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The introduction of advanced services such as video and multimedia voicemail will help to increase average revenue per user, but also sets up a tiered voicemail service structure. At least initially, a minority of the operators total subscriber base will subscribe to these premium services. It makes sense for the operator to deploy a few advanced voicemail servers for premium customers, while maintaining standard platforms to service the majority of basic voicemail subscribers.
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Current voicemail routing schemes typically use a range-based mechanism, which routes the calls to all available voicemail server centers (VMSCs) in an equal, load-sharing scheme. Subscriber numbers are grouped into ranges and are routed to the VMSC associated with a particular number range. The routing scheme does not make it possible to assign a subscriber to a particular VMSC on an individual basis. Operators require a flexible routing mechanism to specify certain subscribers as premium subscribers and assign them to advanced VMSC platforms. They also require solutions that simplify voicemail subscriber additions and re-assignments to maximize the use of existing resources.

Tekelecs V-Flex Solution

Key Benefits
> Easy premium services deployment. Operators can attract corporate and other lucrative customers by offering voicemail that provides a premium level of service as well as advanced video and multi-media voicemail at an additional cost. V-Flex allows operators to route individual premium subscribers to specific advanced VMSC platforms, while directing basic voicemail subscribers to standard platforms. > Maximized resource utilization. V-Flex centralizes voicemail routing, performing load balancing across multiple VMSCs as well as alleviating the need for MSCs to maintain number range tables. The core routing solution allows the most efficient use of network resources and simplifies provisioning and maintenance. > Flexible growth. Tekelec provides a highly flexible solution that simplifies the process of adding new voicemail subscribers or re-assigning them. Individual subscribers can be moved from one voicemail server to another, or to a premium server as needed. > Scalability. Tekelec is the industry leader in providing advanced database applications, such as V-Flex, providing high capacity, superior throughput and scalability up to 96 million subscriber numbers per node. > Simplified provisioning. The easy-to-use interface simplifies operator provisioning of subscriber VMSC mapping and call decision criteria. Provisioning is non-service affecting and can be done in real time. > Integrated applications suite. Operators deploying the EAGLE 5 ISS can also take advantage of Tekelecs full suite of advanced database applications, including: G-Port Mobile Number Portability (MNP), G-Flex HLR Route Optimization, GSM Equipment Identity Register (EIR), INAP-based Number Portability (INP), Prepaid SMS Intercept, Prepaid IDP Query Relay, Prepaid IDP Screening, and IS41-GSM Migration.

Flexible Voicemail Routing

V-Flex, Tekelecs flexible voicemail router solution, meets operator needs by providing the ability to associate individual subscriber numbers (DN or MSISDN) to a specific voicemail server in a centralized database. V-Flex will determine which VMSC should receive the voicemail call for a specific subscriber. This allows the operator to make specific subscriber-VMSC assignments, and thus make the most efficient use of the VMSC platforms that are deployed. In addition, a flexible routing scheme with DN/MSISDN-VMSC assignment controlled by a central application removes the requirement for mobile switching centers (MSCs) to maintain separate number ranges, each with a VMSC assignment. Thus, subscriber re-assignment and platform maintenance is greatly simplified. V-Flex is an advanced database application based on the industryproven EAGLE 5 Integrated Signaling System (ISS). Deployed as a local subsystem on the EAGLE platform, V-Flex centralizes voicemail routing. Queries from MSCs are routed directly to the EAGLE V-Flex node, where the subscriber DN/MSISDN-VMSC mappings and call decision criteria are provisioned and maintained in the system OAM. Upon receipt of the query, V-Flex will use the mapping tables and the call decision criteria to determine a specific voicemail routing number, which the MSC uses to route the call. The V-Flex solution is built on redundant databases stored in dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and includes an easyto-use interface for operator provisioning. The high capacity and performance characteristics make V-Flex an excellent solution for operators around the world.

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Features
> Flexible number mapping provides a logical link between a subscriber (MSISDN/DN) and a VMSC > Directory number (DN) association to IMSI (MIN) in the database > Supports up to eight DNs per subscriber > Support for individual and range entries > Up to 96 million subscriber numbers, scalable in increments of 500,000 > Up to 50,000 MSISDN range entries > Variable-length database supports numbers from 1 to 15 digits > Number normalization feature stores numbers in international format and automatically translates national numbers to international numbers before searching the database, preventing duplicate number storage > Centralized routing data for simplified provisioning and maintenance > Flexible network deployment can be deployed as a standalone solution or integrated with the EAGLE signal transfer point (STP) function, and/or other EAGLE platform applications > Scalable from 850 to 75,000 transactions per second (TPS) > Real-time memory-based database with less than 75 millisecond processing delay > Automatic provisioning synchronization database changes are sent to one node and automatically replicated to other V-Flex nodes > High-provisioning transaction rate over 25 database updates per second > 99.99999% availability for mated pair deployments > V-Flex supports two different query types: ITU/ETSI INAP IDP query or 3GPP CAMEL (CAP) IDP query

Installation / Technical Support

Tekelecs expert support specialists are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the implementation process. Tekelec offers a full range of services, including network analysis and design, implementation and project management assistance, database design and load, installation and commissioning, turn-up testing and network verification. On-site assistance is provided for all acceptance and interoperability testing to guarantee successful network connectivity.
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