NBI Technical Description and Deployment Guide

• Overview
• Introduction
  • Introduction to NBI
  • Business Benefits
  • Operational Benefits
  • Related Documentation
  • Provider Responsibilities
  • Glossary of Terms
• NBI Technical Description
  • Major Functions and Features
    • VOSS NBI Module
    • NBI Administration Portal (GUI)
    • Access Control to the NBI GUI
    • Real-time Billing Payload
    • Billing Reconciliation (SDE Report)
    • Extract Function (Extractor Process)
    • Transmit Function (Notifier Process)
    • Call Back Function (Callback Process)
    • Tracking Table
    • Connectivity
    • Provisioning Control (Site Transition Flag)
    • Configuration
    • Diagnostics
    • Provisioning Control (User State) and managing Go-Live Dates
    • Managing Site and Subscriber Information
  • Run Time Configuration Parameters
  • Hardware and Network Specification (Single Node Server Appliance)
  • Command Interface
  • Security Considerations (Certificates)
  • Installation Requirements
• Billing Payload Definition
  • JSON Schema (Payload) for ADD / MOD Subscriber
• Integration Considerations and Message Sequencing
  • NBI Sandbox for Lab Testing and Payload Validation
  • Integration into Billing
  • Integration and Upstream Provisioning
  • Typical Sequence Diagram
• Operational Matters and Production Hardening
  • Operating Parameters
  • Monitoring from the NBI GUI
  • Early Life Support
• Appendix A: Trigger Events and Tracking Table
  • Billing Trigger Events (VOSS Automate Transaction Log)
  • Tracking Table
  • Payload Status
• Appendix B: Billing Payload Definition
  • Billing Payload: JSON Schema for ADD / MOD Subscriber
  • Example: JSON Schema for ADD Subscriber
  • Example: JSON Schema for MOD Subscriber
  • Billing Payload: JSON Schema for DEL Subscriber
  • Example: JSON Schema for DELETE Subscriber
  • Billing Call Back: JSON Schema for Response.xml (Callback Payload)
• Appendix C: Alarm Definition