MDR-2000
V3
User's Reference Manual
Data Collection
The following information must be output by the PBX in order for it to be a suitable device for
MDR-2000 and downstream processing:
Field
Name
Description
Minimum
Maximum
Size
Size
ORGID
The originating trunk/extension.
1
7
TE RID
The destination trunk/extension.
1
7
STARTIME
The time the call began.
4
6
DATE
The date
of
the call.
4
6
DURATION
The length
of
the call.
4
6
METER
Meter pulses (where applicable).
0
5
RING
Ring time (where applicable).
0
3
DIGITS
The actual digits dialed.
0
PBX Max.
ACCOUNT
An optional account code.
0
14
AUTHCODE
An optional authorization code.
0
10
The time fields are in a format that provides for hours, minutes and seconds.
If
seconds are not
available then the accuracy
of
the reported data will be to the minute. The MDR-2000 defaults
unavailable seconds fields to zero.
The date field requires month and day, or the Julian date which
is
the day
of
the year. The year
field is not used.
In
the digits field there is no absolute minimum. However,
if
digits dialed are not output then the
CDR information is oflimited value in downstream processing applications. The MDR-2000 can
be programmed to accept as few digits
as
required.
Any records that do not match the format as described in the PBX specific ROM will be discarded.
The MDR-2000 provides no error recovery for corrupt records from the PBX.
The output record from the MDR-2000
is
in Expanded
MDR
Standard Format which is described
in the following table:
3-2