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EBC Evolution Refresher. 27 th May 2005 BT Wholesale 1, City Place, Gatwick. EBC Evolution Refresher. Introduction and Welcome. Objectives of the day. Understand the drivers behind EBC Evolution Understand EBC Evolution Understand where we are today and what you should do. Agenda. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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EBC Evolution Refresher
27th May 2005
BT Wholesale
1, City Place, Gatwick
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EBC Evolution Refresher
Introduction and Welcome
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Objectives of the day
• Understand the drivers behind EBC Evolution
• Understand EBC Evolution
• Understand where we are today and what you should do
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Agenda10.00 Coffee and Registration
10.30 Introduction & Welcome
10:40 Brief history of EBC
Why EBC Evolution ?
EBC evolution - workshops with OfCom and Industry involvement
What is EBC Evolution ?
The importance of your Routing Plans
The new EBC files
Important next steps
11.45 Questions
12.15 Summary
12:25 Introduction to a new BT Interconnect Telephony Tool – “SIMPLE”
12:40 Lunch
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Brief history of EBC 1/5
Before 1993 Conveyance charges based on retail model
• 1994 - Consultation with the Industry
• 1994 - System trialled by some Operators
• 1996 - Distance component added in
• 1997 - All Operator charges based on EBC methodology
Charging scenarios catered for are:
• BT terminated geographic calls
• Transit calls
• BT originated IA,CPS,118DQ,NTS (CLI model).
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Brief history of EBC 2/5
• Based on least cost path principle
• Derived from network and number data
• Based on switches and distance
• Updated quarterly using network snapshot 1 month before the live date.
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Brief history of EBC 3/5
Data is acted on by a set of rules based on Least cost path:
Rule 1: LOWEST nos.of exchanges calls would pass through:
derive Charge Band
Local Exchange Segment
Single Tandem & Single Tandem Transit
If call would pass through more than one tandem switch:-
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Brief history of EBC 4/5
For Double Plus Tandem & Double Plus Tandem Transit
Rule 2: SHORTEST TOTAL distance from POC to Dest’n switch.
Once shortest path is chosen then derive charge band.
Use inter-tandem distance to determine:-
<100km - Short
100km<200km - Medium
200+km - Long.
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Brief history of EBC 5/5
There are three columns of information in the EBC matrix:
1311001
Unique NNI (Network Node Identifier) for any POC (point where a callcan enter the BT Network)
020 710
The destinationNumber Stringreduced inlength by “NumberRetardation”
525
Three digit code represents the EBC Charge Band.
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Why EBC Evolution?
Large
Complex
Customer charging queries often received
Uncontractual routeings shown
Difficult to explain the different charging algorithms
Result of many Industry workshops to address the above
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What is EBC Evolution?1/2
Removal of disallowed routing from EBC
Instead of calculating where calls will exit the BT network, agreed EXIT POCs - as held in CP’s routing plans - will be used
Creation of a new database to store routing plans
Provide on-line access for updates to routing plans
Provide two new files for CPs to use to decide where best to send and receive calls to BT
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What is EBC Evolution?2/2
•No change to charging for BT-terminated traffic
•EBC Evolution will use Exit POCs shown in CP routing plans for IA, CPS, 118 and transit
•Least cost connectivity path to get to the agreed exit POC
•Changes to internal EBC systems, but not the use of EBC data
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Importance of Routing Plans
•Use Routing Plans and DMAs (Data Management Amendments)
•The exit POC for a given origin will be that agreed to be in place when the EBC data goes live
•The Routing Plans will directly drive EBC Charge Bands via Exit POC
•These show BT Switches that will pass calls to OLOs by Number range
•Also show the “Catchment Area” of each such switch
•Include Dates for when submitted by CP, Agreed with TAM, DAM received and when DAM Implemented
