Release of Oracle Communications Network Charging and Control 15.0.0.0.0 (Doc ID 3003568.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 11, 2024

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Oracle Communications Network Charging and Control (NCC) version 15.0.0.0.0 was released on 31 October 2023.
This announcement lists various functional and operational enhancements delivered in this release.

Key Enhancements

Enhanced Voucher Operations through SOAP API

Earlier, NCC only supported querying status for a specific voucher through PI Interface, SOAP API, or directly in the SMS UI. NCC also provided an option to change the status for range of vouchers by providing the serial numbers in SMS UI. Also, change of expiry of only one serial number at a time was supported.

NCC is now enhanced to support the following through SOAP API interface:
▪ Query the status of range of vouchers. Range of serial numbers are given as input and output contains the status corresponding to individual vouchers.
▪ Change the status of range of vouchers.
▪ Change the expiry date of range of vouchers.

Two new parameters SERIAL_START and SERIAL_END are added for the PI command CCSVR1.
These two parameters are supported only for the command options QRY and CHG.

For more information, see CCS Provisioning Interface Commands guide.

Support for PUT Operation and Enhanced Array Format

Earlier, RESTClient only supported GET and POST operations. Now, PUT operation is also supported.

Earlier, XML tags with only one xml array element was converted to JSON object instead of JSON array type. A new xml tag arrayXmlTags is added to support the list of tags to be converted to JSON array.

For more information, see REST Technical Guide.

Support for 64-bit Values

Voucher and Promotion Manager Interfaces are enhanced to support 64 bit values. 64 bit voucher recharge values are now supported in the following Interfaces:
• Voucher recharge through SMS GUI
• Voucher recharge through provisional interface
• Voucher recharge using control plan
• Voucher recharge using SOAPUI/OSD

Other interfaces enhanced to support 64 bit values are:
• Threshold field in RTWN screen
• Number of events field in NEVT feature node
• BalanceValue in acsActionsAPI::ExtendedWalletUpdateRequest API call in SDK
• Data Balance type value in Promotions configuration screen

Support for Bucket IDs in EDR

OCNCC now supports bucket level cost details tag in VWS EDR. You can configure the presence of this tag in VWS EDR via eserv.config. When configured, a new tag BUCKET_LEVEL_COSTS will be available in the VWS EDR (under certain scenarios).

For more information, see the following documents:
• Charging Control Services Technical Guide
• Event Detail Record Reference Guide

Support for Non-Cash Balance Type in CCDB Feature Node

Earlier, CCDB feature node provided support only for chargeable cash balance types.

Now, NCC also supports chargeable time and data balance in the CCDB node. A new field Balance Category is added, and the existing field Balance Type is enhanced in the Configure Cost Call Duration Branching interface to support this feature.

For more information, see the following documents:
• Feature Nodes Reference Guide
• Charging Control Services Help

Enhanced SMS Audit Format

Earlier, for SMS Auditing functionality, audit file had multiple audit lines/CDR for single message in the following format:
timestamp < origination number >,< destination number >, message text

One audit line was written once MMX receives the message and one audit line for each path on which MMX tries to process/deliver the message.

Now, instead of writing multiple SMS audit line for single message, NCC writes only one audit line for one message at the end of the call irrespective of number of paths configured in the routing rule. The audit line also includes status and retry count information.

Status indicates the message delivery status. If SMS is successfully delivered to SMSC/ASP, then it shows the status as "Succeeded" else it is written as "Failed".

Retry count indicates the total number of retry attempted across the paths to process/deliver the message to SMSC/ASP.

The new format is as follows:
timestamp < origination number >,< destination number >, message text, status, retry count

A new configuration logFinalAuditLine is added to enable this feature.

For more information, see Messaging Manager Technical Guide.

Support for Overriding Service Key/Capability Type for VPN

VPN performs different functions for different VPN services. A service key is used to determine the service to be invoked.

NCC now provides an option to dynamically override the type of VPN service invoked. For service differentiation of VPN calls, NCC use eventTypeBCSM value provided in the IDP.

If the value provided in eventTypeBCSM is:
• IDP.eventTypeBCSM == collectedInfo - VPN Originating service is invoked
• IDP.eventTypeBCSM == termAttemptAuthorized - VPN Terminating service is invoked

A new configuration parameter overrideVPNCapabilityWithEventTypeBCSM is added to enable this feature.

If this parameter is set to true, and eventTypeBCSM is present in IDP, then the capability for VPN call is determined by the value of eventTypeBCSM. Else, VPN will use the service key to determine the service to be invoked.

For more information, see Virtual Private Network Technical Guide.

Support for Provisioning Multiple Hunting Numbers to a VPN Station Hunting List

Earlier, NCC only supported addition of one hunting number at a time to a hunting list associated with a VPN station. Each VPN station supports a maximum of 10 hunting numbers. So to provision one hunting list, 10 different requests were required.

NCC is now enhanced to support one single command to provision multiple hunting number into a VPN station hunting list. It also supports deletion of multiple hunting numbers, and hunting list completely as well in one single request. This is provisioned using PI command through PI Tester screen, PIbatch command, and SOAP API.

To enable this, two new optional arguments (ADDENTRIES and DELENTRIES) are added to VPNST5 command.

For more information, see VPN Provisioning Interface Commands

Support for Low Balance and Pre-Call Announcements

Low Balance Announcements
Earlier, when a subscriber made a call and if the balance was insufficient, call was disconnected.
NCC now supports playing announcement during low balance and initiate a loan to continue the call. A new configuration resetUATBOnINSF is added to support this feature.

Pre-Call Announcements
During the first call for a subscriber, NCC now supports setting the language preference through IVR.
Two new parameters CCACustomAvpProfileTag and AVPProfileTagData are added in eserv.config to support this feature.

For more information, see Charging Control Services Technical Guide.

Support for Updated Database and Operating System Version

NCC now supports Oracle Database Server 19.20 and Oracle Linux 8.7 version.

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