MediaBilling 2.0 is a modular software suite, developed for solving real-time rating and billing challenges in multiservice businesses. The system incorporates the management of subscribers, services and settlements, delivering broad functionality, high performance and flexible integration capabilities. MediaBilling 2.0 convergent charging solution is a powerful toolkit for providers of Internet, media and telecommunication services that are based on various access technologies and billing methods. The software is integrable with manifold hardware irrespectively of vendor-specific features, which enables operators to self configure and deploy new service models. The solution supports volume-base, time-based and one-time fixed price charging patterns and allows multiservice operators to provide both prepaid and postpaid payment options for their customers.
MediaBilling 2.0 key capabilities
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Rating, billing and management in leased line services environment:
- processing data flows in distributed networks with multiple channels, sub-networks, access servers etc.;
- collecting and processing statistic data from NetFlow compatible hardware (e. g. routing devices by Cisco systems, Huawei);
- collecting and processing statistic data from SFlow compatible hardware (e. g. HP ProCurve 93xx/53xx routing switches);
- collecting and processing statistic data from SNMP compatible hardware;
- collecting and processing statistic data from UNIX-based Ethernet routing devices;
- NAT/Masquerade support;
- adjustable refinement degree of statistic data.
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Rating, billing and management in dial-up services environment:
- authentication and access control via RADIUS protocol;
- volume-base and time-based billing;
- support of multi-login sessions, per-session IP addresses assignment and capability to work with multiple NASes;
- VPN-connection authentication and control over active sessions.
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Rating, billing and management in classic telephony services:
- extensive capabilities of integration with manifold branch exchange hardware by means of vendor-specific plug-ins;
- support of plug-in catalogs of telephone codes;
- time-based and fixed price billing.
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Rating, billing and management in VoIP telephony:
- CISCO 53xx telephone platform support via RADIUS protocol;
- support of SoftSwitch (Vocaldata, VOISS), Mera VoIP Transit SoftSwitch (MVTS), Alterteks (AlterPSS);
- capability to integrate with NAUMEN hard- and software.
- Modular architecture, which allows service providers to choose just the modules that they need and integrate them in specific business environment.
- Centralized management via Web interface.
- Flexible adjustment of payment methods, debiting scenarios and tariff plans: prepaid, post-paid and converged pre-postpaiad billing patterns; discounts and bonuses, based on consumed traffic volume, daytime and holidays; extra features, such as promised payments, limited credits etc.
- Special operating modes, ensuring steady performance in low-bandwidth or unreliable network environment.
- Capability to integrate with external accounting and workflow software.
- Capability to outsource limited billing privileges to lower level partner operators.
- Comprehensive support of prepaid cards.
- Control and management of subscribers' access to services.
- Adjustable reporting and payment documents, workflow management and possibility to export documents in standardized formats.
- Customer relationship management via HelpDesk - the pre-integrated system of assistance, technical support and information exchange with subscribers.