Selcomm provides a sophisticated rating engine for the construction and mapping of service detail records into a common usage format for subsequent processing. Further, with its high-speed processing engine, multiple program threads take advantage of multiple server processors to cater for the massive volumes of data that can be generated by the network.
Depending on the source mediation layer of the service, the integrity of service usage detail records can vary significantly. Given the demands of billing, end-user information flow, and validation, these detail records often require enhancement for industry and legal requirements. Selcomm carries out all these important functions.
Selcomm maintains the raw source data received by the Rating Module for audit and subsequent reporting activities. Once rated, the detail records are flagged for subsequent Tariff, Discount, Billing and Report processing.
The Selcomm rating process includes
- Allocation of service transaction detail record type as distributed from the source (Carrier, IN Service, and similar) by record attribute, A-party/B-party, band/location table, or content criteria
- Cost and/or price allocation via record attribute, time base, usage, counter base, and similar
- Business rule definition to pass through, ignore or highlight as an event detail records by category, for example Service & Equipment charges by CSP and/or third-party supplier
- Event maintenance of unallocated detail records
- Automated reprocessing of unallocated detail records
- Maintenance of the integrity of all received detail record attributes within the database
- Fully functional Accounts Receivable system incorporated
- Production of rated records for Wholesale Access Model provisioning purposes
Selcomm maintains at least three levels of transaction pricing:
- CSP Cost
- CSP Charge
- Recommended Retailing Charge