent. PPC may not be activated
20、 for single call originations. Demand. The subscriber is authorized to control the activation and de-activation of PPC for all calls. Permanent. PPC is active for all calls while authorized. Table A: PPC Subscription Options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
21、29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Pre-Paid Charging (PPC) 2-2 PPC Feature Description TINEINIS-826 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 5
22、0 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 De-Authorization PPC may be withdrawn at the subscribers request or for administrative reasons. Registration PPC has no registration. De-Rea istration PPC has no de-registration. Activation If the subscriber is authorized for Permanent “All-Calls Activation, PPC is ac
23、tivated upon authorization. PPC may be activated by a Demand “All-Calls Activation authorized subscriber by specifying a feature code, as in: * FC+Fl. If the activation is accepted, the system shall indicate success with feature confirmation treatment. If PPC is activated while a call is in progress
24、, the activation shall not affect the call in progress. PPC may be activated by a Demand “Single-Call” Activation authorized subscriber by specifying a feature code and a termination address: * FC + # + termination address + FI, or * FC + termination address + FI, If the activation is accepted, the
25、system shall indicate success with feature confirmation treatment. In this case PPC applies only to charges for voice telecommunication services associated with the call origination attempt. De-Act vat ion PPC shall be de-activated upon de-authorization. PPC may be de-activated by a Demand “All-Call
26、s Activation authorized subscriber by specifying a feature code, as in: * FCO+FI. If the de-activation is accepted, the system shall indicate success with feature confirmation treatment. If PPC is de-activated while a call is in progress, the de-activation shall not affect the call in progress. PPC
27、Feature Description 2-3 Pre-Paid Charging (PPC) TINEINIS-826 For a “Single-Call” activation, PPC is automatically de-activated after the single call attempt is cleared. Invocation PPC is invoked when a chargeable event begins and PPC is active. Normal Operation With Successful Outcome PPC subscriber
28、s may have a “normal” PUB account. For those subscribers, the PPC and PUB service profiles do not have to be identical. For a subscriber who has both PPC and PUB profiles, the “Single-Call” PPC profile has precedence over the “All-Calls profile. A PPC subscriber may request the notification of curre
29、nt PPC account information at any time from the Pre-Paid Charging system, while not in an active call. Normal operation with account balance above threshold PPC subscribers can use all subscribed voice telecommunication services in a normal manner when their account balance is above a threshold leve
30、l. When PPC is invoked, the PPC account is decremented in real time. Voice telecommunication services may be charged to the PPC account at a flat rate, on invocation, or according to usage duration. The PPC subscriber may be notified about the account information and charges associated with voice te
31、lecommunication services at the beginning, during and/or at the end of the voice telecommunication services. If PPC is active, the PPC account balance is above a threshold level, and Call Delivery is provisioned, Call Delivery shall be supported. Final routing information is required by the PPC syst
32、em before accurate charging can be applied against the PPC account. Normal operation when a threshold condition is reached during a voice call If the PPC account balance reaches a threshold level while one or more voice calls are in progress, one of the following procedures can be used: The calls co
33、ntinue without interruption. If the PPC subscriber is engaged in one of the calls, the subscriber is notified. If the subscriber is not engaged in one of the calls, the subscriber or the subscribers proxy (e.g., voice mail system, assistant, etc.) may be notified. The calls continue without interrup
34、tion. If the PPC subscriber is engaged in one of the calls, the subscriber is notified during the call. If the subscriber is not engaged in one of the calls, the subscriber or the subscribers proxy may be notified. Every call that is not ended in a timely manner is dropped. If the PPC subscriber doe
35、s not disconnect at the end of a call, the subscriber may be connected to customer service or to an automatic system to enable the subscriber to refill the account. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
36、49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Pre-Paid Charging (PPC) 2-4 PPC Feature Description TINEINIS-826 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 If the PPC account balance r
37、eaches a threshold level, the invocation of another chargeable service may be denied. Notification may be provided by tone, announcement, voice mail, SMS, etc. Notifications are played only to the PPC subscriber or to the subscribers proxy (e.g. voice mail system), not to the other parties on the ca
38、lls. Normal operation with insufficient balance If the PPC account balance is below a pre-set threshold, a notification shall be provided to the subscriber. If the subscriber originates a call, the network may route the call to customer service to help the subscriber to refill the account. Incoming
39、calls may be given the subscriber inaccessible treatment. Some call cases may be allowed to proceed normally such as: Calls to emergency services Calls to and from customer service Chargeable Events The chargeable events for “All-Call” activation subscribers: Voice call termination to a PPC subscrib
40、er - - 1. beginning: alerting, or called party answers, end: disconnect (network- or user-initiated), or connection failure (radio or network), or abandon, or reject, or no answer 2. Voice call origination by a PPC subscriber - - beginning: voice channel seizure, or ring back, or called party answer
41、s, end : busy, or disconnect (network- or user-initiated), or connection failure (radio or network), or abandon, or no answer 3. Wireless services invoked on behalf of the PPC subscriber during a voice call: - In cases where the invocation of services causes calls to be placed, these calls are charg
42、eable events with the same beginning and end conditions as described above. Additionally, the activation or the invocation of services may be chargeable events. 4. Wireless Services invoked on behalf of the PPC subscriber outside a voice call - In cases where the invocation of wireless services caus
43、es calls to be placed, these calls are chargeable events subject to the same beginning and end conditions as described above. Additionally, the activation or the invocation of wireless services may themselves be chargeable events. 5. Other charges associated with the PPC account (e.g. monthly fees.)
44、 The chargeable events for “Single-Call” activation subscribers: 1. Voice call origination - Services invoked on behalf of the PPC subscriber associated with the voice call origination Same as “All-Calls chargeable events” 2. PPC Feature Description 2-5 Pre-Paid Charging (PPC) TINEINIS-826 - In case
45、s where the invocation of wireless services causes calls to be placed, these calls are chargeable events subject to the same beginning and end conditions as those described above. Additionally, the activation or the invocation of wireless services may themselves be chargeable events. 3. Other charge
46、s: same as “All-Calls chargeable events Call Detail Record The system should record call detail information for the following: a. PPC activation b. PPC de-activation c. PPC invocation See TZMEZA-124 for the specific information to be included for each element. 5.A.2 Exception Procedures or Unsuccess
47、ful Outcome Registration None identified. De-Reg istration None identified. Activation Permanent Activation If the subscriber is not authorized for a request, the system shall apply feature denial treatment. Demand Activation If the subscriber is not authorized for the request, the system shall appl
48、y feature denial treatment when activation is attempted. If PPC cannot be activated, an indication shall be provided to the subscriber that PPC is not available. If the subscriber is authorized for PUB, then PUB shall remain active and a notice to this effect may also be presented to the subscriber.
49、 De-Act vat ion If the subscriber is not authorized for a request, the system shall apply feature denial treatment. If PPC cannot be de-activated, a notification (e.g., SMS or tone) that PPC is still active shall be presented to the subscriber. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Pre-Paid Charging (PPC) 2-6 PPC Feature Description TINEINIS-826 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 3
