REVENUE ASSURANCE TOOL
First Claim
1. A system for reconciling revenue relating to customer billing and vendor settlements for multimedia services provided through a network, the system comprising:
- a data repository configured to store a plurality of tables, each table including data collected from a plurality of network elements in the network and relating to vendor settlement and at least one of customer usage, mediation and customer billing; and
a processor configured to execute an alert rule based on data retrieved from at least one table of the plurality of tables stored in the data repository, the alert rule comprising a comparison between the at least one table and at least one other table of the plurality of tables;
wherein the processor triggers an alert associated with the alert rule when a corresponding alert rule threshold is exceeded based on the comparison, and initiates reporting of the triggered alert.
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Abstract
A system assures revenue reconciliation of customer billing and vendor settlements for multimedia services, including voice over IP, provided through a network. The system includes a data repository configured to store a plurality of tables, each table including data collected from a plurality of network elements in the network and relating to at least one of customer usage, mediation, customer billing and vendor settlement. The system also includes a processor configured to execute an alert rule based on data retrieved from at least one table stored in the data repository. The alert rule includes a comparison between the at least one table and at least one other table of the plurality of tables. The processor triggers an alert associated with the alert rule when a corresponding alert rule threshold is exceeded based on the comparison, and initiates reporting of the triggered alert.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for reconciling revenue relating to customer billing and vendor settlements for multimedia services provided through a network, the system comprising:
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a data repository configured to store a plurality of tables, each table including data collected from a plurality of network elements in the network and relating to vendor settlement and at least one of customer usage, mediation and customer billing; and a processor configured to execute an alert rule based on data retrieved from at least one table of the plurality of tables stored in the data repository, the alert rule comprising a comparison between the at least one table and at least one other table of the plurality of tables; wherein the processor triggers an alert associated with the alert rule when a corresponding alert rule threshold is exceeded based on the comparison, and initiates reporting of the triggered alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. A method of revenue reconciliation of customer billing and vendor settlements for multimedia services provided through a service network, the method comprising:
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creating an alert rule and a threshold value corresponding to the alert rule, the alert rule comprising at least one rule component; performing at least one of tracking or trending data collected from at least one network element in the service network to obtain a set of data; applying the alert rule to the data set; determining whether the threshold value has been exceeded based on application of the alert rule, an alert associated with the rule being triggered when the threshold value has been exceeded; and reporting when the alert has been triggered, indicating a possible revenue discrepancy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium that stores a program, executable by a computer, for reconciling revenue relating to customer usage and billing for voice over IP services provided through a service network, the computer readable medium comprising:
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a creating code segment for enabling creation of an alert rule and a threshold value corresponding to the alert rule, the alert rule comprising at least one rule component; an applying code segment for applying the alert rule to a data set, the data set being obtained by performing at least one of tracking or trending data relating to the customer usage and billing collected from at least one network element in the service network; a determining code segment for determining whether the threshold value has been exceeded based on application of the alert rule, an alert associated with the alert rule being triggered when the threshold value has been exceeded; and a reporting code segment for causing a report to be generated when the alert has been triggered, indicating a possible revenue discrepancy.
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