Lucent Technologies 555-230-220 manual User Scenarios Flexible Billing

Call Scenarios and Applications

13. User Scenarios — Flexible Billing

Call Sequence 1, shows an incoming call on an ISDN-PRI trunk delivered to Split A. The ISDN trunk is configured for MultiQuest service. The incoming call indicates in its SETUP message that Flexible Billing is supported. The call rings at agent 5001 and is answered. The agent requests a billing change on the call, setting the new rate to $10/minute. This billing change is sent over the ISDN-PRI trunk, and the 4ESS rejects the change. The ECS sends the response to the ASAI adjunct. The agent requests a billing change on the call, setting the new rate to $5/minute. This billing change is sent over the ISDN-PRI trunk, and the 4ESS accepts the change. The ECS sends the response to the ASAI adjunct.

		DEFINITY				4ESS
Host			ECS		Switch			Comment
				Call SETUP message			Call placed to monitored
							split
				(service=multiquest,
		Call Offered Event		feature = flexible billing)
		(flexible billing enabled)
		Alerting Event					Call rings at agent
		Connected Event					Call answered by agent
		Set Value					Adjunct requests billing
		(item=flexible billing,					change
	type=new rate, amount=1000)			FACility message			Request sent to 4ESS
				(item=flexible billing,
				type=new rate,
				amount=1000)
				FACility message			4ESS rejects billing
				indicating reason for rejection			request
		RELease COMPlete					Rejection sent to
		Reject message					Adjunct
		Set Value					Adjunct requests
		(item=flexible billing,					billing change
	type=new rate, amount=500)
				FACility message			Request sent to 4ESS
				(item=flexible billing,
				type=new rate,
				amount=500)
				FACility message			4ESS accepts billing
				indicating acceptance			change
		RELease COMPlete					Result sent to Adjunct
		Return Result message

Issue 7 March 1998 A-73