Lucent PortAuthority and TRU RADIUS Accountant deliver comprehensive network management solutionLucent Technologies PortAuthorityTM Connection Management System (PortAuthority-CMS) includes a single user license of TRU RADIUS Accountant -- from Telco Research Corporation to perform usage and access analysis reporting. TRU RADIUS Accountant combines fail-safe data collection, session rating, performance reporting, and session monitoring into a single set of management tools. Customer Support. TRU RADIUS Accountant enables you to monitor and report abnormal activity on your network. By avoiding excessive use and/or unexpected demands for additional ports, service providers can control costs better and maintain high service quality. And, by informing customers of abnormal use, service providers can more efficiently manage long-term customer relationships. Enhanced Revenue. TRU RADIUS Accountant's performance reporting helps identify peak and off-peak usage periods, active and inactive users, traffic origination points, service types (analog vs. digital), network access server (NAS) port utilization, and performance of the NAS. By understanding and negotiating service offerings based on peak and off-peak loads, service providers can maximize their network revenues. Network Performance. The accurate accounting of user activity is critical for any services-based network. The data collection capabilities of TRU RADIUS Accountant help in network capacity planning to prevent congestion during peak traffic periods. TRU RADIUS Accountant also supports a highly scalable distributed architecture. Deployment of multiple data collectors ensures adequate protection and the integrity of session data during network outages. Distributed data collection points also help to optimize bandwidth requirements for retrieving accounting data. Detailed Account Analysis and Tracking. Clearly, service providers want to know how their networks are being used, when they are being used, and by whom. The ability to capture this level of detail and to charge for specific services and usage has become increasingly important. TRU RADIUS Accountant meets that need by allowing you to:
Features of the TRU RADIUS Accountant include:
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