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CLI Implementation

CLI Implementation. VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007. CLI Implementation. CLI was #1 Priority for 2006 Ref Doc # 139 written & approved Recommendations: Initial focus on roamer-terminated calls Use ANSI-41 instead of ISUP Modify digit string to add IAC+CC. ANSI-41 for CLI.

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CLI Implementation

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  1. CLI Implementation VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007

  2. CLI Implementation • CLI was #1 Priority for 2006 • Ref Doc #139 written & approved • Recommendations: • Initial focus on roamer-terminated calls • Use ANSI-41 instead of ISUP • Modify digit string to add IAC+CC

  3. ANSI-41 for CLI • Operators requested (Dec ’06) to provide MSC configuration info for ANSI-41-derived CNIP • Config information (requested from the switch vendor) can be shared with other operators using the same vendor • No config information received to date • Suggestion that CDG make the request instead of operators • Some operators already use ANSI-41 • Tracking via CLI survey responses

  4. Number Modification • Aim is to present digits in easily-returnable format • Typically IAC+CC+NSN • Can avoid clashes with serving dial plan • Doc 139 suggests RSPs can perform necessary modifications • Applies only to ANSI-41 delivery • RSPs willing and able to help • MSC can potentially perform equivalent modifications for ISUP • Assuming intelligible number received

  5. Next Steps • ANSI-41 vs ISUP • How to proceed • Number modification • RSPs are standing by • No major barriers to MT CLI implementation!

  6. Voicemail Implementation VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007

  7. Voicemail Implementation • Voicemail was #2 priority for 2006 • Ref Doc #135 written & approved • Recommendations: • Either SMS or ANSI-41 notification can work – don’t change • ANSI-41 best for new operators • Focus in order of use: notification; easy access; easy entry (PIN bypass/CLI) • Enable partners’ access codes: translations; FEATREQ; ORREQ

  8. VM Indicator • Method used: Roughly even split among survey responses • Most serving operators support ANSI-41 method • SMS VMN dependent on MT-SMS roaming footprint • RSPs have offered conversion services

  9. VM Access • Translations good for small serving operators • FEATREQ: RSPs willing to support (cf DRRR) • ORREQ: Cover in Prepaid work item - in general RSPs willing to support • SMS Callback modification • Briefly covered in Doc #135 • Only for SMS-based notification • Modify Call-Back Number subparameter to IAC+CC+NSN • RSPs willing to provide

  10. SMS Session VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007

  11. SMS Billing 1 tricky • Home operator retail billing is tricky • Operators may wish to • differentiate by serving market • Use MC billing record • Use an RSP for network interconnection • End result is not enough info in billing record • “Signaling for Roaming SMS Billing” doc available • Recommended “Transport Layer Solution” to minimize MC impacts • More work in network • More work in RSP in billing record Billing” doc available

  12. SMS Billing 2 • SMS Billing survey – asked what fields possible in MC billing record • Responses • 5 of 7 support SMS_OA • MAP-layer modification may be easier! • No network impact • Easier for RSPs • Equivalent changes required in home operator billing system • Currently included as an appendix in “Signaling for Billing” document • If your MC can include a suitable field, may be a quicker option

  13. SMS Overlength Message • San Francisco meeting set time line for RSP support of Cause Code value 106 • Date was 21 March • Status? • What does this support mean? • Doesn’t yet help Segmented messages (target November) • Report failure of a long message delivery attempt back to MC • Allows MC to take action (e.g. truncate/inform originator) • When RSPs support SAR, can stop “jamming” • Operator actions • Confirm MC action on receipt of this code • (As Serve) inform RSP of your limit

  14. Plus Code Dialing VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007

  15. PCD Requirements • Detailed requirements document available • Currently v0.3 • Available on wiki and CDG website • Provides minimum and expanded requirements for network element and MS vendors • Conference call held last week

  16. PCD Business Case • What information can help build the business case for PCD? • As home operator • Increased customer satisfaction at ease of use • Increasing expectation from ISR subscribers • Support of PCD at home increases chances subscribers will use it while roaming – more international calls to mark up? • As serving operator • More international calls originated by inbounders • “Unsuccessful call” CDRs to estimate the scope?

