Billing Event Information

The Billing Event Information object is a child of the Billing Application Control object. It provides information about hourly and daily counts of each type of billing event. These objects are set up automatically by the VP3000, and you cannot create or delete them.

There is a Billing Event Information object for each of the event types in Table 7-2 of GR-508, as shown for the Event type parameter below.

Actions
Create Enable Activate
Delete Disable Deactivate
Apply Reset Statistics Refresh


While a Billing Event Information object is disabled, it stops counting occurrences of its associated billing event. The counter remains at the value it had when the object is disabled, and continues counting when the object is later enabled.


Parameter

Access

Description
Event type Read only The type of billing event to which this object applies. Values:
  • Call
    Call
  • AMA call
    AMA call
  • Call: lost data - failure
    Call with lost AMA call data due to failure
  • AMA: lost data - failure
    AMA call with lost AMA call data due to failure
  • Call: lost data - resource
    Call with lost AMA call data due to resource exhaustion
  • AMA: lost data - resource
    AMA call with lost AMA call data due to resource exhaustion
  • Aborted BAF record
    Aborted BAF record
  • BAF record
    BAF record
  • Flagged BAF record
    Flagged BAF record
  • BAF: timing error
    BAF record with timing errors
Event count this hour Read only The hourly count of occurrences of this event. This count is reported in a BAF record and an audit log, and is reset every hour on the hour.
Event count this day Read only The daily count of occurrences of this event. This count is reported in an audit log, and is reset every day at midnight.
Event alarm level Change Inactive The alarm level for this event type. Values:
  • None
  • Minor
  • Major
  • Critical
This parameter is valid only if this event type is one that produces alarms, as defined in requirement R7-26 of GR-508. The default values are given in R7-32 of GR-508. Note that if the Event type is set to Call, AMA call or BAF record, this field is not valid and is not displayed.
Event alarm threshold Change Inactive The alarm threshold for this event type. When the hourly count of this event type reaches this threshold, an alarm is raised. This parameter is valid only if this event type is one that produces alarms, as defined in requirement R7-26 of GR-508. Range: 1 - 2000. The default values are given in R7-32 of GR-508. Note that if the Event type is set to Call, AMA call or BAF record, this field is not valid and is not displayed.
Alarm state Read only Specifies whether any alarms are currently raised for this object. Values:
  • Clear
    No alarms are currently raised.
  • Attention Required
    Attention Required - the object is not operating normally, and needs operator intervention.
  • Attend To Dependent
    Attention Required elsewhere - another object on which this object depends is not operating normally.
Note that if the Event type is set to Call, AMA call or BAF record, this field is not valid and is not displayed.
Alarm log correlator Read only Identifier of the log message for the event that caused the last Attention Required alarm state for this object. This field is reset when the Attention Required alarm events field is reset to zero. Note that if the Event type is set to Call, AMA call or BAF record, this field is not valid and is not displayed.
Attention Required alarm events Read only / Reset Number of times (since the alarm count was reset) that this object's alarm state has gone to Attention Required. Note that if the Event type is set to Call, AMA call or BAF record, this field is not valid and is not displayed.
Alarm state changed timestamp Read only The time (UTC) at which the Alarm state last changed. Note that if the Event type is set to Call, AMA call or BAF record, this field is not valid and is not displayed.
Requested status Read only Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable the Billing Event Information object. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object has been enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.
Actual status Read only Specifies the current status of the Billing Event Information object. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object is enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.