BRM Technical Overview

Architecture Overview

CAGBU Enablement Team

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Functional Architecture

Taxation Payment Roaming

Enterprise Application Integration Layer system processor partners

Administration Revenue Management

Operations &

Taxation Payments Roaming

Revenue Management API Reporting
Interface Interface Processing

Customer Service Subscription

Rerating Billing Invoicing A/R
Management Management Management
Client Applications
Management
Customer

Converged Charging

In Memory Charging Grid

Offer Design

Diameter RADIUS
Gateway Gateway
Usage SS7 IN Service Voucher
Mediation Control Management

Core Network Functions | Service Delivery Systems

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Technical Architecture

WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

Pricing
BRM Server
Design
Center Connection Manager

DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing Database
Care

Elastic Charging Engine

Business
Operations
Center
Elastic charging servers

Persistence
Database

HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS

Gateway Gateway Gateway

Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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BRM Server

• Subscriber Management WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

Pricing BRM Server

• Financial Management Design
Center Connection Manager

• Billing
DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
• Invoicing Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing Database
• Payment Care

• Collections
Elastic Charging Engine
Business
Operations
• Rating for subscription events Center
Elastic charging servers

Persistence
Database
• BRM DB is the master for HTTP/2
Gateway
Diameter
Gateway
RADIUS
Gateway

subscriber data
Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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Pricing Design Center

• Web-based application for WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

managing product offerings and

BRM Server
configuration data Pricing
Design
Center Connection Manager

• Choice of GUI and command line DM DM DM DM DM DM DM

Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
tool (ImportExportPricing) Billing Database
Care

• WebLogic-based Elastic Charging Engine

Business
Operations
Center
Elastic charging servers
• Brings its own DB schema which is
the master for configuration and HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS
Persistence
Database

pricing data Gateway Gateway Gateway

Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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Billing Care

• Web-based application for WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

subscriber management
Pricing BRM Server
Design
Center Connection Manager
• WebLogic-based
DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing
• Uses the PCM API to connect to Care
Database

the CM
Elastic Charging Engine
Business
Operations
Center
Elastic charging servers

Persistence
Database
HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS
Gateway Gateway Gateway

Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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Business Operations Center

• Web-based application for WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

configuring and scheduling jobs

Pricing BRM Server
Design
Center Connection Manager
• WebLogic-based
DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing
• Uses the PCM API to connect to Care
Database

the CM
Elastic Charging Engine
Business
Operations
Center
Elastic charging servers

Persistence
Database
HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS
Gateway Gateway Gateway

Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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Elastic Charging Engine

• High performance, in-memory WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

charging grid
Pricing BRM Server
Design
Center Connection Manager
• Rates for usage online and
offline usage events DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing Database
Care

• ECE cache holds the real-time

balances Elastic Charging Engine
Business
Operations
Center
Elastic charging servers
• Persistence DB is an Oracle DB
and contains a copy of the in- HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS
Persistence
Database

memory cache Gateway Gateway Gateway

Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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APIs

WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

• REST API Pricing BRM Server

• Billing care REST API Design
Connection Manager
Center
• TMF Forum compliant API
DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing Database

• SOAP API Care

Elastic Charging Engine

Business
• JCA Resource Adapter Operations
Center
• Allows a J2EE-compliant Elastic charging servers

application to connect to BRM. Persistence

Database
HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS
Gateway Gateway Gateway

• PCM API:
• Write client applications in C, Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

C++, Java, and Perl.

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Offline Mediation Controller

• Offline usage requests WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

Pricing BRM Server

• Suspense management Design
Center Connection Manager

integration with BRM server

DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing Database
Care

Elastic Charging Engine

Business
Operations
Center
Elastic charging servers

Persistence
Database
HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS
Gateway Gateway Gateway

Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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Convergent Charging Controller

• Core network integration WSM SOAP API BC REST API TMF REST API JCA PCM API

Pricing BRM Server

• Voucher management and Design
Center Connection Manager

redemption
DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
Oracle AQ Vertex Fusa Ldap Invoice IFW BRM
Billing Database
Care

Elastic Charging Engine

Business
Operations
Center
Elastic charging servers

Persistence
Database
HTTP/2 Diameter RADIUS
Gateway Gateway Gateway

Convergent Charging Controller Offline Mediation Controller

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