Rhino
Charging Sentinel
Rhino
Charging Sentinel
OpenCloud Rhino Charging Sentinel™ enables operators to implement an on-line charging system now ahead of their move to all IP (IMS) networks.
Charging Sentinel™ provides telecoms call and session control on an open, carrier-grade IN platform. This allows a single real-time rating and billing system to be used to charge pre and post-paid customers in a uniform manner, for both SS7 and IP-based networks.
The Charging Sentinel™ has been designed specifically to:
- Meet the dramatically lower price/ subscriber price-points for real-time charging that are required in low ARPU markets and in an increasingly competitive telecommunications marketplace;
- Provide a carrier-grade session control component that complies with charging standards and also supports proprietary real-time charging protocols;
- Allow telecoms operators to choose the depth, richness and sophistication of their Online Charging System (OCS) depending upon their specific needs. The OCS may be an IT-originated real-time charging system or a NEP-originated OCS;
- Enable all charging in a uniform manner, regardless of whether payment is in advance or in arrears;
- Support all telecommunications services, whether based on TDM SS7 bearer networks or on IP-based networks.
OpenCloud Rhino Charging Sentinel™ implements the call and session control aspects of the next generation on-line charging architecture defined in 3GPP TS 32.240. By splitting the real-time session/ call control from the rating and balance management functions, the OpenCloud solution allows any capable Online Charging System (OCS) to be used for charging of both pre and post-paid offers. For any service, regardless of whether it is an SS7 service or an IP-based service.