  17. PCD – Next Steps • Requirements Document Approval • Timeline? • When approved, carriers provide document to vendors • MS requirements to go to GHRC

  18. Mobile Equipment ID VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007

  19. MEID • ESN exhaust fast approaching • Some operators have MEID devices deployed today • Billing Question • Failure Scenario • EUIMID • “Doing Nothing is not an option” – TIA MEID FAQ

  20. MEID & Billing • Issue raised by KDDI: When both MEID & UIMID are available, which one is in CIBER? • Issue raised several meeting cycles ago • Not much response from operators? – hard to know in advance • CIBER manual update coming April 1 – says use UIMID • Can any operators volunteer handsets for testing?

  21. Failure Scenario • Real-world issue observed • Roaming MEID device in legacy network • No service for device! • Problem analysis • Illegal value from BSC in IOS message • Due to SCM bit change for MEID • MSC rejected message • Action • CDG Bulletin sent to vendors and operators early March • Operators should confirm whether their network affected

  22. EUIMID • EUIMID is replacement for ESN-like UIMID • Two possible types • Short Form – from MEID numbering space • Long Form – use card’s existing ICCID • New PLCM types defined in C.S0072 to avoid collisions • Device functionality, not UIM • Current conclusion: don’t use EUIMID-only cards in ESN-only devices

  23. Prepaid Roaming VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007

  24. Prepaid Roaming - Introduction • Most (all?) operators have a prepaid offering • Some have very high percentage of prepaid subscribers • >50% of subscribers in to 30 operators (all technologies) • No (?) known CDMA prepaid international roaming to date • Potential market opportunity • Where travel costs are cheap (e.g. land border) – more demand for prepaid roaming?

  25. Prepaid Roaming – Solution Types • Handset/UIM-based • Service Node • Out-of-band (See presentation last IRT for more background on these) • What are current deployments? • Generic WIN/ANSI-41 trigger services • Rolled into this work item due to similarity • Can be an enabler for prepaid solution(s) • Let’s talk about them first!

  26. Generic Trigger Services • ANSI-41-D defines Origination Triggers • All Calls, k-digit, * # etc • Trigger messages sent to HLR • WIN Phase 1 (IS-771) • Extends the trigger types • Defines SCP – a new element can control the call • ANSI-41/WIN triggers in common use by operators today • Typical application is “short code dialing” e.g. dial extension 1234, network translates to 858-555-1234 & routes the call • CallFlow

  27. Generic Trigger Services - Roaming • Two types of service • Home network-based • Services as used by subscribers at home, e.g. short-code • Service Logic can be per-subscriber or subscriber group • Triggers included in subscriber profile by HLR • Trigger message goes back to HLR – home network performs translation • RSP-based • Carrier-wide service logic • “Fix-up” services for use while roaming – e.g. Customer Care, VM access • RSP inserts trigger(s) into profile at registration time – recommend k-digits for load • Trigger message processed at RSP • Home network has no involvement • CallFlow

  28. Generic Trigger Services – Potential Issues • Trigger support at serving network • If triggered services are used for own subscribers, should be OK • Many services could be supported by ANSI-41 triggers • RSP conversion WIN  ANSI-41? • Number format after translation • 1234  858-555-1234 not helpful if roaming internationally! • Home network fix – need true/Operator Level MSCID • RSP fix – could modify orreq digits • Billing • Just for a change! • Serving operator support charge based on translated digits (not dialed) • Bill presentation at Home – CIBER Printed Call field

  29. Generic Trigger Services – Summary • Lots of cool tricks can be done with this • Basic capabilities may already be in place • Issues likely to be simpler than full-blown prepaid • Go try it!

  30. Handset/UIM-based Solutions • Propose that we don’t address further in VSWG • Not common in CDMA • Roaming issues don’t require collaboration of serving network (?) • Potential exception – SIM-based prepaid for ISR • Will this be a driver for CDMA side?

