UTM 5, ISP Billing Software

Basic Module

Basic Module is the basic package of the ISP billing system. It includes the billing system Core, Netflow collector, Remote Firewall Management module, Administration Control Center, Customer Web Portal, etc. Basic Module is enough to deploy a billing solution with resident subscribers having static IP addresses.

Netflow collector of the basic module can be used to meter network (or Internet) traffic in local area networks in real time. Real-time data processing coupled with remote firewall management makes the billing software perfect for ISPs who use prepaid billing model - subscribers are being blocked immediately on exhausting their funds. All detailed network usage data is stored in a database and can be examined by an ISP for resolving subscriber complaints.

The UTM Core business logic supports charging per traffic volume as well as per connection time.

The Basic Module is able to maintain up to 100,000 subscribers at a total bandwidth of up to 3 Gbits per second (using Netflow technology). It can be used by both small and large ISP companies, as well as by transit providers as the primary billing software.

The core of the ISP billing system runs on a separate server (under Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, or Solaris). It can be accessed by an administrator remotely via the Administrator Control Center. Users access their accounts via the Customer Virtual Office or by using the UTM WinTray tool. Additionally, to accept payments, it can be used the Cashier Control Center.

The traffic accounting technology, used for the ISP billing software "UTM 5", can be applied for dynamic bandwidth shaping. With the use of DynaShape Module flat rates become more profitable for an ISP.

Service Usage Data Sources:

• Netflow v5
• RADIUS accounting
• IPDR
• SNMP
• sFlow, IP accounting

Supported equipment for collection of initial traffic data:

• PC-based routers with Linux, or FreeBSD, or Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
• any hardware supporting data export in Netflow v5 format
• any hardware supporting data export in Cisco IP Accounting format
• any hardware providing logs with traffic data

Examples: Cisco, MikroTik, Revolution, Cabletron, Huawei