1、ITU-T RECMN*D-ZBO 95 m 4862573 Ob00857 584 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION ITU-T TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU CHARGING AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES D.280 (03/95) PRINCIPLES FOR CHARGING AND BILLING, ACCOUNTING AND REIMBURSEMENTS FOR UNIVERSAL PE
2、RSONAL TELECOMMUNICATION ITU-T Recommendation D.280 (Previously “CCITT Recommendation”) ITU-T RECflN*D.280 95 48b2591 Ob00858 410 FOREWORD The ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector) is a permanent organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The ITU-T is responsible for studyi
3、ng technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommen- dations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis. The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Gr
4、oups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics. The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1 (Helsinki, March 1-12, 1993). ITU-T Recommendation D.280 was prepared by ITU-T Study Group 3 (1993-1996) and
5、was approved under the WTSC Resolution No. 1 procedure on the 20th of March 1995. NOTE In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency. 0 ITU 1995 All rights reserved. No part of thi
6、s publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU. ITU-T RECMN*D*280 75 W 4862571 Ob00857 357 CONTENTS Scope Terms and Definitions General considerations . Principles for
7、 charging . 4.2 Service provider charging . 4.1 General 4.3 Visited network charging 4.4 Charges for calls To UPT users 4.5 Charges for calls made by a roamed UPT user . Principles for international traffic accounting Billing and reimbursement . Outgoing calls made by a roamed UPT user Outgoing call
8、s made by a non-roamed UPT user . 6.1 6.2 6.3 Calls to a roamed UPT user Further study Annex A Annex B . Annex C . Recommendation D.280 (03195) - Page 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 10 14 1 ITU-T RECMN*D*280 95 4862593 Ob00860 079 Recommendation D.280 PRINCIPLES FOR CHARGING AND BILLING, ACCOUNTING
9、 AND REIMBURSEMENTS FOR UNIVERSAL PERSONAL TELECOMMUNICATION (Geneva, 1995) 1 Scope This Recommendation covers the principles for charging and the associated billing, as well as the accounting and reimbursements for Universal Personal Telecommunication service (UPT), which is described in the F.850-
10、Series Recommendations. Included in this Recommendation is guidance on: 1) 2) the traffic accounting principles; 3) 4) the charging principles and options; the principles for the billing of UPT calls; and the requirements for reimbursements among service providers, which are applicable to the variou
11、s call types which may be encountered in UPT. Charging principles related to UPT service profile management functions are also provided. 2 Terms and Definitions For the purposes of this Recommendation, the following definitions apply: 2.1 UP“ Customer: The individual or entity who or which obtains,
12、by having specifically subscribed to a UPT service provider, UPT services to be used by one or more UPT users. The customer is responsible for payment of all charges and rentals due to that UPT service provider. The UPT customer may also be the UPT user. Other terms and definitions applicable to UPT
13、 may be found in Recommendation F.85 1, 3 General considerations 3.1 Recommendations. 3.2 mobility. 3.3 UPT users may roam (Note) within their UPT service providers area or to other service areas nationally and/or internationally. The range of capabilities available to UPT users may be subject to bi
14、lateral agreements between their UPT service provider(s) and other service providers. The Universal Personal Telecommunication (UPT) service is defined in the appropriate F.850-Series UPT customers will register with (a) UPT service Provider(s) for national and/or international personal NOTE - The t
15、erm “roam” is used in this Recommendation to denote personal mobility. The UPT service provider will know the location of its roamed UPT users based on the information provided 3.4 by those users. 3.5 for billing and settlement purposes. 3.6 3.7 for the charges incurred by its roamed UPT user. 3.8 i
16、dentifiable to callers and to service providers. Networks will be able to identify and record the necessary details of calls made and received by the UPT user UPT customers are billed by their service provider(s). As part of a bilateral agreement, a UPT service provider will undertake to reimburse o
17、ther service provider(s) Charging implications in a number of charging scenarios make it necessary that a UPT number is uniquely Previous page is blank Recommendation D.280 (03/95) 1 4 Principles for charging 4.1 General 4.1.1 4.1.2 by the UPT service provider and selected by the LJFT customer. 4.1.
