Matrix PRASAR UCS - Call Budget on Trunk

608 Matrix PRASAR UCS System Manual
Call Budget on Trunk
What's this?
Call Budget on Trunks is an expense control feature of PRASAR UCS that allows you to keep track of the cost of
phone calls made from the different SIP Trunks of PRASAR UCS.
With this feature, each trunk can be allotted a 'budget' limit for outgoing calls. This budget limit can be programmed
to be reloaded manually each time it is exceeded or at a scheduled date, either daily or at a particular date of the
month.
There are three types of Call Budget limit that can be set on the trunks:
• Amount: In this type of Call Budget, a fixed amount is assigned to the trunk. By default the amount of
999999 (to be considered in the local currency) is set as Call Budget Amount on trunks. With Amount-
based Call Budget you can control the actual expense incurred on making calls from a trunk.
• Minutes: In this type of Call Budget, a fixed number of Minutes are assigned to the trunk. By default,
999999 minutes are assigned as Call Budget Minutes on trunks. This type of Call Budget is useful when
the Service Provider offers 'Free' minutes. For example, the Service Provider allows the customer to make
calls for the first 1000 minutes every month. This offer can be availed of by programming Minutes-based
Call Budget on the trunk port.
• Number of Calls: In this type of Call Budget, you can define the maximum number of calls that can be
made from a trunk. By default, the maximum number of Call Budget - Calls is set to 9999 calls on the
trunks. This type of Call Budget is useful when the Service Provider offers a certain number of free calls or
a certain number of free calls for a fixed period. For instance, the Service Provider offers 150 free calls per
month.
With a Call Budget allotted to a trunk, the users can make calls from the trunk as long as the budget limit set for the
trunk—Amount or Minutes or Maximum number of Calls—is not crossed. Once the budget limit exceeds calls will
not be routed through this trunk.
The consumed Budget can be reset, after which the trunk becomes functional again and allows outgoing calls to be
made. The consumed Call Budget can be reset manually, that is, anytime, as required/desired, or on a scheduled
date either daily or on a particular date of the month.
How it works
Call Budget can be enabled on the desired SIP trunks. Each trunk can be assigned a different Call Budget,
depending on the requirement of the users.
When Call Budget is enabled on a SIP trunk, for each outgoing call,
• The system checks the type of Call Budget set on the trunk - Amount, Minutes or number of Calls.
• It checks the Call Budget consumed.