  31. Service Node Solutions • Calls trunked through the “prepaid box” • More common for smaller operators? • Initial thought – too expensive for international roaming • But maybe for neighboring countries? • Similar condition as would suit prepaid roamers • High percentage of roaming calls back to home country anyway • Worth a look? • Not a standard solution, but can build on standard capabilities at serving network • Need to get call home, regardless of dialed digits • Hotline (OI=8) and secondary dial tone • All-calls trigger, TLDN and re-associate • CallFlow • CallFlow

  32. Service Node Solutions – Terminating Charges • Some operators charge for receiving calls, others don’t (CPP – Calling Party Pays) • But, everyone charges for international call delivery leg • How to do for prepaid? • Non-CPP operator • Already has way to charge subscriber, i.e. route call through box • If controlled from Originating MSC, can re-use for roaming • If rely on Serving MSC, tricky – try approach below • CPP Operator • Never needed to route mobile-terminated calls through box until now • Possible approach – route all international mobile call delivery legs through box, ignore postpaid subscribers • Assumes roaming calls << home network prepaid calls

  33. Out of Band Solutions • No trunking of calls • Instead, send signaling messages only to “prepaid box” to advise events – call answer, call disconnect etc • Two main types • ISUP-based • WIN-based

  34. Out of Band Solutions – ISUP-based • Characteristics • Send calls on “looparound trunk” • Pick off ISUP signaling and send to prepaid box • Typically relies on custom provisioning to identify subscribers, but could use triggers • Close cooperation required between operators – custom setup on partner MSCs • Depends on CLI to identify caller • Home application must understand roaming dial plan • Or alternatively use home dial plan • Suggest lowest priority for this method • Too hard

  35. Out of Band Solutions – WIN-based • Uses IS-826 standard • Extends WIN standard to include mid/end-call event triggers (answer, disconnect) and remote mid-call control (play credit warning, cut off call) • Triggers included in subscriber profile • IS-826 support required at serving MSC • Callflows are a bit complex • Suggest this as first priority among prepaid approaches • In use by several operators today • Standards-based • Efficient (no extra trunking) • RSPs may be able to add value

  36. WIN-based Solution – Discussion Points 1 • IS-826 Support in Serving Network • If IS-826 not already in use, potentially involves optional feature cost • Will operators buy these features just to support roamers? • Terminating Call Charging • As per Service Node – not all operators charge (at home) to receive a call • IS-826 has capabilities for terminating call charging • Unlikely to be implemented for CPP operators • Depend on Originating MSC – can’t “just” get RSP to insert terminating triggers into the subscriber profile • May impact prepaid subscribers at home too

  37. WIN-based Solution – Discussion Points 2 • Dialplan knowledge at SCP • SCP has to understand dialplan of serving networks • Or use home network dialplan? • RSP Normalization? • SCP has to understand roaming charges for each network • SCP needs to know serving network (true/Operator-level MSCID) • Recharge while roaming • Assume “scratchy cards” aren’t available in serving country • If stocked up with cards, how to access recharge IVR? • Allow as a free call, eat international charge from serve? Retroactively debit? • SMS/Internet possible methods, difficult if customer has no credit card • Call cut-off redirect to recharge IVR needs internationally-formatted destination

  38. WIN-based Solution – Discussion Points 3 • Tones and Announcements • IS-826 defines various tones/announcements for prepaid • E.g. Warning Tone, Announcement: “You have five minutes left” • Tones unlikely to be the same in other networks, announcements definitely not • Standard defines PreferredLanguageID, unlikely to help much • Alternative is to deliver announcements from Intelligent Peripheral (IP) in home network (ConnectResource, SeizeResource operations) • How is international leg charged (no answer signal – no worries?) • Fraud Potential • Minor service quirks are a Big Deal in prepaid • Can result in monetary loss – fun/easy to exploit once known • Careful testing a must

  39. WIN-based Solution – Discussion Points 4 • SMS • IS-826-A includes SMS scenarios • MC informs SCP of SMS events • Alternative approach - “Prepaid Box” in front of MC • Intercepts all SMS and passes on if postpaid or balance allows • In either case processing is done in home network – easier for roaming • Similar billing challenge to postpaid SMS Roaming – home network should know identity of serving network to charge correctly • Terminating SMS charging • Similar concept to voice – operator may not charge for MT-SMS at home, but serving operator does charge • How to get SMS event to intersect with prepaid system? • Signaling link occupancy • 4 new message pairs for originating calls, 2 for terminating

  40. Prepaid Roaming – Next Steps • Agree on priorities • Survey! • Solicit Operator input • Skylink already volunteered to sponsor

  41. Backup Slides VSWG F2F IRT Macau, March 2007

  42. Generic Trigger Services – Call Flow

  43. Generic Trigger Services – RSP-based Call Flow

  44. Service Node Solution – Call Flow 1

  45. Service Node Solution – Call Flow 2

  46. IS-826 Call Flows

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