LANBilling Supervise

The LANBilling system - represents the software package focused on collecting of statistical information from devices by means of which service providers provide provision of services to users and also the subsequent tariffing of the provided services. The complex is capable to process information on services, payment for which use is levied in proportion to service volume (the Internet access on a dedicated line) or time of its use (the switched modem access, telephone negotiations), and also services which carry one-time (any one-time services) or periodic character (services with a subscription fee). The complex is held for use in networks of telecom operators, service providers, the organizations interested in accounting, tariffing, limitation of the services provided to both external, and internal consumers.

The Automated Billing System (ABS) of LANBilling has the following key features:

• Accounting, limitation and tariffing of the services of access to IP networks provided on allocated channels:
  • accounting of information flows in the distributed network infrastructure (several channels, networks, access servers);
  • collecting of statistics with NetFlow of compatible devices, for example, routers Cisco Systems, Huawei
  • collecting of statistics with SFlow of compatible devices, for example, the routing HP ProCurve switches of series 93xx, 53khkh;
  • collecting of statistics from the devices supporting SNMP management;
  • collecting of statistics with Ethernet of the routers working based on UNIX of compatible OS;
  • support of a configuration of networks in which masking or broadcast of the network addresses (masquerade/NAT) is applied;
  • regulated extent of detailing of the data arriving from the equipment.

• Accounting, limitation and tariffing of the services of access to IP networks provided on switched channels:
  • the protocol module RADIUS providing authentication and also several modes of tariffing (time or depending on service volume) and access controls;
  • functions of the RADIUS server: the multilogin, selection of the IP addresses on a session, work from several NAS;
  • authentication of VPN of sessions, control of active sessions.

• Accounting and tariffing of services of classical telephony:
  • an opportunity for work with the connected directories of telephone codes;
  • time tariffing according to the directory and tariffing with fixed payment for connection;
  • support of most UPATS means of the built-in program code (Plugin).

• Accounting and tariffing of the services of telephony provided on VoIP technology:
  • support of the voice CISCO 53xx platform through RADIUS the protocol;
  • an opportunity for work with SoftSwitch (Vocaldata, VOISS™), Mera VoIP Transit SoftSwitch (MVTS), Alterteks (AlterPSS);
  • compatibility with the equipment and software of NAUMEN.

• The management of ASR centralized by WEB.
• Support of a credit and advance payment system.
• Rates with flexible discounts: depending on the volume of the traffic consumed by the client, time of day, the day off and also with the configured scenarios of write-off of a subscription fee.
• Operation mode on unreliable communication channels and channels with low capacity.
• Data exchange with external accounting systems, such as 1C: Accounting, Parus, etc.
• Certificate (CCC) Ministry of the Russian Federation of Communication and Informatization.
• Service outsourcing "billing" to providers of the bottom level - partners (a possibility of authority delegation on management of user groups to the operator to the partner).
• Prepaid cards for communication services (the mode of automatic creation of client record on input of a PIN code of the card).
• Access control support, in particular the termination of service after the current balance.
• The reports configured and exported to universal formats.

2016: SMS informing is included

On February 29, 2016 announced Network solutions start of the module SMS informing for the Internet service providers using LANBilling.

Development of the module is made together with the ZTLab SMS platform.

Screenshot of application window, 2014

Feature of operation of the module - the increased fault tolerance level at the minimum costs for sending the Sms. It is reached by combination of so-called "digital" and "alphabetic" channels of sending the SMS.

The "digital" channel of sending the SMS – the channel of sending through regional cellular operators.

The subscriber receives the Sms from indefinite number of the sender. The "alphabetic" channel of sending – the channel with direct integration to each telecom operator to which subscriber the Sms goes. The message in this case arrives from an alphabetic name of the sender

We know how the level of delivery of SMS messages is important for Internet service providers who thus remind the subscriber of the forthcoming monthly payment. At the same time we perfectly understand the aspiration of Internet service providers to reduce costs for this type of communications with the client. At the moment, we are integrated with 24 channels of sending SMS messages. Our platform is configured in such a way that if in one of channels delivery level decreases, we automatically switch to other canal. Thus, the level of our work, one may say, shows shared state of all market of SMS providers in Russia. For example, for today we have indicators on delivery at the level of 99.1%. Alexander Nikolaev, ZTLab project manager