IPDR'org Standardizing NextGeneration Accounting

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IPDR.orgStandardizing Next-Generation Accounting

• Enabling usage measurement and exchange for
  next-generation services

Kevin (Real) McCoy kmccoy_at_cisco.com Board Member,
IPDR Organization Director NM Cisco VTG
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Telecom Industry Trends

• Market
• Desire for both flat-rate and usage-based billing
• Complex content/connectivity partnerships deliver
  value-added services
• Industry mergers and acquisitions
• Technology
• Opportunity for convergent networks
• Rapid service evolution
• Diverse accounting requirements of
  next-generation services

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To Collect or Not to Collect
A product manager in a service provider near you

• Wow what a cool new offering Ive thought up
• This will generate millions in new revenues!

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Service Usage and Billing
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The Solution?
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The Solution Internet Protocol Detail Record
Organization (IPDR.org)

• Mission
• To enable cost-effective usage measurement and
  exchange for next-generation services.
• Method
• Implement de-facto open standards for IP-based
  support system interoperability, enabling
  providers to deploy next-generation services
  rapidly and profitably.

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Industry Support

• Board of Directors - 2004
• ACECOMM, Amdocs, Billing Concepts, Cisco,
  Convergys, Hewlett-Packard, Sprint PCS, VeriSign
• Members
• Service Providers Sprint PCS, SBC, Rogers ATT
  Wireless, Syniverse, Intrado, Airpath Wireless,
  TOGEWAnet
• BSS Amdocs, AMS, Convergys, CSG Systems,
  MetraTech
• OSS ACECOMM, Digital Route, EDB Telesciences,
  Openet
• Hardware Cisco, Nomadix, Hewlett-Packard, Intel
• Clearinghouse Billing Concepts, Canadian
  Clearinghouse, CIBERNET, DanNet A/S, VeriSign
• Consultancies Infosys, TeleStrategies

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Where Does IPDR Fit?
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IPDR Reference Model
Consistent Information Model
mediation
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IPDR.org Products

• IPDR Specifications
• XDR and XML files
• Streaming IPDR for network equipment
• IPDR Compliance program testing
• Reference Libraries in C Java

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NDM-U 3.x

• Multiple Service Support
• VOIP, Internet and Wireless Access, Streaming
  Media, WLAN
• Network interfaces through settlement records
• Stable Version Complete!
• Forward Compatibility assured
• XML schema as record definition language
• Compact Encoding 51 Reduction Over XML
• Uses IETF XDR RFC 1832
• Direct Translation To/From XML Format

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IPDR v3 Reference Code

• Read/write IPDRs as easily as plain text
• Supports all IPDR flavors
• Available in C and Java
• Liberal license permits use and modification
• Simple APIs hide complex logic
• Read foreign schemas to absorb custom IPDR
  records
• Manage rolling log files and automatic updates to
  partner systems

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Streaming IPDR for Network Equipment

• v3.5 adds Streaming IPDR
• Enhanced interface for high-speed equipment
  eliminates file management
• Real-time, reliable, efficient transport
• Joint projects refine and apply service specs for
  manufacturer communities
• Cable Labs
• IPCC (?)
• 3GPP (?)

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IPDR for Inter-Carrier Exchange

• NDM-U technology fully supports exchange
  scenarios.
• Key work today Public WLAN Roaming
• Joint work ensures support of existing
  settlements networks and technologies
• ATIS OBF EMI settlement - TMOC
• ITU-T Study Group 3
• CIBERNET mappings to CIBER and MXP
• Other open dialogs GSM TADIG, ETIS, etc.

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A Few IPDR Partners

• ATIS recognized IPDR as one of 5 top partners and
  technology providers and offers proprietary EMI
  mappings.
• CableLabs employs IPDR in the DOCSIS standard
  used by every cable modem worldwide.
• CIBERnet participates in the IPDR WLANAS effort
  and offers proprietary IPDR VOIP mappings.
• ITU-T Study Group 3 officially recognizes IPDR as
  a technology provider for VOIP.
• TMF has used IPDR in multiple Catalyst
  interoperability projects.
• WFA recognizes IPDR WLANAS as the preferred
  medium for inter-industry PWLAN roaming.

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Recapitulation

• Usage metering is overly complex standards
  provide the solution
• IPDR NDM-U v3 is tried and proven
• What can you do?
• Review www.ipdr.org
• Join IPDR.org general mailing list for updates
• Implement share experiences
• Participate in IPDR Organization

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Further Inquiries

• Aron Heintz
• President
• IPDR Organization
• AHeintz_at_IPDR.org
• www.ipdr.org
• Marianne Jenkinson
• Membership Director
• IPDR Organization
• 1 908-735-0956
• MJenkinson_at_IPDR.org
• www.ipdr.org

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Addendum Slides
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Stakeholder Map
Service Providers
Consumers
Other Industry Groups
Cable
Wireless
Billing / Outsourced Billing
Clearinghouse
Content / Applications
Telephony
Access
Mediation
DSL
Equipment Vendors
WLAN
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The Model Driven IPDR Approach

• Service Definition
• (Subset of W3C XML-Schema 1.0)

• Alternative Encoding
• XML Document
• XDR based binary encoding
• Others (e.g. RADIUS, Diameter AVP)

Service Data Encoding

• Alternative Transport
• File based exchange (of XML or XDR)
• Streaming (XDR only)
• Others (e.g. RADIUS UDP, Diameter TCP/SCTP)

Service Data Transport
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IPDR Public WLAN Initiative
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An Excited New WLAN User
ltPlease sign up with local WISPgt
ltPlease sign up with local CDMA operatorgt
ltPlease sign up with local GSM operatorgt
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WiFi Circumference ExampleOther configurations
support bilateral and non-proxied multilateral
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WLANAS Benefits

• Overall PWLAN industry profits depend on
  convenient roaming and revenue-sharing.
• Customer-benefit of silo PWLAN is limited
• PWLAN Settlement permits operators to expand
  footprint with minimal CAPEX.
• IPDR WLANAS is the only group focused on
  cross-industry public WLAN settlement.
• Supports native environments for every class of
  operator in PWLAN GSM, CDMA, WISP, ISP, and
  Wireline.
• Opens every public hotspot worldwide to PWLAN
  users.
• Helps resolve technical limitations of
  cross-industry RADIUS interoperability.
• Supports variety of price schemes implemented on
  different continents by different types of
  operators.
• Volume usage, Hour, Day-use, One-location,
  Multi-location

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WLANAS Participating Companies
Airpath Wireless
TOGEWAnet AG
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WLANAS Industry Outreach
Optional Roaming Intermediaries
Home Entities
Periodic Actg Settlement
Hotspot Operators
Wireline Carriers
Aggregators Settlement Providers
IPDR
ATIS/OBF

Real-Time Auth Usage Actg
GSM Carriers
WISPs Wholesale WLAN Service Providers
3GPP/GSMA
RADIUS AAA
CDMA Carriers
3GPP2
Login
Wi-Fi Alliance
Retail Service Providers
Corporations
Nomadic User(WLAN Roaming)