8,485 +0,18%Combining Active Testing with Usage Data Generation and Rating Verification
Usage/rating verification has the capability of testing on real service use cases, while verifying the generated usage and rating data against test cases reference data. ANTS for Revenue Assurance makes available a powerful and easy to use process support environment that tightly integrates ANTS active testing platform with CDR and price plan analysis capabilities for the definition and the execution of verification plans (test scenarios) on the revenue generation chain for all services provided by the operator.
- Automatic verification of the CDRs produced by a service test case
- Automatic verification of the rating accuracy of a service test case
Extending Service Test Cases with Charging and Rating Test Cases Charging Test Cases and Rating Test Cases are created for the exhaustive verification of the CDR generation mechanisms and of the rating procedures, through rule based analysis on record accuracy and completeness, covering all revenue streams involved in the service use case.
- Rapid & easy design of charging and rating test cases (and the associated price plans) through ANTS graphical user interface
- Support of time-, volume- and event-based service price plans in the rating verification
- Seamless verification of usage/rating data against reference data (e.g. expected call duration) inherited from service test cases
Hybrid Central + Distributed CDR Processing Infrastructure Remote Record Selectors are attached to the usage management chain and are fed with CDR files. These selectors perform automatic seamless extraction of all data (CDR, rated items, etc.) related to the Charging/Rating Test and are then verified against the reference data.
- Near real-time CDR capture and verification
- Optimized Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
