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14-14 Issue 5 January 1998
Call Charge Information
DEFINITY ECS provides two ways to know the approximate charge for outgoing
calls:
■Advice of Charge — For ISDN trunks
Advice of Charge collects charge information from the publi c network for
each outgoing call. Charge advice is a number representing the cost of a
call; it is recorded as either a charging or currency unit.
■Periodic Pulse Metering — For non-ISDN trunks
Periodic Pulse Metering accumulates pulses transmitted from the public
network at periodic intervals during an outgoing call. At the end of the call,
the number of pulses collected is the basis for determining charges.
Call-charge information helps you to account for the c ost of outgoing calls with-
out waiting for the next bill from your network provider. Th is is especially impor-
tant in countries where telephone bills are not itemized. You can also use this
information to let employees know the cost of their phone ca lls, encouraging
them to save money on toll calls.
Call Detail Recording
Also included in the timely and efficient management of y our communications
system is the management and control of call costs. Call Detail Recor ding allows
you to monitor and analyze call patterns and usage in your system. DEFINITY
ECS has enhanced the Call Detail Recording capabilities available to you.

Call Detail Recording Features

DEFINITY ECS enhances Call Detail Recording with the following new capabili-
ties:
■Distinguish voice from data on trunk calls
■Determine if a data call used a conversion resource, such as a modem
pool
■Choose whether to record the vector directory number in the “Dialled
Number” field of the Call Detail Recording record, or record ei ther the split
or the agent extension in the same field
■Allow Call Detail Recording records to be generated for internal calls (calls
to and from a set of extensions, including data endpoints) so administered
(a maximum of 500 extensions in large configurations )
■With Call Privacy, allow up to seven digits of the dialled number to be
blanked from the Call Detail Recording record