Interactions for Call-by-Call Service Selection

Last Updated : Oct 30, 2012 |

This section provides information about how the Call-by-Call Service Selection feature interacts with other features on the system. Use this information to ensure that you receive the maximum benefits of Call-by-Call Service Selection in any feature configuration.

Call Detail Recording (CDR)

On successful call attempts that use ISDN Call-By-Call trunk groups, CDR records the Network-Specific Facility (NSF) that is specified by the NSF IE of the call. CDR refers to this information as the ISDN Network Service (INS). The value that is passed to CDR is the 3-digit equivalent of the NSF IE. NSF information for Facility Type 2 calls, which is used with ISDN Call-by-Call trunk groups, is also recorded if the NSF is available in the incoming SETUP message.

If an outgoing Call-by-Call Service Selection call uses an interexchange carrier (IXC) other than the presubscribed common carrier, CDR records the 3-digit or the 4-digit IXC code . CDR might not record the IXC code properly if the dialed-code format differs from the IXC formats that are used in the US.

When a Call-by-Call Service Selection call is rejected because of a Usage Allocation Plan (UAP), CDR records the cause as an ineffective call attempt. The NSF recording also occurs for the user-defined Facility Type 2 call. However, the NSF recording occurs only if the NSF is available in the incoming SETUP message.

Generalized Route Selection (GRS)

Call-by-Call Service Selection uses the same routing tables and routing preferences that GRS uses.

Multiquest Flexible Billing

Do not use a service or a facility with the Facility Type set to 2 or 3. NSF processing is not performed for Facility Type 2. An NSF is excluded from the outgoing SETUP message for Facility Type 3.

Time-of-Day Routing

Any Time-of-Day Routing administration that affects routing preference also affects Call-by-Call Service Selection. Use Time-of-Day Routing to vary the IXC, based on the time of day and the day of week.

Traffic Measurements

The system provides traffic measurements for each service that is administered for an ISDN Call-by-Call Service Selection trunk group.