Comarch Active Mediation
Comarch Active Mediation
Comarch Active Mediation
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<strong>Comarch</strong> <strong>Active</strong> <strong>Mediation</strong><br />
Introduction<br />
SCP / connectivity<br />
<strong>Comarch</strong> <strong>Active</strong> <strong>Mediation</strong> is a solution for connecting a network to the<br />
billing system. It enables controlling, charging and billing of voice, data<br />
and content services in any billing system with a real-time charging<br />
interface. Connectivity is possible in any network type from PSTN to IMS.<br />
The solution is 3GPP Standard based and also supports many additional<br />
industry standard interfaces. This flexibility allows for the use of<br />
appropriate components in the configuration required by the customer.<br />
Not all components are always required.<br />
An SCP provides connectivity to the SS7 based network. It may work as<br />
a real Service Control Point element or only provide simple SS7 network<br />
connectivity. The following protocols are supported:<br />
CAMEL, WIN<br />
MAP, ANSI-41<br />
INAP, AIN, ISUP<br />
SIGTRAN<br />
SMS and DATA services may be controlled using proxy, gateway or<br />
signaling protocol.<br />
Billing System with real-time rating<br />
files<br />
Charging<br />
interface<br />
CGF<br />
Charging Gateway Function<br />
files<br />
OCF<br />
Online Charging Function<br />
CDF<br />
Charging Data Function<br />
Real-time<br />
interface<br />
Ro<br />
SCP / connectivity<br />
IMS-GWF<br />
CAP<br />
Ro<br />
SIP / ISC Rf xDR<br />
NGN / IMS network<br />
<strong>Comarch</strong> <strong>Active</strong> <strong>Mediation</strong> Architecture
IMS-GWF<br />
IMS-GWF is an IMS standard element that works as a special type of application server and<br />
controls the services over SIP. It also controls SIP service sessions and charging over the<br />
Diameter Ro interface.<br />
This component controls user pre-paid balances, performs balance reservations in the billing<br />
system and disconnects a call when the balance is zero.<br />
OCF – Online Charging Function<br />
The Online Charging Function component integrates a few charging interfaces with the billing<br />
system interface. If the billing system supports Diamater Ro, this component only works as a<br />
proxy and is transparent. For a proprietary charging interface it contains the logic for translating<br />
different real-time charging interfaces.<br />
Supported interfaces:<br />
Diameter Ro (client and server)<br />
Parlay/OSA Charging & Account Management over CORBA (client and server)<br />
Parlay/OSA Charging & Account Management over WebServices (client and server)<br />
Various IN proprietary charging interfaces<br />
CDF – Charging Data Function<br />
<strong>Comarch</strong> SA<br />
Al. Jana Pawła II 39 a<br />
31-864 Kraków<br />
Poland<br />
phone: +48 12 64 61 000<br />
fax: +48 12 64 61 100<br />
e-mail: info@comarch.com<br />
About <strong>Comarch</strong>:<br />
<strong>Comarch</strong> is a global supplier of IT products and<br />
services for various industries, specializing in<br />
solutions for telecoms since 1993. For almost 20<br />
years <strong>Comarch</strong> has accumulated experience<br />
and knowledge in designing, implementing, and<br />
integrating IT software. Its solution’ advantages<br />
include compliance with industry standards,<br />
organic portfolio development, high degree<br />
of flexibility and configurability. The end-toend<br />
portfolio covers COTS products in the<br />
areas of BSS/OSS, as well as a broad range of<br />
accompanying services. Telecom customers<br />
include: E-Plus (Germany), KPN (Netherlands),<br />
Orange (Poland), T-Mobile (Austria, Poland), O2<br />
(Germany), Telekom Deutschland (Germany),<br />
Vodafone (Germany) and more.<br />
The Charging Data Function components receive information about service sessions over the<br />
Diameter Rf interface and spool events to specified files. These files are then processed by<br />
the Charging Gateway Function.<br />
Charging Gateway Function<br />
All xDR files received from CDF and different network elements are analyzed, unduplicated,<br />
correlated and converted to a single unified data format.<br />
Such service usage data is then uploaded to the retail or wholesale billing system.<br />
There are many industry formats supported by offline mediation. For new formats, it is possible to<br />
configure a new text or binary format and map data fields or even build custom mediation rules.<br />
Other interfaces supported<br />
These additional protocols are supported by the solution:<br />
RADIUS<br />
Parlay/OSA Multi-Party Call Control<br />
More information:<br />
telecoms.comarch.com.<br />
comarch.com<br />
comarch.pl comarch.de<br />
<strong>Comarch</strong> Spółka Akcyjna with its registered seat in Kraków at<br />
Aleja Jana Pawła II 39A, entered in the National Court Register<br />
kept by the District Court for Kraków-Śródmieście in Kraków, the<br />
11th Commercial Division of the National Court Register under no.<br />
KRS 000057567. The share capital amounts to 8,051,637.00 zł. The<br />
share capital was fully paid, NIP 677 – 00 – 65 – 406<br />
Copyright © <strong>Comarch</strong> 2012. All Rights Reserved.<br />
EN-2012.07
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