Billing Protocol Analyser is a device which enables assessing, monitoring and analysing billing sessions as well as calculating payments from interfaces connected to the billing system.
BPA enables any data analysis strictly tailored to client’s needs. The Analyser creates statistical image based on tracked data packages which are unclear without appropriate software. Among others, BPA enables monitoring user’s session and billing system audit - notifications of missing and duplicated announcements or wrong order of announcements. The solution drawn up by BLStream enables real-time information tracking linked to a particular client - e.g. WAP session, internet session, MMS billing.
BPA provides statistical data vital for preparing necessary analyses for company's board.
Open and well acknowledged in the world, network analyser Wireshark is a base for BPA. Using open source software gives the client full right to introduce modifications facilitating analyzer’s activity. BPA has been created especially for huge billing systems - RTBS in particular.
One session (call, SMS, MMS) consists of many messages. BPA knows how to link them together in the proper order with appropriate parameters (phone number, tariff, value). Thanks to that, administrator has access to the information if a given session has been completed or if any messages have been duplicated or have gone missing.
Multiplatform support of BPA enables quick adaptation to client's environment, retaining high stability of the application. We gained this by extensive testing of BPA on every aforementioned platform.
During billing session analysis, the time of detection and reaction of irregularities is vital. It is directly linked to the level of customer service.
If the data in session have gone missing, BPA signalizes the fact immediately. It is crucial, especially in the case of financial information, since complete control puts a stop to double charging or omitting charging.
BPA enables tracking of the whole communication in the billing system, informing in a clear and comprehensible manner when something is not working correctly. The solution offered by BLStream significantly shortens the time of detection and reaction to faults, cutting maintenance costs.
It has a great meaning, especially in the case of telecommunication, where the traffic volume in the billing system is really big. Classifying messages according to specified parameters facilitates control and shortens working time of the system administrator.
Files transferred in the session are automatically split into many packets. In special circumstances, e.g. client’s complaint, it is possible to reconstruct the files from the collected packets.
BPA is not only a tool created to facilitate the work of system administrators but also a device which gives many possibilities of generating statistics useful for business. Advanced data analysis supported by graphical presentation of BPA results is an important tool for billing system control.
The Analyzer enables random control of the billing system. It is enough to set the time and duration of a collection period for the administrator to receive the report about potential irregularities.
This feature enables integration and extension of the system to work with other devices convenient for people using statistics generated by BPA.
Robert Olejnik
Business Development Director
Enterprise Business Unit
tel: +48 600 06 07 55
e-mail: robert dot olejnik at blstream dot pl