Rates & Rate Tables
A Rate Table is simply a collection of destination rate patterns. You can define as many rate tables as you like, with each rate table consisting of an unlimited number of Rate patterns.
You must define at least one rate table and one rate pattern for CDR2Cloud to be able to Rate calls from a CDR file.
Generally speaking you will define rate tables in logical groups based on any of the following requirements:
- You wish to charge different callers different rates for the same destination. In this case you will have two or more rate tables that have the same destination telephone number or rate pattern but with different rates, e.g.:
Customer A
Rate Table A
Pattern:1905/ Per Min Charge $0.20/ .......
Customer B
Rate Table B
Pattern:1905/ Per Min Charge $0.30/ .......
Customer C
Rate Table C
Pattern:1905/ Per Min Charge $0.40/ .......
In the above illustration the destination pattern "1905" has 3 different rates of 20¢, 30¢ and 40¢ for Rate Table A, Rate Table B and Rate Table C respectively. The different Rate Tables are then assigned to 3 different Customers which will all be charged at the different rates for calls made to the same destination.
- You wish to separate Rate patterns in logical groups based on a particular region, e.g.:
Rate Table USA
Pattern:1561/ Per Min Charge $0.04/ .......
Pattern:1813/ Per Min Charge $0.05/ .......
Pattern:1508/ Per Min Charge $0.06/ .......
Rate Table JAMAICA
Pattern:1876/ Per Min Charge $0.06/ .......
Pattern:1876983/ Per Min Charge $0.07/ .......
Pattern:1877922/ Per Min Charge $0.08/ .......
In the above illustration we have defined two separate Rate Tables which have destination rates for different regions, Jamaica and USA.
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Only one Rate Table can be assigned to a Customer Account.