REQUIREMENT FOR SYSTEMS
—The billing system which include range of services, like
voice services internet services (including intranet).
—Each service may have a number of pricing plans.
—The number of users the system has to handle can be from
10,000 to 100,000. Also system allow for an user base to double over a period
of 5 years.
—End users receive a statement of account on a regular
basis.
—Uninterrupted service for customer.
COMPANY STAKEHOLDERS
UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM (UMTS) 3G MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
—Users want fast and responsive:
—Call setup and
service delivery
—Refill of account
balances in real-time
—Viewable account
balance meter changes during activities
—Self-service lookup
account, refills and usage
—Prepaid billing as a
growth booster
—Content based billing
—Refill of accounts
while on a call without break
—2G and 3G mobile
services
WHY UMTS?
—3GPP UMTS, the Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System is the third generation (3G) successor to the second generation GSM
based cellular technologies which also include GPRS, and EDGE
—The transition from GSM to the 3G UMTS architecture did
not require a large instantaneous investment.
—UMTS will enable the wireless Information Society,
delivering high-value broadband information, commerce and entertainment
services to mobile users via fixed, wireless and satellite networks.
—UMTS will speed convergence between telecommunications,
IT, media and content industries to deliver new services and create fresh
revenue-generating opportunities
UMTS ADVANTAGES
—Personalized
—Location aware
—Real-time and flexible
—Greater range of enriched multimedia services
—Higher data rates for a greater number of users
—Lower costs in long-term because of network efficiencies
—Separation of control and transport
PUBLISH SUBSCRIBER ARCHITECTURE
—Choice of Pricing and Payment:
—Multiple rating per customer, per service, tine of day,
etc.
—Variable discount for every rating
—Allow one, two or multiple billing instances
—Postpaid, pre-paid billing facility for the customer.
CLIENT SERVER ARCHITECTURE
—In the internal management perspective and to keep track
of all the users.
—To study the client usage of various services to avail
them best plan.
—To provide the faster access to the online customer who
are using internet billing and recharge options.
—To
analyze the sales and decide the business strategy.
—But company wants the
system to allow for an user base to double over a period of 5 years.
—So to achieved this,
client server architecture with centralize DATABASE will not be efficient and
cost effective.
—So to achieve this
Client server with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is used.
HOW PERFORMANCE WILL IMPROVED WITH NAS
—Each region has there
storage system which is having the user and their billing information.
—Centralized system
will monitors all this systems
—Management will
access all its data from the centralized system.
—This system is
scalable.
—Traffic overhead will
reduce and user will get faster access.
—Cost effective in
company perspective.
ONLINE WEB PORTAL
—For the prepaid and postpaid customer
online web portal help to keep track all its calling and billing record.
—Portal is also having the facility of
online recharge option for prepaid customer.
—Portal will the contains the details
of all the postpaid and prepaid plans.
—User friendly user interface with one
click information access for all.
—User both prepaid and postpaid can
change their plan at any time with this portal.
HOW SUGGESTED ARCHITECTURE WILL IMPROVE THE
QUALITY ATTRIBUTES
—With the use UMTS mobile network
architecture customer will get better service over the current GSM 2G network.
—This will increase the number of user
and due to achievement of following
quality parameters.
—Performance
—Reliability
—Responsiveness
—Availability
—Empathy: Caring individual attention
the firm provides to its customers will increase.