•TAMs (Technical Account Managers) have loaded the existing routing plans into RPD (Routing Plan Database) and are now running in parallel with the excel files
•Direct access for CPs later this year (2005)
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Importance of Routing Plans
The information in your routeing plans will affect your invoice
They should be reviewed regularly
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The New EBC Files 1/5Two New Files•A new file to assist CPs receiving traffic from BT
•A new file to assist CPs delivering traffic to BT
•Standard EBC file format
•Standard naming convention
•Standard header and trailers
•Comma-separated format data records
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The New EBC Files 2/5File 1 – Receiving Traffic from BT•A BT-switch-to-BT-switch matrix, with charge band
•Any traffic type
•Valid call routing scenarios
•E.g. a DLE origin would be shown against the following destinations:
•For BT-originated traffic, the DLE itself and all switches that could be Exit POCs
•For transit traffic, nothing
•Each data record will contain:
•origin exchange NNI, destination exchange NNI, EBC charge band
•Transit / Non-transit charge bands
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The New EBC Files 3/5File 1 – Benefits to CPs
•Transparency
•Trunk-to-trunk connectivity
•Routing plan applicability
•Mapping to catchment areas
•All possible points of connect covered
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The New EBC Files 4/5File 2 – Delivering Traffic to BT•Point of connect to number block, with EBC charge band
•Full-length number blocks
•Valid call routing scenarios
•E.g. a WAT origin would be shown against the following destination number blocks:
•BT number blocks hosted on directly connected DLEs
•CP number blocks accepted at this WAT
•Each data record will contain:
•origin exchange NNI, destination number block (unretarded, charging level), EBC charge band
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The New EBC Files 5/5File 2 - Benefits to CPs
•Discrete number blocks
•Only valid routing shown
•Route Optimiser-friendly
•No need to expand out retarded number blocks
•Invalid routings will not be shown
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Important Next Steps
Next EBC matrix will use EBC Evolution
You must review your routing plans as these will affect your bill
When published run checks
Open up new connections as necessary
Use the two new files:
Switch to switch file - where to receive calls
POC to Number Block file - where to deliver calls to BT
Talk to your TAMs
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EBC Evolution Refresher - Summary
• Brief History of EBC
• Why EBC Evolution
• What is EBC Evolution
• Routing Plans
• New files
• Important next steps
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EBC Evolution Refresher
Any Questions?
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EBC Evolution Refresher
Thank you.
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File 1 – DLE Example
0646006,0646006,5200646006,0945010,521…0646006,1311001,5250646006,1311618,5250646006,1312997,525…0646006,1440182,5210646006,1441455,5210646006,1455134,5250646006,1460128,525…0646006,4012629,5250646006,4014559,5250646006,4015916,5250646006,4016350,525…0646006,5945021,521
Directly connected WATs
WATs tandemed with directly connected WATs
All SYSX DMSUs
ItselfMiddleton Unit C (DLE)
All NGS DMSUs
Directly connected SYSX DLTEs
Directly connected AXE10 DLTEs
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File 1 – Trunk Example
All SYSX DLEs and DLTEs
All SYSX DMSUs
All ASUs
Ipswich Morganite (NGS DMSU)
All NGS DMSUs
…4073327,0723111,5244073327,0723118,5244073327,0724119,5234073327,0724166,523…4073327,1311001,5294073327,1311618,5294073327,1312997,529…4073327,1712241,5254073327,1712300,5254073327,1715359,525…4073327,4012629,5294073327,4014559,5294073327,4015916,529…4073327,5710060,5254073327,5710312,5254073327,5710360,525…
All AXE10 DLEs and DLTEs
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File 2 – DLE Example
0973004,0120671,5200973004,01206760,5200973004,01206761,520…0973004,01394380,5200973004,01394385,5200973004,01394389,5200973004,01394600,520…0973004,01473106,5200973004,0147321,5200973004,0147322,5200973004,01473230,5200973004,01473231,5200973004,01473232,520…0973004,0172845,5200973004,0172860,5200973004,01728633,520…0973004,01787220,5200973004,01787221,5200973004,01787222,520
Unretarded BT number blocks hosted on DLE
Ipswich Unit B (DLE)