Billing

Billing

Billing is part of the AMC software package, just requires a LicenseBilling to be activated.

The application/service is running on the AMC flash and is controlled by AMCD, indirectly connected through the AMCD to the AlphaCom SIP interface.

AMCD and ABSD communicate through Data through AlphaNet Data Protocol and ACDP messages CDC_STATE and CDC_STATE.

Billing application contains:

• Billing daemon - ABSD
• SqLite database
• Webserver

Main functions:

• Access Control of Users,Extensions,Trunks on the Alphacom nodes when Billing is enabled (Require License)
• Logs outgoing calls to SIP with duration and charge
• Multi-setup of Wake-up calls on billing Extensions through web interface
• Pre-Paid account users
• Invoicing of calls for individual AlphaCom users after use
• Web interface for administration and generation of invoice / Call Bills.
• The billing process runs on AMC-IP, and store all log data in a SqLite database on the AMC-IP filesystem.

Billing Installation Guide

Release Notes Billing