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IPDR Standardizing Next-Generation Accounting

IPDR.org Standardizing Next-Generation Accounting. Reducing the time and cost of usage measurement and exchange for next-generation services. Aron Heintz President, IPDR Organization. Telecom Industry Trends. Market Desire for both flat-rate and usage-based billing

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IPDR Standardizing Next-Generation Accounting

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  1. IPDR.orgStandardizing Next-Generation Accounting Reducing the time and cost of usage measurement and exchange for next-generation services Aron Heintz President, IPDR Organization

  2. Telecom Industry Trends Market • Desire for both flat-rate and usage-based billing • Unrealized revenue from value-added services • Complex content/connectivity partnerships • Industry mergers and acquisitions • Competitive pressures and shorter time-to-market Technology • Opportunity for convergent networks • Rapid service evolution • Diverse accounting requirements of next-generation services

  3. To Collect or Not to Collect… A product manager in a service provider near you… “Wow – what a cool new offering I’ve thought up… This will generate millions in new revenues!”

  4. EEEk!!!!

  5. The Solution?

  6. The Solution: Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization (IPDR.org) Objective • To reduce the time and cost of usage measurement and exchange for next-generation services. Method • Implement de-facto open standards for IP-based support system interoperability, enabling providers to deploy next-generation services profitably.

  7. Industry Support Board of Directors - 2003 • ACE*COMM, Amdocs, Billing Concepts, Cisco, Convergys, Hewlett-Packard, Sprint PCS, Telus, XACCT Technologies Members • BSS: Amdocs, AMS, Billing Concepts, Convergys, CSG Systems,etc. • OSS: ACE*COMM, DST Innovis, ECtel, NEC, Openet, etc. • Equipment: Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Marconi, etc. • Service Providers: Infosys, Rogers AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, Telus, TSI Telecommunication Services, etc.

  8. IPDR.org Achievements • NDM-U v3 Specification • IPDR Compliance program & testing • Reference Libraries in C & Java • Major carrier deployments underway • Joint projects with other industry associations

  9. Where Does IPDR Fit?

  10. NDM-U 3.x • Multiple Service Support • VOIP, Internet and Wireless Access, Streaming Media, WLAN… • Stable Version Complete! • Forward Compatibility • Compact Encoding 5:1 Reduction Over XML • Uses IETF XDR – RFC 1832 • Direct Translation To/From XML Format

  11. IPDR v3 Reference Code • Read/write IPDRs as easily as plain text • Supports all IPDR flavors • Available in C and Java • Liberal license permits use and modification • Simple API’s hide complex logic: • Read foreign schemas to absorb custom IPDR records • Manage rolling log files and automatic updates to partner systems

  12. IPDR Compliance Program • Provides a “buyers guide” for purchasers • Standard format permits apples to apples comparisons • Evaluates results: interoperability • Inexpensive and easy enrollment and testing for vendors

  13. Implementations Underway • Major carrier deployments • Multiple wireless heavyweights • Emergency calling leader • Smaller VOIP & ASP projects • Continued “Envelope-pushing” trials • TMF Catalyst projects • Service level agreements • Packet wireless • hybrid wireline/wireless • EU-FORM

  14. Future Direction: Equipment • IPDR just as applicable for bits as for services • Joint projects refine and apply service specs for manufacturer communities • Cable Labs • International Softswitch Consortium • 3GPP • Streaming IPDR for real-time, reliable, unidirectional transport • Radius accounting records

  15. Future Direction: Inter-Carrier Exchange • NDM-U technology fully supports exchange scenarios. Key work today: Public WLAN Roaming • Joint work ensures support of existing settlements networks and technologies • ATIS OBF EMI settlement • ITU-T Study Group 3 • CIBERNET mappings to CIBER and MXP • Other open dialogs: GSM TADIG TAP3, ETIS, etc.

  16. Recapitulation • Usage metering is overly complex; standards provide the solution • IPDR NDM-U v3 is tried and proven • What can you do? • Review www.ipdr.org • Join IPDR.org general mailing list for updates • Implement & share experiences • Participate in IPDR Organization

  17. FurtherInquiries Aron Heintz President IPDR Organization AHeintz@IPDR.org www.ipdr.org Marianne Jenkinson Membership Director IPDR Organization +1 908-735-0956 MJenkinson@IPDR.org www.ipdr.org

  18. Addendum Slides

  19. Data Model Service Definition Service Definition The Model Driven IPDR Approach • Service Definition • (Subset of W3C XML-Schema 1.0) • Alternative Encoding: • XML Document • XDR based binary encoding • Others (e.g. RADIUS, Diameter AVP) Service Data Encoding • Alternative Transport: • File based exchange (of XML or XDR) • Streaming (XDR only) • Others (e.g. RADIUS UDP, Diameter TCP/SCTP) Service Data Transport

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