18、3 structures should be understandable by the calling party and the UPT customer. The charges in any country are a national matter. Arrangements for charging and collection of charges may be flexible according to the service option(s) offered The UPT service provider is responsible for billing its UP
19、T customer for all applicable charges, and charging 4.2 Service provider charging The charges billed to the UPT subscriber should be such as to cover the payment due to other networks providers or service providers plus any handling charges which may be applicable. The charges applied by a UPT servi
20、ce provider would normally consist of: 4.2.1 Subscription charges (service access component) - Registration (non-recurring); - Periodic charge or rental (recurring). These charges are independent of utilisation. 4.2.2 Call charges (utilisation component) - - Any supplementary service charges. Utilis
21、ation charges (national and/or international as appropriate); 4.2.3 Such signalling network charges may be covered in the subscription charges and/or the call charges described above. Charging requirements for other possible call related usage of the signalling network for UPT-related service featur
22、es are for further study. In addition, the UPT service provider may apply: Charges for call related signalling network usage (for further study) 4.2.4 Service profile management charges - Service profile establishment; - Service profile maintenance; - - Service profile updating by service provider;
23、Service profile updating by customer. Service profile management charges may, for example, be periodic and/or per update, which may be based on function, duration and/or volume. Alternatively, they may be covered by the subscription charges and/or the call charges described above. 4.3 The charges ap
24、plied by other service providers to the visiting UPT user will normally include one or more of the following: Visited network charging (for further study) - - - - Any supplementary service charges. Roaming registration charges (recurring and/or non-recurring); Charges to update the service profile;
25、Utilisation charges (i.e. call charges); 2 Recommendation D.280 (03/95) - ITU-T RECMN*D.ZBO 95 4862593 0600862 941 4.4 Charges for calls To UPT users 4.4.1 The charge for an international call to a non-roamed UPT user should be based on the appropriate charge for a call to any non-UPT user in the sa
26、me relation (see Annex A, Case Al, and Annex. B, Case B i), but also see 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 below. 4.4.2 In cases where the called LJPT user has roamed internationally, a number of charging options may be possible and these are indicated below. Initially only option i) may be possible in some cases, as
27、 options ii) - iv) involve direct routing of the call to the roamed location, which requires more advanced network capabilities: i) The caller pays for the call to the “home” or non-roamed location of the called UPT user (via which the call is routed). The called roamed UPT user pays for the onward
28、routed call from the non-roamed location to the roamed location (see Annex A, case A2 and A5, and Annex B, case B2). ii) The caller pays the appropriate charge for the call to the location to which the UPT user has roamed. (See Annex A, case A3, option a) and case 5, option a), and Annex B, case B3,
29、 option a) - the caller paid charge option.) iii) The caller pays the charges for a call to the non-roamed location in principle irrespective of where the called UPT user has roamed; any residual balance of charges which may be applicable due to the called UPT user having roamed are paid by the call
30、ed UPT user (the split charge option). For further details, see Annex A, case A3, option b) and Annex B, case B3, option b). This option will require special arrangements (see 6.3). iv) The called roamed UPT user pays for the call based on the charges applicable in the country of origin for the outg
31、oing call (see Annex A, case A3, option c) and Annex B, case B3, option c) - the called number billed option). The called number billed option must be registered by the called roamed UPT user, and would be applicable to all calls. 4.4.3 Charges for calls to UPT users may be postalised; e.g. they may
32、 be distance or destination independent. 4.4.4 In cases where the called UPT user has roamed to the country of the caller (Annex A, case A4), or where both the calling and called UPT users have roamed to the same country (Annex B, case B4), and the call is routed as a national call, the charge shoul
33、d be based on a national call. Initially, however, two international calls may be involved. This should be handled according to Annex A, case A2. 4.4.5 identified, operator handled reverse charged calls may be available as follows: Where bilaterally agreed between service providers, and the call det
34、ails for the established call can be a) when the call terminates at the called UPT users non-roamed location; b) when the called UPT user has roamed, and the call is made to the non-roamed location. The call to the non-roamed location will be charged as if the call was made in the reverse direction.
