Introduction
In this learning path, you will gain an understanding of the features and functions of Oracle's Modern Monetization solution, centralized on the Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) product. We start with an overview of BRM and the other main components and then present a more detailed overview of each of the component products which make up the overall monetization solution. You will also learn how BRM can be deployed into a Cloud Native Kubernetes-based environment.
This training course consists of three Modules:
- Billing and Revenue Management: Functional Overview
- Billing and Revenue Management: Technical Overview
- Oracle Communications Convergent Charging Controller Implementation
Target Audience
This course is intended for:
- Analyst
- Developer
- End User
- Implementer
- Manager
- System Integrator
Training Objectives
At the end of this training program, participants will learn:
- Understand the overall Billing and Revenue Management System Functional
- Understand the overall Billing and Revenue Management Technical Overview
- Managing Oracle Communications Convergent Charging Controller Implementation
- Describe the architecture of products BRM Server, ECE, PDC and OCOMC
- Understand partitioning and purging of BRM Server data
- Understand directory structure and configuration files pertaining to BRM Server, ECE, PDC & OCOMC
- Understand data flows in BRM Server, ECE, PDC and OCOMC
- Monitor and Troubleshoot problems in BRM Server, ECE, PDC and OCOMC
Training Outlines
Module 1: Billing and Revenue Management: Functional Overview
Introduction
- BRM Features and Functions Part 1
- BRM Features and Functions Part 2
- BRM Features and Functions Part 3
Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) Functional Overview
- ECE Functionality and Architecture
- ECE Integration, Extensibility and Operations
Pricing Design Center (PDC) Functional Overview
- PDC Overview and Architecture
- Getting Started with PDC
- PDC Changesets and Pricing Objects
- PDC Selectors
Offline Mediation Controller (OCOMC) Functional Overview
- OCOMC Functionality and Architecture
- OCOMC Cloud Native Deployment Option
Convergent Charging Controller (OC3C) Functional Overview
- OC3C Introduction and Architecture
- OC3C Service Innovation
- OC3C Voucher Management
- OC3C Additional Features
Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) Cloud Native Deployment
- BRM Cloud Native Introduction and Architecture
- BRM Cloud Native Features Overview
Module 2: Billing and Revenue Management: Technical Overview
Introduction
- Functional Architecture
- Technical Architecture
- BRM Server
- GUIs
- ECE
- API
- OCOMC
- OC3C
BRM Server
- BRM Server Architecture
- Application Tier
- Business Process Tier
- Object Tier
- Data
- Summary
BRM Configuration
- Configuration Files
- Pin.conf
- Infranet properties
- DM pin conf
- Startup
- Cloud-native aspects
BRM Data Model
- Storable classes - part 1
- Storable classes - part 2
- Fields
- Database Mapping
- Tools
ECE
- ECE Intro
- Coherence
- ECS
- Kafka
- BRMGW
- EMGW
- Pricing Updater
- Customer Updater
- Persistence
- REF
- Subscriber Loading
Data Flow
- Startup
- Integration points
- Pricing Objects
- PDC config objects
- BRM config objects
- Subscriber Flow
- Components
Rating
- Rating Engines
- Entry points
- Initial requests
- Terminate requests
- Persistence
- Top-ups
- Persistence Database
- Summary
Pricing Overview
- Pricing Model
- Setup Objects
- Charge offers
- Discount offers
- Bundles
- Packages
Module 3: Oracle Communications Convergent Charging Controller Implementation
Convergent Charging Controller (OC3C) Functional Overview
- OC3C Introduction and Architecture
- OC3C Service Innovation
- OC3C Voucher Management
- OC3C Additional Features
OC3C Network Integration for Voice
- OC3C Network Integration for Voice - Part 1
- OC3C Network Integration for Voice - Part 2
- OC3C Network Integration for Voice - Part 3
OC3C Network Integration for IVR
- OC3C Network Integration for IVR - Part 1
- OC3C Network Integration for IVR - Part 2
OC3C Network Integration for SMS
- OC3C Network Integration for SMS - Part 1
- OC3C Network Integration for SMS - Part 2
- OC3C Network Integration for SMS - Part 3
- OC3C Network Integration for SMS - Part 4
Service Logic Execution Environment (SLEE)
- Service Logic Execution Environment (SLEE) - Part 1
- Service Logic Execution Environment (SLEE) - Part 2
- Practice 1: Setup
Advanced Control Services (ACS)
- Advanced Control Services (ACS) - Part 1
- Advanced Control Services (ACS) - Part 2
BRM Integration Overview
- BRM Integration Overview - Part 1
- BRM Integration Overview - Part 2
BRM Integration - Initial Configuration
- Practice 2: OC3C to ECE Communication
BRM Integration - Charging Configuration
- BRM Integration - Charging Configuration - Part 1
- Practice 3: Balance Type Mapping
- BRM Integration - Charging Configuration - Part 2
- Practice 4: Configure AVPs
- BRM Integration - Charging Configuration - Part 3
Creating a Service
- Creating a Service - Part 1
- Practice 5: Service Capability
- Practice 6: ACS Configuration
- Creating a Service - Part 2
- Practice 7: Control Plan
- Practice 7: Control Plan (Cont.)
Testing and Troubleshooting
- Testing and Troubleshooting - Part 1
- Testing and Troubleshooting - Part 2
- Practice 8: Service Testing and Troubleshooting
- Practice 8: Service Testing and Troubleshooting (cont.)
Voucher Management Introduction
- Voucher Management Introduction - Part 1
- Voucher Management Introduction - Part 2
Voucher Types and Voucher Batches
- Voucher Types and Voucher Batches - Part 1
- Voucher Types and Voucher Batches - Part 2
- Practice 9: Voucher Types and Batches
Voucher Redemption
- Voucher Redemption - Part 1
- Voucher Redemption - Part 2
Top-Up Configuration
- Top-Up Configuration - Part 1
- Top-Up Configuration - Part 2
- Practice 10: Configuring Voucher Redemption
- Practice 10: Configuring Voucher Redemption (Cont.)
- Practice 11: Testing and Troubleshooting Voucher Redemption
Notification Gateway Overview
- Notification Gateway Overview - Part 1
- Notification Gateway Overview - Part 2
Configuring Notification Gateway
- Configuring Notification Gateway - Part 1
- Configuring Notification Gateway - Part 2
- Practice 12: Configuring Notification Gateway
- Practice 12: Configuring Notification Gateway (Cont.)
Testing Notification Gateway
- Testing Notification Gateway
- Practice 13: Testing Notification Gateway
