GR 508 CORE : ISSUE 4

Preface
1 Introduction
  1.1 Purpose and Scope
  1.2 Structure and Use of This Document
  1.3 Requirements Terminology
  1.4 Requirement Labelling Conventions
      Between TR and GR
2 AMA Process Model and Key Terminology
  2.1 AMA Process Model
  2.2 BAF-Related Terms
  2.3 Call-Related Terms
3 AMA Data Generation
  3.1 AMA Translations
  3.2 Fundamentals of AMA Data Generation
  3.3 AMA Data Generated for Studies
  3.4 Considerations Regarding Network Arrangements
4 Bellcore AMA Format (BAF)
  4.1 Generating Trunk Group Member Number and Customer-
      Dialled Account Recording Data
  4.2 AMA Recording When Called Party Off-Hook is Not
      Detected (Unanswered Call Recording)
5 AMA Data Retention
  5.1 Minimum Retention Time
  5.2 AMA Data Retention Methodology
6 AMA Data Output
  6.1 AMA Data Networking
  6.2 AMA Teleprocessing
  6.3 Removable Hardcopy Recording
  6.4 AMA Data Loss When Outputting
7 AMA Data Integrity
  7.1 Scope
  7.2 Approach
  7.3 Near-Real-Time AMA Function
  7.4 AMA Output Function
  7.5 Resetting Counts
  7.6 AMA Maintenance
  7.7 Hourly AMA Audit Records
  7.8 Impact of Time-of-Day Clock Adjustments
  7.9 Additional Audit Records
8 AMA Timing
  8.1 AMA Timing Concepts
  8.2 Conventional Connection Processing
  8.3 Long Duration Connection Processing
  8.4 Early On-Hook Connection Processing
  8.5 Timing Irregularity Condition Processing
  8.6 BAF Timing Indicator Fields
9 AMA Reliability and Quality
  9.1 Background
  9.2 AMA Design and Architecture
  9.3 Additional Reliability and Quality Requirements
10 Miscellaneous AMA Requirements
   10.1 AMA Testing
   10.2 AMA Data Display
   10.3 Test Capability for AMA Data Generation
   10.4 In-Service Performance Monitoring
   10.5 Vendor Support
   10.6 Implementing New AMA Requirements
Requirement-Object List
Appendix A: Summary of AMA Data Generation Changes
            A.1 Hotel/Motel Message-Rate Service
            A.2 Feature Specific Documents (FSDs)
            A.3 High-Revenue-Calls-Only Option
            A.4 Traffic Sampling
Appendix B: Summary of BAF Changes
            B.1 BAF Changes
Appendix C: Summary of AMA Data Output Changes
            C.1 AMA Data Output Changes
Appendix D: Summary of AMA Data Integrity Requirement
            Changes
            D.1 Requirement Changes
Appendix E: Summary of AMA Timing Changes Section 8
            E.1 Summary of Conventional AMA Connection
                Requirement Changes
            E.2 Summary of Long Duration Connection
                Requirement Changes
            E.3 Summary of Early On-Hook Connection
                Requirement Changes
            E.4 Summary of Timing Irregularity Requirement
                Changes
Appendix F: Summary of AMA Reliability and Quality
            Changes, and Testing Conformance to the
            BAF-Record Generation Accuracy Requirement
            F.1 Summary of Changes
            F.2 Testing Conformance to the BAF-Record
                Generation Accuracy Requirement
References
Bibliography
Definitions
Acronyms
Requirement-Object Index
Index

Specifies the switching system generic requirements and objectives for Automatic Message Accounting (AMA). It updates and clarifies the switching system requirements and objectives for AMA data generation, formatting, retention, output, integrity, timing, Reliability and Quality (R&Q), and miscellaneous AMA-related topics.