Category: (5) eTOM Process Type
Process Identifier: 1.6.12.1.7.2
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Maturity Level: 3
Interconnect billing process entails the reception of records from networks outside the own network, for various scenarios of outbound, inbound, and in transit communication for the purpose of determining the cost and revenues incurred from or caused to other communication service providers (often Fixed Line Voice or IP traffic), with the aim of product of invoices, receiving payments for an interconnect partner
Definition as per ITU: "interconnection may be said to be the sum of all the commercial and technical arrangements which operators and service providers use to connect their equipment, networks and services so as to provide their customers with access to the customers, services and networks of other service providers." The following types of network can be involved in an interconnect process: Originating network: where a call originates, Transit network(s): network(s) which passes the call on, Terminating network: where a call terminates An interconnect process always involves an originating and terminating network; a transit network or networks possible but optional. The cost added for handling an interconnect event is called the interconnect charge. An interconnect charge is calculated according to a service agreement between interconnect partners. Services includes, incoming, outgoing and transit traffic, IN, SDP, IMS (i.e. VOIP) services, leased lines and equipment.
This was created from the Frameworx 16.0 Model