Components of an Internet Billing Architecture

Tier 2

Tier 1

Billing and Customer care systems

Customer OSS’s

Tier 3

Services:

Layer 3: Data, VoIP, Stream

Layer 2: Data, VON

Layer 3: Dial Access

Hosting,

Mgmt,

Security,

Leasing

Network

Elements

Provide

Services

Data Collectors:

Collection Protocols:

Web-Enabled

Clients

Open Interfaces:

SQL

AMATPS

APIs

Cross-Layer

Correlation

Aggregation

Mediation

Raw & Aggregated Accounting Data

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