35、 Additional reversed charge applications require more advanced network capabilities, and are for further study. 4.5 Charges for calls made by a roamed UPT user Other than where a reversed charge facility has been agreed and made available between service providers, the utilization charges for outgoi
36、ng calls made by a roamed UPT user should be based on those of the visited service provider. See clause 6 for billing and reimbursement aspects. (Also see Annex B, cases B 1, B2 and B3). 5 Principles for international traffic accounting 5.1 accounting rate applicable to that call, and be effected th
37、rough normal traffic accounts. International traffic accounting will be in accordance with the connection established, using the normal Recommendation D.280 (03/95) 3 5.2 but is covered in clause 6. The use of the visited service providers UPT facilities should not form part of normal international
38、accounts, 6 Billing and reimbursement 6.1 6.1.1 service provider for its roamed UPT user for services used, calls made, database(s) accessed, etc. 6.1.2 Outgoing calls made by a roamed UPT user The visited network or service provider will prepare a statement of charges payable by the customers UPT T
39、he format and frequency of statements will be agreed between UPT service providers (for further study). 6.1.3 The statement in 6. 1.1 will be expressed in the national currency of the visited network or WT provider, or in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), or in another currency, as agreed between the U
40、PT service providers. Any conversion rate used shall also be indicated. 6.1.4 Statements should be prepared for each roaming WT user, and should include the following: - - UPTnumber; - Any registration fee(s); - Period covered by the statement; For each call and each database access (as appropriate)
41、: date and start time; complete number called; destination country, if not indicated by the number called; duration in minutes and seconds; any supplementary services used; charge for the call and currency. 6.1.5 or service provider. The UPT service provider will bill its UPT customer on the basis o
42、f the data provided by the visited network 6.1.6 The visited network or service provider will be reimbursed by the users UPT service provider on the basis of the statements. In the absence of agreed alternative procedures, settlements will be effected in accordance with the provisions of the Interna
43、tional Telecommunication Regulations (Melbourne, 1988). 6.2 Outgoing calls made by a non-roamed UPT user These calls will be billed by the users UPT service provider, based on the UFT service providers charges. 6.3 Calls to a roamed UPT user 6.3.1 Caller paid option Normal billing applies to this op
44、tion, and reimbursements are not involved. 6.3.2 Split charge option (for further study) The call origination network will provide the roamed UPT users UPT service provider with, at a minimum, a statement of the balance of the charges for the call made (but not billed to the calling party), which ar
45、e to be reimbursed to it by the called partys UPT service provider. Such statements should include the relevant information from the statements described in 6.1.4. The roamed UPT users UPT service provider will bill its UPT customer on the basis of the data provided by the call originating network o
46、r service provider. It should be noted that this option can only be implemented following bilateral agreement between the originating network or service provider and the users UPT service provider. 4 Recommendation D.280 (03/95) ITU-T RECMN*D.ZBO 95 YBbZ59L 0600864 714 M 6.3.3 Called number billed o
47、ption The roamed UPT users service provider will receive a statement of the call charges from the call originating network in order that the latter may be reimbursed. Such statements should be similar to the statements described in 6.1.4. The roamed UPT user will be billed by its UPT service provide
48、r on the basis of the data provided by the call originating network or service provider. 7 Further study Items for further study include: - Additional call configurations; - - Unsuccessful call attempts; - - - - Applications other than telephony; - Reversed charging aspects; - Billing to third parti
49、es; - Split charge option. Additional aspects of visited network charging; Mobile network issues, if any; Charging and accounting for use of the signalling network; Standardization of the format and procedures for settlement statements; Annexes The following annexes contain some examples of possible UPT call routing scenarios and their respective charging, accounting, and billing and settlement aspects. These scenarios are for further study, and other scenarios may be identified. It is also recognized that certain routing scenarios may not be available in early
